tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296005522024-03-18T19:15:59.115-05:00Droidtrader's Sports MemorabiliaUpdates on my Sports Memorabilia collecting hobby, including through the mail autograph successes and in person autograph signings. Feel free to email me with questions: droidtrader@gmail.com.Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.comBlogger2221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-91509886103611393742024-03-18T19:15:00.000-05:002024-03-18T19:15:24.129-05:00Lou Piniella TTM Return - 1970 Topps All-Star Rookie Trophy (Upgrade)<p>That's a pretty long title for just a single ttm card return today and it pretty much tells the whole story. I'll elaborate anyway.</p><p>Mr. Piniella's returns have been very spotty since late last summer until very recently. And the worst kind of spotty: sometimes you get an RTS but sometimes you just never hear back. Not hearing back isn't fun when you're including cash ($5 per card) with your request.</p><p>The last time he was dependable ttm was December of 2021, which also happens to be the last time I sent to him. At that time, I was focusing on the Topps All-Star Rookie Trophy cards. I sent this single card to him along with $5 and he signed it in just 11 days. Unfortunately, the very last letter of his last name smeared a little bit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4ToTlGqiz18tZkWFthyphenhyphenNSx9Kl4SFoEqyTHtBE4lBEPR3BijZjVi1Isif6kb7sN7jJ1iqYxAwKOGt5OVn6HmheMMLn-6UiCtA1BtaNaxQaC9kE5-kA1OBGiDi1pALycHj-KI0CgvbLxelQ9XAusi_lplkGka5wOwyaovxPTGyY5pRrvsdVhbjxg/s257/loupiniella1970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="185" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4ToTlGqiz18tZkWFthyphenhyphenNSx9Kl4SFoEqyTHtBE4lBEPR3BijZjVi1Isif6kb7sN7jJ1iqYxAwKOGt5OVn6HmheMMLn-6UiCtA1BtaNaxQaC9kE5-kA1OBGiDi1pALycHj-KI0CgvbLxelQ9XAusi_lplkGka5wOwyaovxPTGyY5pRrvsdVhbjxg/s1600/loupiniella1970.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><p>That sent it to my upgrade list. I have several stacks of cards by my desk representing some common issue per stack. This card had been sitting in the "Send out once this player starts signing reliably again" stack. I flip through the stack occasionally and check SCN for recent signing habits. Once I saw he was signing again, in the mail it went, along with another $5.</p><p>This time it came back in 19 days with a nice, unsmeared signature.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvgr4fUt1VbnuNEYtIEAMYnLVIdLszHTCG1LmZ0J8p3pZKIA4ZvdktgGL0SkZ9GHGC5rRKzYWxRrd3lx6vchfruRWWV-bi0rQt8clWB15lXhSiv4LrmjDTbBfJ2wUaiuhr_EWmmEr9HtZfa8mMQ7HgpmBeJjEZG72FKSKmJrU8ZXal53fHvzcNQ/s256/loupiniella1970b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="183" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvgr4fUt1VbnuNEYtIEAMYnLVIdLszHTCG1LmZ0J8p3pZKIA4ZvdktgGL0SkZ9GHGC5rRKzYWxRrd3lx6vchfruRWWV-bi0rQt8clWB15lXhSiv4LrmjDTbBfJ2wUaiuhr_EWmmEr9HtZfa8mMQ7HgpmBeJjEZG72FKSKmJrU8ZXal53fHvzcNQ/s1600/loupiniella1970b.jpg" width="183" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This card joins five other 1970 Topps All Star Rookie Trophy cards already in my collection. I need to take another look through my list to see if there are more I can send out. The players actually won the award for the year prior, so Lou Piniella won the award for his performance in 1969.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLrE16cMEwnZ7CGYCoMP6mWVKuDvXzuqNwl7C8IkG0N2UgML18Hfg4EzLWYjlNoeAD10DUadPYjM16W9u0Lu_UMFPfz7zR0e9D_881QedB2GPS3JhALL9WdSm82yD3ZRLRZKUKSAGRsnUoqeTdS-2NxUwRw3Rk1mCwTBY-cXQ-s6wSpRDBW26kA/s259/tedsizemore1970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="185" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLrE16cMEwnZ7CGYCoMP6mWVKuDvXzuqNwl7C8IkG0N2UgML18Hfg4EzLWYjlNoeAD10DUadPYjM16W9u0Lu_UMFPfz7zR0e9D_881QedB2GPS3JhALL9WdSm82yD3ZRLRZKUKSAGRsnUoqeTdS-2NxUwRw3Rk1mCwTBY-cXQ-s6wSpRDBW26kA/s1600/tedsizemore1970.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBw_kR8C0QYtfLojTHh3U4_sYrWYz_cYo2hSw48CBKsISuqRabJ4WdYKsA4O866ag9POf0W_kLf9gZNODc3okcjAgWRvlYcGm0YZxkOfFprH0S3cOj9Yc5EKRTPU-JB4DgmvcKqZRevUTzasiuf_X5Z6_y_L2YbmMk3O3fadd49vqSWsiX7m-zg/s260/joselaboy1970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="187" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBw_kR8C0QYtfLojTHh3U4_sYrWYz_cYo2hSw48CBKsISuqRabJ4WdYKsA4O866ag9POf0W_kLf9gZNODc3okcjAgWRvlYcGm0YZxkOfFprH0S3cOj9Yc5EKRTPU-JB4DgmvcKqZRevUTzasiuf_X5Z6_y_L2YbmMk3O3fadd49vqSWsiX7m-zg/s1600/joselaboy1970.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhoCa_H_vMUML1gsvInwMJM9pOU_DetON9zsfZ_zc-qqIR4RaNVhoqTYMFNiaZvythI66V7lt0MuTSpRkx2osb2Fzs9Pms5Fm94Gq2W1kiD4mginb6vsmh9iBgHthlJtAOd3nFCnONrDwpEUmT6POIK-a-OauJOacXCNiddLjJOtbTx8kSwz-oA/s260/donmoney1970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="186" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhoCa_H_vMUML1gsvInwMJM9pOU_DetON9zsfZ_zc-qqIR4RaNVhoqTYMFNiaZvythI66V7lt0MuTSpRkx2osb2Fzs9Pms5Fm94Gq2W1kiD4mginb6vsmh9iBgHthlJtAOd3nFCnONrDwpEUmT6POIK-a-OauJOacXCNiddLjJOtbTx8kSwz-oA/s1600/donmoney1970.