45th Annual Sports Card Show and Auction!

Name: 45th Annual Sports Card Show and Auction!
Start: 2025-03-29T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-29T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Ephrata Recreation Center

Schedule

Sat Mar 29 2025 at 08:30 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Ephrata Recreation Center | Ephrata, PA

Saturday, March 29, 2025
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Admission: NO PRESALE TICKETS!
$7.00 for Adults.
$2.00 for students 10 and under.
Jack Forney, telephone 717-314-0962 (primary contact for the auction) Brad Lauderman, telephone 717-471-3968, e-mail [email protected] (primary contact for other aspects of the card show)
Autograph session 11:00 to 1:00, featuring Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter, the Big Ten Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year. Autographs are $25 each for flats (cards, photographs, programs, etc.) and mini helmets; and all other items are $35 each. Only 250 to be sold.
Autograph sales will stop at 12:30 p.m. Must be in line for autographs by 12:45 p.m.
No mail orders or advanced tickets accepted.
Live sports memorabilia auction begins at approximately 2:30 p.m.
Silent auction 8:30 and closes at 1:30.
Our online auction will run from Monday March 24 until Friday April 4.
Proceeds from the day's events benefit the Ephrata Recreation Center and Ephrata area youth in various ways -- sports programs, counseling and support organizations, educational honors, and other youth-related activities.
Live auction details:
Quality auction will begin at approximately 2:30, featuring individual cards, complete card sets, sports publications, photographs, bobbin' heads, figurines, baseballs, souvenirs, and other sports memorabilia.
Auction includes autographs by various past and present professional athletes and sports stars.
Bidders must register before bidding.
auction list along with pictures will be available here prior to the event: https://ephratalions.org/auction.html
IMPORTANT: Live auction only. Bidders must be present to bid. No telephone or proxy bids accepted.
Payment terms are cash, credit cards (3% fee), PayPal (3% fee), and local checks (with proper government-issued photo ID).
No reserves, no buyer's premium.
Donation or consignment items for the auction will be accepted through November 30 of the previous year. Please contact Jack Forney (see below).
Auctioneer, David F. Birmingham, AU-2127-L.
silent auction details:
In addition to our memorabilia auction, a smaller silent auction runs from the beginning of the card show until 1:30. The silent auction features items like autographed photos and game tickets. Winning bidder (or a proxy) must be present at 1:30 to claim their item(s).
Online auction details:
We also have a separate online-only auction of sports memorabilia, run by Pannebecker and Wolf Auctioneers, Inc. at https://pannebeckerwolf.hibid.com. The online auction will run from Monday March 24 until Friday April 4. All details will be posted on the Pannebecker and Wolf auction site.