Ephrata Lions Club

'We Serve' Ephrata, Pennsylvania... Since 1925

Sports Card Show and Auction (General Information)

Our 32nd Annual Sports Card Show and Auction

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Our 31st Annual Sports Card Show and Auction

Saturday, March 27, 2010

The Ephrata Lions Club’s 31st Annual Sports Card Show and Auction will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010, and will feature Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins.

Ferguson Jenkins appears courtesy of the Ephrata National Bank and the Ephrata Lions Club.

Saturday, March 27, 2010 -- 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)

Over three dozen dealers will be present to buy, sell, and trade baseball cards and other sports-related items.

Representatives from the Lancaster Barnstormers (of the Atlantic League, an independent professional baseball league) will be present throughout the day.

Proceeds benefit Ephrata Area Youth Baseball and Softball 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.

Download our Press Release.

Download our Flyer (legal-size paper).

The Ephrata Lions Club also wants to thank the following local buisnesses for their donations/hospitality/promotions:

Cable-11 (Blue Ridge Communications)
Ephrata National Bank
The Ephrata Review
Fox 43
Hanpton Inn & Suites
Lily's On Main
The Shopping News
Terry L. Diem Printing

Admission:

$3.00 for Adults
$1.00 for children under 12

Autographs:

Hall of fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins will sign autographs between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Autograph policies: $15.00 per autograph. Up to three (3) autographs per paid admission. Only four hundred (400) autographs will be sold. Additional autographs will be sold if time permits.
No mail orders accepted. No advanced sales. No exceptions. (Please don't ask.)
Ferguson Jenkins appears courtesy of the Ephrata National Bank and 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 October 31, 2009. 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 --- $60
2 tables -- $110
3 tables -- $155
4 tables -- $190

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 (Saturday March 26, 2011).

Pennsylvania Sales Tax numbers are required of all dealers. Dealer setup times will be 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Friday evening, and 7:00 am to 8:30 am Saturday morning.

Card Show Contacts:

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