The Overtime Sports Collectible Card Show closes out the Tucson hobby year on Saturday, December 5, 2026 at Encore Tucson. Overtime runs on a recurring cadence through the year, and the December date is consistently the best-attended of the series — it is the last major sports card floor in Tucson before the holidays, which means both gift buyers and collectors spending year-end money are in the room at the same time. Vendors bring their strongest inventory accordingly.
As the name signals, this show is sports-first. Dealer tables carry MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer, spanning pre-war vintage, 1950s and 1960s classics, the 1980s and 1990s junk-wax era, and current-year modern product including rookie patch autographs, numbered parallels, and case hits. Graded slabs from PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC fill the display cases, and raw vintage in binders and monster boxes fills the tables. Signed memorabilia — balls, jerseys, photos, and helmets — appears regularly. Trading card game product does turn up, with Pokemon the most common, but a buyer coming specifically for Magic or Yu-Gi-Oh! should set expectations lower than at a general collectibles show.
December timing matters for the sports mix. Football and basketball seasons are in full swing, baseball's award season has just concluded, and hockey is at the quarter mark — meaning the players people are chasing on the floor are the ones currently on television. If you are buying a rookie card as a gift, this is the moment the market is most legible.
Hours are 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, single day. Seven hours gives you room to work the floor thoroughly, but the first ninety minutes remain where the underpriced material moves.
Admission pricing has not been published in the current show listings, so confirm the door rate before you go. Overtime shows have historically been inexpensive or free-entry events, and most Tucson-area shows admit children twelve and under at no charge with a paying adult, but check ahead rather than assuming.
Encore Tucson is an event venue on Tucson's east side with on-site parking and a climate-controlled interior. Confirm the exact street address on the show listing before you drive out, as the venue is less widely known than the Convention Center or Kino Sports Complex.
Who this show is for: serious sports card collectors, vintage hunters, holiday gift buyers, and dealers. It is family-friendly, but the room skews toward focused buyers rather than the browse-and-trade atmosphere of a free monthly show. First-timers coming specifically for sports cards will find this one of the more approachable rooms in the region — the vendor count is manageable and the dealers are willing to talk.
Tips: arrive at open, bring cash, and bring a written want list with exact card numbers and parallel names. Bring a loupe or your phone's macro camera for checking centering and corners on raw vintage. Bring top loaders and a small box for carrying purchases. If you are buying gifts, decide your budget per person before you walk in — a December card show floor is a very effective way to overspend.
Check the show listing on TCDb for confirmed venue address and admission details.
