The Chicago Sports Spectacular card show delivered a cornucopia of collectibles, with about 10,000 attendees sifting through offerings from hundreds of dealers and meeting about 60 autograph signers.
The annual show had something for everyone, from boxes filled with 10-cent cards to exorbitantly priced collectibles. Case in point: a signed 2022 Panini card of soccer sensation Lionel Messi, graded PSA 9 and priced at $30,000. I was shocked. And I was speechless when the seller suggested I look at another of his relics for sale: a signed 2022 1-of-1 Panini card of Messi. It had a price tag of $375,000.
Nice? Absolutely! But not even remotely an option, though the seller said he could negotiate a little, if interested.
As expected, the Chicago Sports Spectacular, held March 17-19 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, delivered cards aplenty