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwt6GINJNuSSjwjR2NYH39htELabCgsUAZb3TWo5dZQ3L-sD4Qfzwq6iks6VxD6IxCtRbacxLTkNmQbXunvaxwxevmo3TruRJVdVV5XXyE3aTRm3li4gPFysYWxlHlMeNorwjOSdQHU30WGkUkU2Y4LigdBYHb3anzbOTuFB4FVxQUDntbhUOaA/s260/larryhisle1970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="187" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwt6GINJNuSSjwjR2NYH39htELabCgsUAZb3TWo5dZQ3L-sD4Qfzwq6iks6VxD6IxCtRbacxLTkNmQbXunvaxwxevmo3TruRJVdVV5XXyE3aTRm3li4gPFysYWxlHlMeNorwjOSdQHU30WGkUkU2Y4LigdBYHb3anzbOTuFB4FVxQUDntbhUOaA/s1600/larryhisle1970.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTfSwD-4H4mtONFUrnxDn1WCnEOQ3O2uImLb7d7a7-QYrFBYJg8AlOtzCMktI42yX8ckwtAE20eA667v8eh3wea22CzFTHFsAslAHzDTirtCM_Uwf5bB6MuLROb8rwn4ipS8zCZARtsA-H4uD_Z4I5yrm5q-WuBrlGc-7CXleC3S5RhlWVWlcQg/s259/mikenagy1970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="185" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTfSwD-4H4mtONFUrnxDn1WCnEOQ3O2uImLb7d7a7-QYrFBYJg8AlOtzCMktI42yX8ckwtAE20eA667v8eh3wea22CzFTHFsAslAHzDTirtCM_Uwf5bB6MuLROb8rwn4ipS8zCZARtsA-H4uD_Z4I5yrm5q-WuBrlGc-7CXleC3S5RhlWVWlcQg/s1600/mikenagy1970.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><br /></div>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-41854694475583455122024-03-16T20:25:00.001-05:002024-03-16T20:25:37.502-05:00Multi-Signed Purchases<p>My ttm returns have been very slow lately which is disappointing. Especially considering I sent out 25 requests to spring training and have only received four back. I know spring training returns aren't what they used to be, but I was hoping for 7-8 returns, considering that I sent to some pretty reliable signers and only a couple longshots.</p><p>Today I received three multi-signed cards that I bought from an SCN member.</p><p>I already have this 1970 Topps signed by Don Buford, but this one also has Brooks Robinson on it. I don't know why I didn't send it to Robinson when I had the chance, but I'm happy to have it now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9d7HFdt3Ji-4NnuWPyBOuq3S0iu9FEbGaOmOdT6JuiHBRuVJ_AIVlRY_yLoaejBQpC1o8yOXRTDAxAv4r34kKc3kTw_jPS0RUROWrvaym5QfS2Mos-RYWFOWgNid455rBSws0f43uslkmA_nm44EoFZZ6xy2GV41ImFlpJo00hovfE9UkqD11w/s259/brooksrobinson1970wsgm1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="187" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9d7HFdt3Ji-4NnuWPyBOuq3S0iu9FEbGaOmOdT6JuiHBRuVJ_AIVlRY_yLoaejBQpC1o8yOXRTDAxAv4r34kKc3kTw_jPS0RUROWrvaym5QfS2Mos-RYWFOWgNid455rBSws0f43uslkmA_nm44EoFZZ6xy2GV41ImFlpJo00hovfE9UkqD11w/s1600/brooksrobinson1970wsgm1.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><p>The 1972 Topps N.L. Strikeout Leaders card is signed by Fergie Jenkins and Bill Stoneman. I believe I also have this card in to a Jenkins signing, which I sent before I knew I would buy this one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXJBgdvXn5txkknuDYZGoRqn__f-TAoIFLvDxutmYStrDlqdxhVOe6tpAqVWN8oM7ZtGQNZUpB-3YB6WTPAqJEHthjDtpUqBm1KP8x4YnndkBp9SCiiovlHukHz-NSr-vHAu297NUEmDeBZ6atKoxiHQk2T5L5G1GAQV05jYtv5iKyndShdCT8w/s257/fergiejenkins1972nlstrikeoutleaders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="257" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXJBgdvXn5txkknuDYZGoRqn__f-TAoIFLvDxutmYStrDlqdxhVOe6tpAqVWN8oM7ZtGQNZUpB-3YB6WTPAqJEHthjDtpUqBm1KP8x4YnndkBp9SCiiovlHukHz-NSr-vHAu297NUEmDeBZ6atKoxiHQk2T5L5G1GAQV05jYtv5iKyndShdCT8w/s1600/fergiejenkins1972nlstrikeoutleaders.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><p>When I scanned in this 1973 Topps Oakland A's manager card, I noticed some scribbling on the back. Upon closer inspection, this scribbling was actually a very neat signature of Vern Hoscheit, who had a long career in baseball, playing in the minors and coaching and managing for decades and passed away in 2007. This card wasn't advertised as having his signature on it, so I reached out to the seller to see if he was aware of it, and if not, if he wanted it back. Hoscheit's signature seems relatively rare, but not in really high demand, so the very few eBay listings for it vary widely with few to no sales.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7eC2sF19pYWxyQv2dVuGJ6WSCM-qDmFAgaTdPSEcUSOk0iWbPA7ZfoDkJmXzHXMLk4k0KylTIDKnzMJ-ewfdi5HEmRTq54SHM4eyW_FXpzv9tbTL5OaZ1PHre0Bp26u1Li5ASaVQA65gAooxm2TL_JSjkjtC31QE8XAUAhNs0G9NoVpg8g3IIQ/s260/dickwilliams1973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="260" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7eC2sF19pYWxyQv2dVuGJ6WSCM-qDmFAgaTdPSEcUSOk0iWbPA7ZfoDkJmXzHXMLk4k0KylTIDKnzMJ-ewfdi5HEmRTq54SHM4eyW_FXpzv9tbTL5OaZ1PHre0Bp26u1Li5ASaVQA65gAooxm2TL_JSjkjtC31QE8XAUAhNs0G9NoVpg8g3IIQ/s1600/dickwilliams1973.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><p>The seller said he wasn't aware of it, but that it's fine and I can keep it. Nice!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCwEK5e5UU-JS7RrjmRRmPZo1BzPResic-imHliuZ5Wp9TtV9xgIzJzc9fm04URgemSDUxy7oAwbzEh9Qif4HwHS8svhyphenhyphen1i-ooa2A5ZAVuKG71cXasm8-z1T9q1JTiiLHZUekcenhfEP-vAyP5TYWkhTJtn5Bc5lwTPCcrM3QalYyHsUK2Gwl9Q/s256/vernhoscheit1973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="187" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCwEK5e5UU-JS7RrjmRRmPZo1BzPResic-imHliuZ5Wp9TtV9xgIzJzc9fm04URgemSDUxy7oAwbzEh9Qif4HwHS8svhyphenhyphen1i-ooa2A5ZAVuKG71cXasm8-z1T9q1JTiiLHZUekcenhfEP-vAyP5TYWkhTJtn5Bc5lwTPCcrM3QalYyHsUK2Gwl9Q/s1600/vernhoscheit1973.