Ephrata Lions Club
'We Serve'
Ephrata, Pennsylvania... Since 1925
Sports Card Show
and Auction (General Information)
Our 33rd Annual Sports Card Show and Auction
Saturday, March 31, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sports memorabilia auction begins at approximately
2:30 p.m.
Ephrata Recreation
Center (click here for
directions)
130 South Academy Drive, Ephrata, PA 17522
(near the intersection of routes US 322 and PA 272)
Autograph session 11:00 to 1:00 featuring former Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Larry Bowa.
Over three dozen dealers will be present to buy, sell, and
trade baseball
cards and other sports-related items. In addition, representatives from the Reading Phillies will also be present.
Proceeds benefit Ephrata Area youth sports programs and the
Ephrata Recreation Center. This show and auction enables over 400
Ephrata area
boys and girls to participate in the local baseball and softball
programs.
The Ephrata Lions Club also wants to thank the following local
buisnesses for their donations/hospitality/promotions during recent
shows:
- Blue Ridge Communications and Cable-11
- Ensinger Printing
- Ephrata National Bank
- The Ephrata Review
- Fox 43
- Hampton Inn & Suites
- Lily's On Main
- The Shopping News
Admission:
- $3.00 for Adults
- $1.00 for children under 12
Autographs:
- Former
Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Larry Bowa will sign autographs
between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00
p.m.
- Autograph policies: $15.00 per
autograph. Up to five (5) autographs
per paid admission. Only four hundred (400) autographs will be
sold. Additional autographs will be sold if time permits.
- Autograph sales stop at 12:30 p.m.
- No mail orders accepted. No advanced sales. No exceptions.
(Please don't ask.)
- Larry Bowa appears courtesy of the Ephrata Lions Club.
Sports Memorabilia Auction:
- Quality auction will begin at approximately
2:30 p.m., featuring individual cards, complete card sets, sports
publications, photographs, bobbin' heads, figurines, baseballs,
souvenirs, and other sports memorabilia. Details
will be announced in January or February.
- Auction includes autographs by various past and present
professional athletes and sports stars.
- Live auction only. Must be present to bid. No telephone or
proxy bids accepted.
- Payment terms are cash and local check (with proper
government-issued photo ID). Credit cards are not
accepted.
- Donation or consignment items for the auction will be
accepted through November 30. Please contact Jack Forney (see
below).
- Auctioneer, David F. Birmingham, AU-2127-L.
The auction list is
available on our 'Card Show
(Auction)' web page.
Dealer Information:
Requests for additional tables will be granted if availability
exists. Dealer
table pooling is not permitted. The fee schedule for dealer tables is
as
follows:
- 1 table --- $65
- 2 tables -- $120
- 3 tables -- $170
- 4 tables -- $210
$5 discount per table for payment by January 31. $5 surcharge per
table for payment after February 28. Dealer receives 1
autograph per paid table.
However, all tables are currently reserved (sold out).
Contact us to be placed on the
waiting list in case of cancellations or for the following year's show
(last Saturday of March).
Pennsylvania Sales Tax numbers are required of all dealers.
Dealer setup
times will be 6:30 pm to 8:15 pm Friday evening, and 6:30 am to 8:15 am
Saturday
morning.
- Jack Forney, telephone
717-733-4001 (primary contact for the auction)
- Brad Lauderman, telephone
717-733-6810, fax 586-279-0984, e-mail cardshow@ephratalions.org
Note: our 2013 Card Show will be held Saturday, March 23 (not March 30).
Map courtesy of MapQuest.
Ephrata Recreation Center
130 South Academy Drive, Ephrata, PA 17522
(near the intersection of routes US 322 and PA 272)
Last Revised: February 4, 2012.
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