Ephrata Lions Club
'We Serve' Ephrata, Pennsylvania... Since 1925
Sports Card Show and Auction (General Information)
Our 29th Annual Sports Card Show and Auction
Saturday March 29, 2008
The
Ephrata Lions Club’s 29th Annual Sports Card Show and Auction will be held on
Saturday, March 29, 2008, and will feature Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry
(courtesy of the Ephrata National
Bank and the Ephrata Lions Club).
Saturday, March 29, 2008 -- 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.
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.
Admission:
- $3.00 for Adults
- $1.00 for children under 15
Autographs:
- Hall of Fame member pitcher Gaylord Perry
will sign autographs between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
- $10.00 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.
- Gaylord Perry 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
December 31, 2007. Please contact Jack Forney (see below).
- Auctioneer, David F. Birmingham, AU-2127-L.
The 2008 auction list is now 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 --- $55
- 2 tables -- $100
- 3 tables -- $140
- 4 tables -- $170
However, tables are already sold out. Contact us to be placed on the
waiting list in case of cancellations or for the following year's show (Saturday March 28, 2009).
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.
- 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
Map courtesy of MapQuest.
Ephrata Recreation Center
130 South Academy Drive, Ephrata, PA 17522
(near the intersection of routes US 322 and PA 272)
From the PA Turnpike, exit 286 (old exit 21), Reading exit:
- Exit the tollbooths and continue straight on the turnpike access road.
- At the 2nd traffic light, turn Left onto the Rt. 222 South ramp. Merge
onto Rt. 222.
- At the next exit (marked 'Ephrata' and Rt. 322), turn Right at the traffic
light at the bottom of the ramp, entering onto Rt. 322 West. Follow the
'from the east' directions below.
From Rt. 30, Lancaster:
- Take the Rt. 222 North exit.
From Rt. 30 East, the previous exit is Rt. 501/272
(Lititz, Lancaster).
From Rt. 30 West, the previous exit is Rt. 23 (New Holland).
- Take the 2nd exit on Rt. 222 North (Rt. 772, Brownstown, Rothsville,
Akron).
[If you would miss that exit, take the next exit (Rt.
322, Ephrata). Turn Left at the light at the bottom of the ramp, entering
onto Rt. 322 West. Follow the 'from the east' directions below.]
- At the traffic light at end of the ramp, turn Right onto Rt. 772 West.
- Stay in the right lane, and after the next traffic light, merge Right onto
Rt. 272 North.
- Continue on Rt. 272 North for about 3-4 miles (through Akron) into
Ephrata.
After passing the WaWa gas station and the Public Library (on the right),
turn Left at the 2nd traffic light (immediately before the Dairy Queen) onto
South Academy Drive.
- After passing the Ephrata Middle School (on the left), the Rec Center is
on your left, before the top of the hill. Turn Left into the parking lot.
From the West, on Rt. 322 East:
- Entering Ephrata, pass the Citgo gas station (on the right). Continue
straight through the 1st traffic light (the Olde Lincoln House restaurant is
on the far right corner), and continue straight through the 2nd traffic
light (the Susquehanna Bank is on the near right corner).
- At the next traffic light, turn Right onto South Academy Drive.
- The Rec Center is on your Right (as you begin to descend the hill). Turn
Right into the parking lot.
From the East, on Rt. 322 West:
- Entering Ephrata (after passing the junction with Rt. 222 and Wal-Mart),
continue several miles through most of the town.
- After passing the exits for Rt. 272 and ascending the hill, use the left
lane.
- At the next traffic light, turn Left onto South Academy Drive.
- The Rec Center is on your Right (as you begin to descend the hill). Turn
Right into the parking lot.
Last Revised: February 24, 2008 .
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