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I sent this card to Wes Stock in 2014, but then never sent it to anyone else. Williams had passed away by then, but Irv Noren was still with us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wglTFlZQKPd2JIXZ63pw62sxOnifCqs3ObTslGp3XjaqvTpUc9WuBLwBznSRaZLISkE8BjwSYVNCcHZxUeWWL7ZehpuGf7zwhMwq0FfQ0BpnmgjnxH3TUTqUOK59lr5vfbYJeLDN2wEiMp5eC8lAQM8IMx_ZVQxuXE4VA5vOe1ZhF_38YDh6XA/s275/wesstock1973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="275" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wglTFlZQKPd2JIXZ63pw62sxOnifCqs3ObTslGp3XjaqvTpUc9WuBLwBznSRaZLISkE8BjwSYVNCcHZxUeWWL7ZehpuGf7zwhMwq0FfQ0BpnmgjnxH3TUTqUOK59lr5vfbYJeLDN2wEiMp5eC8lAQM8IMx_ZVQxuXE4VA5vOe1ZhF_38YDh6XA/s1600/wesstock1973.jpg" width="275" /></a></div>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-32987044395958291462024-03-14T13:41:00.003-05:002024-03-14T13:42:50.847-05:00Yount Mail-In Signing and Dave Pagan Returns<p>Dave Pagan lives in Canada, so it took about a month on the turnaround for this request. He signed his 75 Topps, as well as the 75 and 76 Yankees team cards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-e4mVKqPzg-SoHNNdrjH0JiEkxqLSv5QHwNlBmIe4nZKsQKZlkS_vMqWvW29viElnUzUx81yoPYej5lKp1slUYeapbDrvxbNkWMbH0jeWULBA1RGkObff3uKnH4NRITzaTBIj1CQm3iACkp1mfSeR8NrHsuaK59vCw1iEWX192AYarzOrh-1hJg/s260/davepagan1975.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="186" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-e4mVKqPzg-SoHNNdrjH0JiEkxqLSv5QHwNlBmIe4nZKsQKZlkS_vMqWvW29viElnUzUx81yoPYej5lKp1slUYeapbDrvxbNkWMbH0jeWULBA1RGkObff3uKnH4NRITzaTBIj1CQm3iACkp1mfSeR8NrHsuaK59vCw1iEWX192AYarzOrh-1hJg/s1600/davepagan1975.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJFLVVgrswGH0bVRjsYXdoiurZbrUv5XDAGy2ANRiNuRXnFp3mEOtZSPrKSW_IWMSmS_8AX4ZHFw6JjBkk12eYiWJ6YaMArDHPPWpOOWzI9a4dE1TUTJfOLeUBG2jGrp89D4IkNqNdQAlUu9IvWpyWd1gQo1pAA4F954RjeAkZDKRQ7OYVwmk7g/s256/davepagan1975yankeesteam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="256" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJFLVVgrswGH0bVRjsYXdoiurZbrUv5XDAGy2ANRiNuRXnFp3mEOtZSPrKSW_IWMSmS_8AX4ZHFw6JjBkk12eYiWJ6YaMArDHPPWpOOWzI9a4dE1TUTJfOLeUBG2jGrp89D4IkNqNdQAlUu9IvWpyWd1gQo1pAA4F954RjeAkZDKRQ7OYVwmk7g/s1600/davepagan1975yankeesteam.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwen2yn0afnkT8SHMo9crUHI67Jjj79QP841LbwTl4rVbZuLw9M4QBhMgt6oOhjb6uCpk-ebrfwhq-QNJ2DxZxCtOpypxxZRuPFKuA-YONgaR0YTYmwcFTCMy1WAP98k5VyMuQuPUgUoaX-_RAcMOXhZWWA_ByYDgVUUpRc3gvwNBKTmFJaJvsWg/s256/davepagan1976yankeesteam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="256" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwen2yn0afnkT8SHMo9crUHI67Jjj79QP841LbwTl4rVbZuLw9M4QBhMgt6oOhjb6uCpk-ebrfwhq-QNJ2DxZxCtOpypxxZRuPFKuA-YONgaR0YTYmwcFTCMy1WAP98k5VyMuQuPUgUoaX-_RAcMOXhZWWA_ByYDgVUUpRc3gvwNBKTmFJaJvsWg/s1600/davepagan1976yankeesteam.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><p>And I received a Robin Yount magazine back from a Chris Rifon signing earlier this month. I had him sign a 1982 Sports Illustrated with JSA authentication. (I removed some of the address on the label digitally to avoid having some random person's name and address on my web site)</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHHoW2zXYlNHgHhlLv2nauLbVnRoUPk5_017WgwTFYCqvvCgrn4DOTsc1ZjfLw4uiqGQWKP7N7elp_DMqyNDZX0cZOdkIq96jkiWPTWm72guuurJdyPS3S_iv1LkaLAzDM-V8G5JeBQNI6ndSYf2Xl6eagnsdRhYe2eoyJ97jqRtuAxrVLwRWow/s795/robinyountmag.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="595" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHHoW2zXYlNHgHhlLv2nauLbVnRoUPk5_017WgwTFYCqvvCgrn4DOTsc1ZjfLw4uiqGQWKP7N7elp_DMqyNDZX0cZOdkIq96jkiWPTWm72guuurJdyPS3S_iv1LkaLAzDM-V8G5JeBQNI6ndSYf2Xl6eagnsdRhYe2eoyJ97jqRtuAxrVLwRWow/w299-h400/robinyountmag.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-11554508776389311922024-03-13T16:45:00.003-05:002024-03-13T16:45:34.322-05:00John Lowenstein Private Signing Return<p>Today I received some John Lowenstein cards from a mail-in signing. A couple of the cards were signed using a dying sharpie, but not too bad. I know other people who got some cards back that were signed in a bad pen, then signed again over the first signature with a better pen. Ugggh. I'm surprise the promoter even bothered to send those back, and with no note or anything!</p><p>Anyway, I'm happy with these. Lowenstein is not a good signer ttm so this was about my only chance to get some of my set cards done. I paid about $10 each.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWde_0pcMerKOWV-lQIrDfCXfO_CF7N-rqTKbKgYUZ-eeSrvdk_A8Tq_2Wm92drx-aGIn-q4C-hctQwYAWAAQfR7Sl4iNSvijtgfILMc0Zb4pHgUZoXwO4JY6iJAYdbr_XoQT62dqQzSuy-ot744wcbgZ5PMJwHhWLo5xVKll32ELHObPrrMm8sQ/s262/johnlowenstein1971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="185" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWde_0pcMerKOWV-lQIrDfCXfO_CF7N-rqTKbKgYUZ-eeSrvdk_A8Tq_2Wm92drx-aGIn-q4C-hctQwYAWAAQfR7Sl4iNSvijtgfILMc0Zb4pHgUZoXwO4JY6iJAYdbr_XoQT62dqQzSuy-ot744wcbgZ5PMJwHhWLo5xVKll32ELHObPrrMm8sQ/s1600/johnlowenstein1971.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu6Yjg2MTxlX3Gyk-nSobqCaaqln4bgGSdh7fHv_9HNxceSf026HjiQ-OxcExD-Vnip8g_jhYBF_trxa1RUYUlBe70HzYMfUeJgkP2mzznjZgsbGGEdzgSFPTTpFaueCDT59IsSQLRFC-VZOycaOweWx73mhk6AHUj5OTtVinkSEGujI3eG4ENQ/s258/johnlowenstein1972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="187" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu6Yjg2MTxlX3Gyk-nSobqCaaqln4bgGSdh7fHv_9HNxceSf026HjiQ-OxcExD-Vnip8g_jhYBF_trxa1RUYUlBe70HzYMfUeJgkP2mzznjZgsbGGEdzgSFPTTpFaueCDT59IsSQLRFC-VZOycaOweWx73mhk6AHUj5OTtVinkSEGujI3eG4ENQ/s1600/johnlowenstein1972.