Second Annual Midwest Sports Collectors Convention (Detroit Aug 20-22, 1971)

[Cardboard Junkie]

I see Bill Mastro in one of those photos. I wonder how he's doing now?

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by Cardboard Junkie

I see Bill Mastro in one of those photos.

Yeah, He looked sorta like "The Fonz".
Also, thought I saw a net54 Goudey collector mentioned on there. The old hobby publications are cool.

[Leon]

Great stuff Dave. Thanks for sharing.

[Howe’s Hunter]

the use of the phrase "Midwest" always makes me chuckle, especially when Detroit is not in the mid of anything (north, south, east or west) and especially not west of anything, except maybe New York.

[brob28]

Thanks for sharing Dave, very cool stuff. Did they eventually move the location to the Plymouth Hilton or was that a different show that I remember?

[toppcat]

Not sure if this was the same show but it certainly seems possible it moved to the Hilton as noted. Also, is it possible was a gathering of Midwest collectors, or at least grew out of a Midwest group to make it seem like a regional show vs a local one? This show and the one before it really seem like the primordial version of the shows we know today (or used to know recently).

[Gmrson]

Thanks for sharing this! I do believe the Plymouth Hilton Shows were associated or a continuation of this. They were also called the Midwest Sports Collectors Convention and by the time I started attending around 1980. By then, I think the show was only run by Lloyd and Carol Toerpe.