Kent Hrbek Bobbleheads From a Mail-In Signing and a Garry Roggenburk TTM Return

This Hrbek signing with Guy Puglia was originally supposed to take place last month, but Hrbek had to postpone.  I sent in three bobbleheads.  

I think the Legends of the Dome bobble with the red base, which was part of a set along with Puckett, was a season ticket holder giveaway.  I'm not 100% sure, but I have a green base version as well that I think was part of a Stadium Giveaway in 2011.  This red base version, along with the Puckett, came in a plain white box with a complicated styrofoam insert.  The little sign at the bottom is actually broken off, which happened prior to me sending it into this signing.  I just propped it up for the picture but will glue it later.

The one with his fist in the air is his Twins Hall of Fame version from 2020.

And the one along with Ron Gant was a 2011 Stadium Giveaway.  I suppose I'll try to get Gant to sign it as well.  He's a great signer ttm, but hasn't done a signing since 2021.  Maybe I'll send him a letter to see if he's willing to sign it if I send it to him and include some cash and all the supplies necessary to sign and return it.

I love collecting signed bobbleheads.  I have eight signed Hrbek bobbles now.  The downside is the amount of space it takes to display them all.  And, for every bobblehead that is displayed, there is an empty box sitting somewhere, that takes up even more room.

I have mostly been able to confine my collection to Twins bobbleheads, but I have strayed a bit with Brooks Robinson, Juan Marichal, Bill Mazeroski and one currently out to a Rollie Fingers signing.

I also received a ttm request return from former-Twin Garry Roggenburk.  He signed three of his cards and a couple Twins team cards for me. 

The team cards are the second versions of them since I lost the ones I was working on to a request to Al Worthington.  That 1966 card had Rich Rollins on it who has since passed away, along with six other signatures.

I included a medium blue Stadtler with my request, which he returned despite me telling him he could keep it.  I have sent to him several times in the past and he always signs in some black ballpoint or very fine marker.  They don't look terrible, but these are significant upgrades in my opinion.  Here are some of my previous returns on the same cards.

Since I sent five cards and the pen within a bubble mailer with a return bubble mailer, I included $20 despite him not having a set fee.

I usually limit my requests to four cards, as long as I see that they are willing to sign four in their history on SCN.  Some people think that's too many.  I like to feel I'm getting the most return for my investment of two envelopes and a couple of stamps :-), despite not having any intention to sell them.  I'll even throw in a card or two that I already have signed with my request because, why not?

I almost always send money along with requests of 5 or more, as well as when I make it more difficult to handle, like using the larger bubble envelopes, or if I've included a pen and a bunch of picky instructions.  Even if it's not a lot of money, I think it shows them that you realize they are doing you a favor that has some value and that you appreciate their time and effort.