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdVi1-77gOOLKfZCfyZNspsF2XiCUXLVwv_gqZ5C7TWRz4UCUrT_Cn7wyI9NP5kzSMv3Lt6veu7ZkTJKnMjlbjneU8uppazklafRPyFb6yQCuZ4xR1C4KlmkHdEDE1iMm8hTBkrngIuL9CeW1S2gwgHGJd9Qk8OJ6ii90QEuVdxxS40-0uSQdbw/s260/johnlowenstein1973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="193" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdVi1-77gOOLKfZCfyZNspsF2XiCUXLVwv_gqZ5C7TWRz4UCUrT_Cn7wyI9NP5kzSMv3Lt6veu7ZkTJKnMjlbjneU8uppazklafRPyFb6yQCuZ4xR1C4KlmkHdEDE1iMm8hTBkrngIuL9CeW1S2gwgHGJd9Qk8OJ6ii90QEuVdxxS40-0uSQdbw/s1600/johnlowenstein1973.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUds-fpduYqIFVmWtNN2Q2wwxfZ6QXt8wmERg0gnD1R0miBCnBrLqc89f6iI8BSG1hPhwvRr6ftVaZORRP8aCQXrrfmtnyKk7YvN9wqnh2xpcnN-7GO-C0Z_rcNKxrwH1czpizt9RjqHj4Sjan1956l3SaDe4kQLvLDZ5EHLDZUYg6dTG3SDhKg/s261/johnlowenstein1975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="189" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUds-fpduYqIFVmWtNN2Q2wwxfZ6QXt8wmERg0gnD1R0miBCnBrLqc89f6iI8BSG1hPhwvRr6ftVaZORRP8aCQXrrfmtnyKk7YvN9wqnh2xpcnN-7GO-C0Z_rcNKxrwH1czpizt9RjqHj4Sjan1956l3SaDe4kQLvLDZ5EHLDZUYg6dTG3SDhKg/s1600/johnlowenstein1975.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxXGK9HkmtHwteWETctqfTSjea0QfzhqsHqZokOxyn99DV4TLZe31ei0Gz_21o-zf5BxLU2C_RPwsoyKiPO0VfIpeLgce7JhcRkXmEzsfHMO7svkWGXfASZDs2bVkTvGKGQudMFqSwbkczRx5jjAqtFrT2yIwIF0OfS-qTWyHxL3pcLTi9k0SAw/s260/johnlowenstein1978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="191" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxXGK9HkmtHwteWETctqfTSjea0QfzhqsHqZokOxyn99DV4TLZe31ei0Gz_21o-zf5BxLU2C_RPwsoyKiPO0VfIpeLgce7JhcRkXmEzsfHMO7svkWGXfASZDs2bVkTvGKGQudMFqSwbkczRx5jjAqtFrT2yIwIF0OfS-qTWyHxL3pcLTi9k0SAw/s1600/johnlowenstein1978.jpg" width="191" /></a></div>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-64013653322494315432024-03-12T14:16:00.000-05:002024-03-12T14:16:41.185-05:00Dick Green and Frank Tepedino TTM Returns<p>Only one of these sases showed up in my Informed Delivery email, so receiving two was a nice surprise.</p><p>From that email, I noticed the sase had a stamp design on it that I used from April through August last year, so I checked my records to see who it might be from. There were only a couple returns still outstanding, but none of them were sent to N.Y., which is what the postmark said on this sase. I thought maybe I forgot to log one, but nope, it was from Frank Tepedino, who signed his 1971 and 1975 Topps, but not the 1991 Wiz Yankees card. He returned that card but didn't sign it. I had sent to an address in South Carolina.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18K1GDUE9Ihpc_FGSbMKjGQ9t08yTOQNF1MU7C1Qapw94mLli-TeFLcqUfxs1o5SIzmw4wpvhBtzzllCBfsz2frgvfKflHd0usqFYh64iYJu9k-jVt6DMo4ZT47eF0iHTffM7fY0UpTcwW3Hcnu56gQc1a7Vt5jhXHtdupue4wGS5gowgbpRZKg/s263/franktepedino1971b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="185" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18K1GDUE9Ihpc_FGSbMKjGQ9t08yTOQNF1MU7C1Qapw94mLli-TeFLcqUfxs1o5SIzmw4wpvhBtzzllCBfsz2frgvfKflHd0usqFYh64iYJu9k-jVt6DMo4ZT47eF0iHTffM7fY0UpTcwW3Hcnu56gQc1a7Vt5jhXHtdupue4wGS5gowgbpRZKg/s1600/franktepedino1971b.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8QIPXHeAeuFOfiVahUSqoqjT15Id_PBOU6V2m5ccxJc_LMa0w0HU3BMHBf8caR2hW3Rve32TCPAGF3TFpVcG6RbyDcN4qqDXyU-2uwh4p5IDF0Le3DuspeZeV-uo9UQExCxHsrm_4walzMxDclE4q3cNliYW5pF5tRtlpCX0H9WGg1YmdpeVeA/s261/franktepedino1975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="188" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8QIPXHeAeuFOfiVahUSqoqjT15Id_PBOU6V2m5ccxJc_LMa0w0HU3BMHBf8caR2hW3Rve32TCPAGF3TFpVcG6RbyDcN4qqDXyU-2uwh4p5IDF0Le3DuspeZeV-uo9UQExCxHsrm_4walzMxDclE4q3cNliYW5pF5tRtlpCX0H9WGg1YmdpeVeA/s1600/franktepedino1975.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><p>The other return was from Dick Green, who signed his 1971 and 1973 Topps, as well as the 1975 ALCS card. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKF1JQI5rq9eXqx13IOCG8qJYQxJWtKbuWXuoHp99M-bC7cYLznul_vaepQny2jtICBE-IxUD7i4tTTgqxp-YjKQpDmfHXv-_vHz1DnvLQkEZx5tENeFhiup0QBfppTYiHj0Fmfk6ZP4qI2_eDfLSeR5pR9u6BhGP9DD3FF0E-iIUe4W5hi7bzbQ/s259/dickgreen1971b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="186" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKF1JQI5rq9eXqx13IOCG8qJYQxJWtKbuWXuoHp99M-bC7cYLznul_vaepQny2jtICBE-IxUD7i4tTTgqxp-YjKQpDmfHXv-_vHz1DnvLQkEZx5tENeFhiup0QBfppTYiHj0Fmfk6ZP4qI2_eDfLSeR5pR9u6BhGP9DD3FF0E-iIUe4W5hi7bzbQ/s1600/dickgreen1971b.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6DR8B-Zagei6mT00F_kLmNJXjmtVMfwwlzBrcbwoW9DWXtylHJ00bo_P8kuwyKjFzXe9oxg_Lb_7AMZpK2w5-dCCq2vy7GzBDO_A3_muL1uiQylWW1LC-4WvLW_F7GZre_m5IB7IWi7a210kMV8g4FEmiYUZJ5VQw87IVi27IN6cMr1RfKrD1A/s260/dickgreen1973c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="190" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6DR8B-Zagei6mT00F_kLmNJXjmtVMfwwlzBrcbwoW9DWXtylHJ00bo_P8kuwyKjFzXe9oxg_Lb_7AMZpK2w5-dCCq2vy7GzBDO_A3_muL1uiQylWW1LC-4WvLW_F7GZre_m5IB7IWi7a210kMV8g4FEmiYUZJ5VQw87IVi27IN6cMr1RfKrD1A/s1600/dickgreen1973c.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The 71 and 73 are nice upgrades to cards he previously signed for me in ballpoint.