Sportcard & Memorabilia Expo

same kind of stuff every year, I go just because I get a «vendors pass» and don’t have to pay to go in. A lot of fake autographs, you really have to be extremely wary if you’re buy autographs… it has a more of flee market feel then anything a lot of the same junk that doesn’t sell. Overall the show definitely needs to go in a new fresh direction. I’ve seen the attendance drop every year, it’s sad really. There is a lot of potential.

This is a twice annual event. Both are 3 day events at a big convention center nearby Pearson Airport called the International Centre. The main attraction is the new and vintage hockey cards. There are loads of baseball cards, and some football, basketball, auto racing, golf, mma and non sport as well. Dealers come from all over Canada and the USA to this. It is one of the largest sportscard shows in the world.
If you want to use public transit from Toronto, go to Kipling Subway Station, take the 192 Airport Rocket to Pearson Terminal 3. From there, you will be on ground level, walk northwest through the airport limousine parking lot until you get to the corner of American Drive and Airport Road. From that corner, you can take a few buses west about 8 minutes to the International Center, or on a nice day just walk, its about 15 minutes from there.
The November show happens around November 8,9,10 and will shift around with the calendar. It will always be a Friday, Saturday, Sunday. There is a similar show May 4,5,6 again adjusting for the annual calendar.
The show is great, for $ 12 a day or $ 25 for a weekend, it is worthwhile as the deals inside are fantastic. I only give 3 out of 5 because the show management is ornery, both with the dealers and the patrons. But the show experience could be 5 out of 5 if this show would do more to ingrain itself in the collecting community and treat dealers as vital business partners.