Binders of Rookie Cards, Hall of Fame Wrestlers and Free Parking: A Two-Day Collectors’ Show Comes to Lebanon Nov. 6-7
There is a particular kind of Saturday morning that belongs to people who still keep their cards in binders: you walk in, find a long folding table, and spend an hour flipping through plastic sleeves looking for the one you did not know you were missing. On Nov. 6 and 7, that Saturday comes to Wilson County, when the Middle TN Cards & Collectibles Super Show takes over the Farm Bureau Exposition Center in Lebanon, a short drive east of Mt. Juliet.
What is on the tables
Organizers are promising vintage cards, collectibles and sports memorabilia, plus a trade show floor where buyers, sellers and swappers can haggle in person, which is half the appeal. The headline guests are WWE Hall of Fame wrestlers making special appearances for meet-and-greets; the organizers have not published a list of names yet, so check the event's Facebook page before you plan around a particular legend.
Hours and prices
The show runs two days at 945 E. Baddour Pkwy.:
- Friday, Nov. 6: VIP early entry 2 to 3 p.m.; general admission, trade show and meet-and-greet 3 to 7 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 7: VIP early entry 8 to 9 a.m.; general admission, trade show and meet-and-greet 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
General admission is $15 per day. A VIP ticket is $40 and covers both days, including the early-entry hour before each day opens, and the organizers note that VIP spots are limited. Parking is free for everyone, which is not nothing on a weekend when a lot of shows charge for it.
The extras
A professional photo package with a special guest is $75 per guest. The first 250 people through the door get a free mystery box with a chance to win a free professional photo package, so the early crowd has a reason to beat the lines.
Why Lebanon keeps landing shows like this
The Farm Bureau Exposition Center has become one of the county's busiest rooms for weekend crowds. We covered it earlier this year when a custom-car tour rolled in with two hundred vehicles, in our look at the Slammedenuff stop at the Expo Center, and a collectors' show draws a different but equally devoted crowd: families passing down shoeboxes, teenagers hunting a first graded card, and longtime dealers who know every regular by name.
Bring cash for the tables, a plan for what you want, and, if you have a stack of your own, bring that too. Trading is the point.