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v1v8yYDZfrfj_xb2LraDsOKb4fxjMkEa6Abnr6XTquniJDz3wFnFbjmC3oqPxmuRorNDkslS_fKqk_EwECVBlrLkH5p075iV553SZ1A2Mv54Pl_UeA2prcIjigUOZWu6LKHL_NvoShqXUlucvfgSVqb7Xybaq8eq6-cq0ZEF6y8gmlTkjrPQNQ/s266/dickgreen1971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="194" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v1v8yYDZfrfj_xb2LraDsOKb4fxjMkEa6Abnr6XTquniJDz3wFnFbjmC3oqPxmuRorNDkslS_fKqk_EwECVBlrLkH5p075iV553SZ1A2Mv54Pl_UeA2prcIjigUOZWu6LKHL_NvoShqXUlucvfgSVqb7Xybaq8eq6-cq0ZEF6y8gmlTkjrPQNQ/s1600/dickgreen1971.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fmrEYFQ-ZwXr2F3l0CdJFltUW7tyt9NGAP_rpqCK7X5qmThCYsBO5-pt8tlyzMkAk8nDc0OFaxTd1p-ZpCOHGkJCvJsTH5SDKfuboHHXrELPX2hyphenhyphen5vV5iv3AAiP8WPmoCaLUMdBcwBtrgk8YPEfvg04JrMHogT2rt0CUZzpBlD7EGZIt0NX0mQ/s255/dickgreen1973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="183" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fmrEYFQ-ZwXr2F3l0CdJFltUW7tyt9NGAP_rpqCK7X5qmThCYsBO5-pt8tlyzMkAk8nDc0OFaxTd1p-ZpCOHGkJCvJsTH5SDKfuboHHXrELPX2hyphenhyphen5vV5iv3AAiP8WPmoCaLUMdBcwBtrgk8YPEfvg04JrMHogT2rt0CUZzpBlD7EGZIt0NX0mQ/s1600/dickgreen1973.jpg" width="183" /></a></div><div><p>The 1975 card has some controversy surrounding it regarding who is actually pictured on it. Despite having a fairly good look at the face of the player, it's hard to tell if it's Dick Green or Ted Kubiak. I posted this question on SCN and there was no consensus. I had asked Dick Green in my letter to him if he thought that was him in the picture, but he didn't respond to my question. It's very likely the picture isn't actually from the ALCS. Look how empty the stands are. That's very unlikely for a playoff game (even if it is the A's). Sidetrack: I can't believe the A's are going to move from Oakland. It just doesn't seem right.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1e8fUiOOOfbHcXHsp4Z2cgevYp45FP3aDZqT0xGumPapV3eEJyCeg058Ej22eLfEY0-w6VNf3oOMecAoSGNi2UkShJxzljfUtGxAFXA3gMLOndgb4Uyh20N1gsEasYQdembgtPUd_xttNo_u6qndNRTDKbq4t52NfFM9Hw4pPZOVev9t3ZMwEig/s262/dickgreen1975alcs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="184" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1e8fUiOOOfbHcXHsp4Z2cgevYp45FP3aDZqT0xGumPapV3eEJyCeg058Ej22eLfEY0-w6VNf3oOMecAoSGNi2UkShJxzljfUtGxAFXA3gMLOndgb4Uyh20N1gsEasYQdembgtPUd_xttNo_u6qndNRTDKbq4t52NfFM9Hw4pPZOVev9t3ZMwEig/s1600/dickgreen1975alcs.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><p>I will send off another copy of this card to Ted Kubiak just to be sure. I just got a return from him about a week ago though, so I'll wait a while before bothering him again.</p><p>I regret I didn't notice that the sliding runner is Brooks Robinson earlier. It would have been great to have this card signed by both players. Or maybe, all three players?</p></div></div>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-71781245246582641522024-03-11T15:57:00.002-05:002024-03-11T15:57:37.637-05:00Tricked Again<p>After receiving three ttm returns on Saturday, I was anxious to open the three returns in my mailbox today. One from Florida and two from Arizona. I was sure at least one of them would be a spring training return.</p><p>There weren't any in that batch, but I did get some nice returns regardless.</p><p>Doug Camilli signed the 1973 Red Sox coach's card already signed by the late Eddie Kasko, as well as the 1961 and 1963 Dodgers team cards. I had enclosed for $5 per card.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVaTh7YNmKT8zMixc5qIJhPuRKnr6d5cZA_41p0j8AJ9xpaOaz3ypthxilh3bj5bLOVHyTs5I0fXg_NpJkQSx5F7aJfvTHf4vQqTBXpW859Ujum91ysAJCJV8mvptbBvC-nMirrk6vYCw06QHEtUnE8DE8pIJSFhqp3AI7KElBc7_uswRaLGX8A/s258/dougcamilli1961dodgersteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="258" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVaTh7YNmKT8zMixc5qIJhPuRKnr6d5cZA_41p0j8AJ9xpaOaz3ypthxilh3bj5bLOVHyTs5I0fXg_NpJkQSx5F7aJfvTHf4vQqTBXpW859Ujum91ysAJCJV8mvptbBvC-nMirrk6vYCw06QHEtUnE8DE8pIJSFhqp3AI7KElBc7_uswRaLGX8A/s1600/dougcamilli1961dodgersteam.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeh_mF7MiWPrlHBEVMiDWbDAhaWuz3izD0aaugtj9C7XMdCJqu1fAWWc7_quSOdrGJoKg0B5iwkvn_fUA23lBzzY5WthLl5qvtWpMqoPKODQ3s_tgeI0m8puTGbKBF7BUs6CyuFr6uupvqNqKZqWL0Y6Bzvvqz9T10CXsooiobeUfxkmqv4MRAw/s259/dougcamilli1963dodgersteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="191" data-original-width="259" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeh_mF7MiWPrlHBEVMiDWbDAhaWuz3izD0aaugtj9C7XMdCJqu1fAWWc7_quSOdrGJoKg0B5iwkvn_fUA23lBzzY5WthLl5qvtWpMqoPKODQ3s_tgeI0m8puTGbKBF7BUs6CyuFr6uupvqNqKZqWL0Y6Bzvvqz9T10CXsooiobeUfxkmqv4MRAw/s1600/dougcamilli1963dodgersteam.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh160XORTCNNIMJJevEHhuT8g9N8a2s5r-B2LWlTHnSb3tQF_utMXT5GzbGWlKEJpod_cRgyKicyt9zv41qtYMa6VM1AtfJN8AOFlhP_3qFFH3fBn7v1H-zURd9QeZVKUK4Ns7VIfFcXrxr2L3CtleXZ7l2obnXBcEGIs1VVM66AONcJl9D3RlNjw/s260/dougcamilli1973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="260" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh160XORTCNNIMJJevEHhuT8g9N8a2s5r-B2LWlTHnSb3tQF_utMXT5GzbGWlKEJpod_cRgyKicyt9zv41qtYMa6VM1AtfJN8AOFlhP_3qFFH3fBn7v1H-zURd9QeZVKUK4Ns7VIfFcXrxr2L3CtleXZ7l2obnXBcEGIs1VVM66AONcJl9D3RlNjw/s1600/dougcamilli1973.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><p>Rich "Goose" Gossage signed his 1983 Topps for his $10 per card fee. I have 19 cards from this set signed by Hall of Famers now, but a very long way to go on the rest of the set.