The Twin Cities Sports Collectors Club holds its November show at the Bloomington Armory on Saturday, November 7, 2026, running 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. November is a quietly excellent month to work this room. Holiday buying has not fully started, so pricing is still collector-friendly, and dealers who spent October at the big one-day shows arrive with whatever did not sell, which frequently means fresh material appearing at more reasonable numbers than it carried a month earlier.
The club's roughly sixty tables stay focused on sports cards and sports collectibles. Baseball is the deepest category, covering vintage Topps and Bowman back through the fifties, junk wax era boxes, star rookies, complete and near-complete sets, and Minnesota Twins material accumulated across decades of local collecting. Football tables carry Vikings history and modern NFL. Hockey is a real strength, with Wild, North Stars, vintage O-Pee-Chee and Minnesota high school, junior and college material that essentially does not circulate outside this state. Basketball, boxing, racing and Olympic collectibles round it out. Autographed baseballs and photos, game-used pieces, pennants, programs, yearbooks, unopened wax and hobby supplies fill the remaining tables.
Entry is free, which has been the club's standard for years, and there is no ticket, registration or VIP tier. Parking is free in the armory lot. Longtime organizer Dave Bonde handles table inquiries and can be reached at 651-338-1539.
The Bloomington Armory is at 3300 West 98th Street in Bloomington, minutes from Interstate 494, Highway 100 and the Mall of America. That puts it within easy reach of the entire south and west metro and a short drive from downtown Minneapolis. The drill floor is a large open room with high ceilings, strong overhead lighting and level concrete, which makes it comfortable to navigate with a stroller or a wheelchair and easy to inspect cards properly. Restrooms are on site and the 494 corridor offers no shortage of dining options a few minutes away.
Because this is a collectors club show rather than a promotional event, the character is different from the touring and mall shows. The people behind the tables collect too, the material skews regional and deep, and the pricing is aimed at collectors rather than investors. Set builders, vintage hunters, player collectors and anyone documenting Minnesota sports history should treat this as a standing appointment. It is also a low-risk show to bring kids to, with free entry and plenty of affordable boxes to dig through.
Arrive at nine. Sixty tables get worked over fast, and the vintage that turns up here often sells inside the first hour to regulars who know exactly which tables to hit. Bring cash, which is strongly preferred and frequently discounted. Bring team and set checklists rather than relying on memory. Bring penny sleeves and top loaders. Most importantly, talk to the dealers and get on their lists, because at a club show the relationships genuinely determine who sees the good material first.
The series continues through the winter with a December date and additional Saturdays into 2027. Check the Trading Card Database Minnesota listing for confirmation of the next date.