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBmzCcjje_JH94Q6e0BuH-QLXi5NqTk_jMWAPNzE8XOkhSosGsl6Lghqyy40qd0ronM5KqD5ZyaYYQq1mhTo7X94ZbOJTTZDpv3qm5_v_FFZd3kPStk4nXxbC4CQs19Bm23uk_PBX2T6vQrxfl-KuMXoEfCIO638fbNDOd9rKkax17oT5FTw8uw/s261/goosegossage1983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="190" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBmzCcjje_JH94Q6e0BuH-QLXi5NqTk_jMWAPNzE8XOkhSosGsl6Lghqyy40qd0ronM5KqD5ZyaYYQq1mhTo7X94ZbOJTTZDpv3qm5_v_FFZd3kPStk4nXxbC4CQs19Bm23uk_PBX2T6vQrxfl-KuMXoEfCIO638fbNDOd9rKkax17oT5FTw8uw/s1600/goosegossage1983.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><p>Generous-TTM-signer Jim Marshall signed his 1961 Topps, the 1963 Pirates team card and the 1974 Cubs coach's card.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAF3EJPwP7UManon8crfiK_5cyFWoidNwyp9yO5J__7fFIaPnyyczxpzCR5SdV0OJ1Z9q0A6PqNJBX-zqhSXRPEJYsb2nCTjHE7b7Hw3_vdl0op7MOkZEqPBS3E22fVczGHhPQtJwqpAGN3FNpd33pivTOk7gVdFGtyRl9TX8i7C-Imcw7r6aBCw/s259/jimmarshall1961c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="187" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAF3EJPwP7UManon8crfiK_5cyFWoidNwyp9yO5J__7fFIaPnyyczxpzCR5SdV0OJ1Z9q0A6PqNJBX-zqhSXRPEJYsb2nCTjHE7b7Hw3_vdl0op7MOkZEqPBS3E22fVczGHhPQtJwqpAGN3FNpd33pivTOk7gVdFGtyRl9TX8i7C-Imcw7r6aBCw/s1600/jimmarshall1961c.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ96dt9zsE5gNawokpkwydw3AyLkPrrUHtK6QRqP950M9D21Ijry_dg2aWqTOxCroXbfwSeBVzA02f_nWDOsvGK-pAoH4IYJPFYmb3KfVnH0_T7DDhHeniihUUmfO480OnA8nnTAkJSbOMKaSbLTeTRXzAwB3MVVpAYf3dwXHwq8VxwSfRwO8IQ/s262/jimmarshall1963piratesteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="262" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ96dt9zsE5gNawokpkwydw3AyLkPrrUHtK6QRqP950M9D21Ijry_dg2aWqTOxCroXbfwSeBVzA02f_nWDOsvGK-pAoH4IYJPFYmb3KfVnH0_T7DDhHeniihUUmfO480OnA8nnTAkJSbOMKaSbLTeTRXzAwB3MVVpAYf3dwXHwq8VxwSfRwO8IQ/s1600/jimmarshall1963piratesteam.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5ylRcwN9zUeC0aEXe7uNuTxdC6mcBf407Tl7ZbYdH2J4bkoGI-4zlZnX0YBC58lV614hkdvNKifwszJf8aips3H9gBmPI6NKlawNt3LLRnUnjCW6w5f_bgYOIGu5xvbR84hec49AVcdX4iGwWC1PygtrpFFlOG31mXk6l-t0DwY6F46lkgOdpA/s261/jimmarshall1974b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="188" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5ylRcwN9zUeC0aEXe7uNuTxdC6mcBf407Tl7ZbYdH2J4bkoGI-4zlZnX0YBC58lV614hkdvNKifwszJf8aips3H9gBmPI6NKlawNt3LLRnUnjCW6w5f_bgYOIGu5xvbR84hec49AVcdX4iGwWC1PygtrpFFlOG31mXk6l-t0DwY6F46lkgOdpA/s1600/jimmarshall1974b.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><p>Also, I received a Gold Glove baseball back from Ryne Sandberg. Several years ago, I sent him a regular baseball which he signed with blue sharpie. I'm pretty sure I had enclosed a ballpoint pen for him to use with that request, so I knew there was a chance this ball might not get signed with the pen I sent.</p><p>But he signed it nicely under the logo as I had requested, with my pen, or at least some blue ballpoint pen. I had asked him to add an inscription, "9x G.G." but I did not receive that. I enclosed $20 with my request, which is very reasonable. I didn't read anything on SCN specifically about a fee for signing baseballs. According to the comments, he had signed a baseball anywhere from $10 to $25 but did not see any inscriptions being included for those requests. I also saw that on some other returns, he used the blue sharpie on baseballs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZ_j8ls4h0p17p1PspGzvx0WVbu1nBC7sPSFLWNIQVhZ_Zm18LykTp4SWmLY_kLjEwMLxrs8LpffnUCaJlgw_GR5ZW3mjQeP_fQ8Qv2UucSHSrkQ4g11zX8JbF8eB0XAufNoYKI4VhWUozLU0pGX89rw1VgZusCb0Rpzp_OZmQZr1ABIryIb3zw/s212/rynesandbergballgg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="186" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZ_j8ls4h0p17p1PspGzvx0WVbu1nBC7sPSFLWNIQVhZ_Zm18LykTp4SWmLY_kLjEwMLxrs8LpffnUCaJlgw_GR5ZW3mjQeP_fQ8Qv2UucSHSrkQ4g11zX8JbF8eB0XAufNoYKI4VhWUozLU0pGX89rw1VgZusCb0Rpzp_OZmQZr1ABIryIb3zw/w281-h320/rynesandbergballgg.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>This ball took a while to get back to me despite just having to go from Chicago to roughly the Twin Cities here in Minnesota. Between this return and some eBay shipments I'm expecting, I've seen several spending a couple days in facilities in Chicago.</p><p>Speaking of which, this 1972 Topps spent five days in the Chicago area before reaching me today. This PSA-graded card is the perfect balance of cost and eye appeal for me. I'm pretty surprised it's only a 3. The centering is pretty nice, and the corners are pretty good too. The bottom right corner has a ding but it's pretty hard to see. Even at this low grade, it was still a $30 card! It's a high number, and the rookie of stars Ben Oglivie and Ron Cey. This Bernie Williams, not to be confused by the much younger Yankee, only played about four years with a lifetime batting average of .192.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqAZ7IoE06_llUKY_GRfIkOEGdXzy3_6qZVDlYhV0CIVm6m8sj1UGSl_ROC2_qssiCVbhT-u2x88kD0tKB6lh6RBOAmm0LBvkRSdW8n_HxvsREqLwFxgUImiPMKe9ZInsi3UlCujna8M1Z3c6wkfBOAZyoq7WM2_D_0_X_sjDDw_7xyjhIewr1g/s2812/1972ToppsOglivie-Cey-Williams.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1763" data-original-width="2812" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqAZ7IoE06_llUKY_GRfIkOEGdXzy3_6qZVDlYhV0CIVm6m8sj1UGSl_ROC2_qssiCVbhT-u2x88kD0tKB6lh6RBOAmm0LBvkRSdW8n_HxvsREqLwFxgUImiPMKe9ZInsi3UlCujna8M1Z3c6wkfBOAZyoq7WM2_D_0_X_sjDDw_7xyjhIewr1g/w400-h251/1972ToppsOglivie-Cey-Williams.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>All three of these players are still with us. Ron Cey signs via J.D. Legends Promotions, which is where I'll send it first. Ben Oglivie used to sign ttm, but now it appears that he just signs at shows, which he seems to do a couple times a year. And Bernie Williams doesn't appear to have signed ttm since 2021, at least according to SCN. I don't see any private signings with him in the past either, so he may be the tough one to complete this card.</p>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-73862544637853978172024-03-08T15:19:00.004-06:002024-03-08T15:19:43.972-06:00Ken Boswell, Rickey Henderson and Bill Mazeroski<p>Today I received a mix of ttm, purchases and mail-in signing returns.</p><p>Bill Mazeroski signed a couple Pirates team cards ttm in about 17 days with his $10 per card fee.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroF3kuHIOOiMqHuIDvR0gmh3o02LOhB_r7xC1VThwkPTTEN0WQJbL7rkWxtW3i1T4xrJZNzmdFZLlt1NbHwPZHOa53Um-4dHFS1OHCmhTQK0JjXlYgPtO3A3B4oqeFdrMM3UZdNoc-yVo-U0B_A7FU2JdsB9te2HrrTm79xKMXStPrz_vIiHx6g/s256/billmazeroski1971piratesteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="256" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroF3kuHIOOiMqHuIDvR0gmh3o02LOhB_r7xC1VThwkPTTEN0WQJbL7rkWxtW3i1T4xrJZNzmdFZLlt1NbHwPZHOa53Um-4dHFS1OHCmhTQK0JjXlYgPtO3A3B4oqeFdrMM3UZdNoc-yVo-U0B_A7FU2JdsB9te2HrrTm79xKMXStPrz_vIiHx6g/s1600/billmazeroski1971piratesteam.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqVEi8g72LOoO0m-R1ZWzMxXPDcPDwUdWcmO3NJgire1uPK04Sq8nJ4xI6ehleeQbRhf8TWL5ve6Ghr26K8B5G-WegUlZQjRKIg1TtvzckgL1kzdnmvM-JahOcBGo4c5x915C_u0Vu4M8R-OCulyBDkHRItuxShgK23hqsbW5u3iPCJrIIcvZAg/s259/billmazeroski1972piratesteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="259" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqVEi8g72LOoO0m-R1ZWzMxXPDcPDwUdWcmO3NJgire1uPK04Sq8nJ4xI6ehleeQbRhf8TWL5ve6Ghr26K8B5G-WegUlZQjRKIg1TtvzckgL1kzdnmvM-JahOcBGo4c5x915C_u0Vu4M8R-OCulyBDkHRItuxShgK23hqsbW5u3iPCJrIIcvZAg/s1600/billmazeroski1972piratesteam.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><p>Last year I sent in a 1969 Topps to a Ken Boswell signing. Unfortunately, my card got overlooked and didn't get signed. Mr. Boswell is a tough signer the last few years, and the promoter that overlooked my card had some extras so I bought one from him.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zs0LgOwHb_kRWVtpPcwekXCbVpquM-cGfHKMk-S2JWOJQoCE0gkUQCs9aHk9ZX_EEHyGjoVkWHinIurvevjahoBQ2aM0I4aGFtB0qte5qPLlOKQpUgVaIaVh0rBM9hpwABqpN6_xOMK3vG1tDkuaGgcEhHRJqUSwtbDzCHdtMF_5-C6bq7o8Rg/s261/kenboswell1969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="189" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zs0LgOwHb_kRWVtpPcwekXCbVpquM-cGfHKMk-S2JWOJQoCE0gkUQCs9aHk9ZX_EEHyGjoVkWHinIurvevjahoBQ2aM0I4aGFtB0qte5qPLlOKQpUgVaIaVh0rBM9hpwABqpN6_xOMK3vG1tDkuaGgcEhHRJqUSwtbDzCHdtMF_5-C6bq7o8Rg/s1600/kenboswell1969.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><p>And finally, I received my Rickey Henderson rookie card (1980 Topps) back from a Tom Orr signing. I had this one authenticated by J.S.A.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyZPXjQTW78BedzwFtCTeLYi1-EiAx2lXtm9C6A8aLajSn6XqXoUn_ADYC04F58iyGhSXsGsMW3akF7ivBZUE5k5b2DNc9oVsJ0vEDa9-JPTTIhnXfTjjZpPSD0hx2gV_dYHt8B6HxFUpslh5JrAbmyVuN8gikCzG4PhqwNKRZtcUxmNA01Bw7Q/s259/rickeyhenderson1980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="190" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyZPXjQTW78BedzwFtCTeLYi1-EiAx2lXtm9C6A8aLajSn6XqXoUn_ADYC04F58iyGhSXsGsMW3akF7ivBZUE5k5b2DNc9oVsJ0vEDa9-JPTTIhnXfTjjZpPSD0hx2gV_dYHt8B6HxFUpslh5JrAbmyVuN8gikCzG4PhqwNKRZtcUxmNA01Bw7Q/s1600/rickeyhenderson1980.jpg" width="190" /></a></div>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-20704571611387829212024-03-05T21:43:00.004-06:002024-03-05T21:45:27.172-06:00Lou Klimchock and Ted Kubiak<p>I received two more returns today.</p><p>My return from Ted Kubiak arrived in a USPS body bag, appearing as if it had been soaked in coffee before being ripped and creased.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMHkgEpNSmxKZQlqHHP8xzUyjCPUTtAzrigcglODaa_MOkUeNbtODVgBn4pWkN_r_22uVLjazb6i9sO3kVcP2H4WIpulvgYdFttwZd9euP5d7zdYNoZDt1hs6xwB1raFmhzMF1bRgYUaKARbp5jHJVdu6aZ5-3-co8DN6cq-4KxDYkU4r2Zo2Kw/s2764/envelope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="2764" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMHkgEpNSmxKZQlqHHP8xzUyjCPUTtAzrigcglODaa_MOkUeNbtODVgBn4pWkN_r_22uVLjazb6i9sO3kVcP2H4WIpulvgYdFttwZd9euP5d7zdYNoZDt1hs6xwB1raFmhzMF1bRgYUaKARbp5jHJVdu6aZ5-3-co8DN6cq-4KxDYkU4r2Zo2Kw/w400-h245/envelope.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Somehow, the cards were still inside, body have obviously been wet. Luckily, there doesn't appear to be any staining though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvzExzZnDl6qIQw-I1Oo9cqUV47Oi4ERTAhhTdG58sTdE2DrtaxfszycXgwHtW3UNZhuB_MqfzdkvlN_0fd-BBoa2EilmOpir6cs_BT7_4ai4K7b8huOOfKf4WYv8mh5eotTdBsd8LAhWE1E18AzNA6XW_VyFTOY0oRcmqX0ztEdFb7a3xRX_Nw/s260/tedkubiak1976athleticsteam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="260" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvzExzZnDl6qIQw-I1Oo9cqUV47Oi4ERTAhhTdG58sTdE2DrtaxfszycXgwHtW3UNZhuB_MqfzdkvlN_0fd-BBoa2EilmOpir6cs_BT7_4ai4K7b8huOOfKf4WYv8mh5eotTdBsd8LAhWE1E18AzNA6XW_VyFTOY0oRcmqX0ztEdFb7a3xRX_Nw/s1600/tedkubiak1976athleticsteam.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFyvZHyaQjf68AJ3yN7MBcT1jHST1vgsmqNkvb4RzKes15dl7UP26TMr4ECAvB9BDi93VHSPDNT-r7Q8md3E0i-67UL6m2DGok03nh4mc3qre8XgzM-8myXUpJ8FoGdVy5V2NpCuav1FYqcsnNMZXSfSUElvaE-2JFXDxtaosOYK-T2TIA2GnEA/s259/tedkubiak1975athleticsteam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="259" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFyvZHyaQjf68AJ3yN7MBcT1jHST1vgsmqNkvb4RzKes15dl7UP26TMr4ECAvB9BDi93VHSPDNT-r7Q8md3E0i-67UL6m2DGok03nh4mc3qre8XgzM-8myXUpJ8FoGdVy5V2NpCuav1FYqcsnNMZXSfSUElvaE-2JFXDxtaosOYK-T2TIA2GnEA/s1600/tedkubiak1975athleticsteam.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1MtAvMUk5aiDrcqLwdWIKX_S9EMN_i-U_W-rE5MRhg3ijuNv39yXCp7TX2N6zXV5OBcdr69iYxYLTVyTVS-XPirKjpTidsc8KhcsK-kQsChJ9x_qGdFxeSJdKRB96rzi2L-Y8esIUtVN8h5kh55zMUnM5zcMkD28hN-G5Tq8POXaT1a2bdG3eQ/s258/tedkubiak1973worldchampions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="258" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1MtAvMUk5aiDrcqLwdWIKX_S9EMN_i-U_W-rE5MRhg3ijuNv39yXCp7TX2N6zXV5OBcdr69iYxYLTVyTVS-XPirKjpTidsc8KhcsK-kQsChJ9x_qGdFxeSJdKRB96rzi2L-Y8esIUtVN8h5kh55zMUnM5zcMkD28hN-G5Tq8POXaT1a2bdG3eQ/s1600/tedkubiak1973worldchampions.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGHBIocPigv0hDREcCXHxl8Ll5SAiWeyRdwOxUv3pMI8t1SeB28CkK1rjBNdaj8coaydJa5c_q9YV9ZAysvzwd1XZc4eyBVqROIKTewloBuAaKMUSb7wlvOIdm4cp44Mc1rjFJueQax1vY5C8ayBNcNUttVItClufNID9daYbGP6C32_2-f0y4A/s262/tedkubiak1971b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="187" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGHBIocPigv0hDREcCXHxl8Ll5SAiWeyRdwOxUv3pMI8t1SeB28CkK1rjBNdaj8coaydJa5c_q9YV9ZAysvzwd1XZc4eyBVqROIKTewloBuAaKMUSb7wlvOIdm4cp44Mc1rjFJueQax1vY5C8ayBNcNUttVItClufNID9daYbGP6C32_2-f0y4A/s1600/tedkubiak1971b.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><p>My return from Lou Klimchock was less eventful, although it did get my hopes up that I had received a return from Arizona spring training. I am still 0 for 29 on my spring training requests, which is frustrating.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHDbxoE4XQJdHKbFdg4A8rgkp0MHBSUdMzbmYFoCPg81l0xciw0WOS6XTEZELBIlqnjFDe_FVZRwVg0CvNZSyW7QWb9VDc-ceVL6UODNbo8if91LkrQkyXYeYJs_GTbYelOX1QewrTqsXTk94ezN_UlP6H_W_DDp2Ieag4X4LXlEzSbAx_6fxUA/s260/louklimchock1961athleticsteam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="260" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHDbxoE4XQJdHKbFdg4A8rgkp0MHBSUdMzbmYFoCPg81l0xciw0WOS6XTEZELBIlqnjFDe_FVZRwVg0CvNZSyW7QWb9VDc-ceVL6UODNbo8if91LkrQkyXYeYJs_GTbYelOX1QewrTqsXTk94ezN_UlP6H_W_DDp2Ieag4X4LXlEzSbAx_6fxUA/s1600/louklimchock1961athleticsteam.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheO6Irz77GzN9dVvz7FX1tALZPVpx2LeLRWuOHtRyyHgMyDERmrftOyHAzIOVPmSNrEN4kw-TKmp-jkHOo0eMUBpyYGUj0GD9FxJCmAMbxA2pGLBFjfs6TqmeOHaJEgcx0WNTtOY2NMEEswPbKsLQvVwa_nQBTg1lhb5b1AVZwtve5h-WioAC4xw/s261/louklimchock1965c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="187" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheO6Irz77GzN9dVvz7FX1tALZPVpx2LeLRWuOHtRyyHgMyDERmrftOyHAzIOVPmSNrEN4kw-TKmp-jkHOo0eMUBpyYGUj0GD9FxJCmAMbxA2pGLBFjfs6TqmeOHaJEgcx0WNTtOY2NMEEswPbKsLQvVwa_nQBTg1lhb5b1AVZwtve5h-WioAC4xw/s1600/louklimchock1965c.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsb9PLb_nJmpPacUh7rLumfLKUFHWNHQZQBkifnwrZV4WA3xvHaYYPn5gfm1CD3DZ7dnC2kwUMH2s0vFQPxc8M03fcfDy8du6UJMtC5nu7JRyr9rWGmLupclv825mVXp9O-OjCtkDkogVsuaL-fdTFKk16SIQYkvZr60-SAvjIXmDdExlpl7v-A/s261/louklimchock1961c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="186" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsb9PLb_nJmpPacUh7rLumfLKUFHWNHQZQBkifnwrZV4WA3xvHaYYPn5gfm1CD3DZ7dnC2kwUMH2s0vFQPxc8M03fcfDy8du6UJMtC5nu7JRyr9rWGmLupclv825mVXp9O-OjCtkDkogVsuaL-fdTFKk16SIQYkvZr60-SAvjIXmDdExlpl7v-A/s1600/louklimchock1961c.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc6WiJEPyBxc3tdOYPZaE-EPVEAF4moCPlJMXd-Z2VboXswCowg-5NkgX4c1oKcjbMPngVhUmsP9hVEeWNbItpPkRWvDC-qfw_rUvs_det8z5qtnu4WohNt6VviU_1Huo4hlTdd-Yd0b8Zu9mcnU9BRgQ2xuqYMe9CcdwbjwULtUvqaTd8nXyJQ/s259/louklimchock1971indiansteam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="259" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc6WiJEPyBxc3tdOYPZaE-EPVEAF4moCPlJMXd-Z2VboXswCowg-5NkgX4c1oKcjbMPngVhUmsP9hVEeWNbItpPkRWvDC-qfw_rUvs_det8z5qtnu4WohNt6VviU_1Huo4hlTdd-Yd0b8Zu9mcnU9BRgQ2xuqYMe9CcdwbjwULtUvqaTd8nXyJQ/s1600/louklimchock1971indiansteam.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br />Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-64491354013513145602024-03-04T15:56:00.000-06:002024-03-04T15:56:15.471-06:00Felix Mantilla and Johnny O'Brien Returns<p>I received a couple vintage returns today. </p><p>Felix Mantilla signed his 1962 Topps and three team cards for his $5 per card fee. Unfortunately, he used a black marker that is a little weak.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsynI-4u_fdh-B2JbaROH_7Je3Ak8HNcUzpFqNTUf7uGRAFvpfj77DrFYgTwTBVXDkWP8PC1UkUHeQXzTvOcm_qAOg7TLtrfhEA_PTocMukqG3mPmjC1GKDYfEAibStTBqxxbgvqBdGmQNCcnV8QFMiNX9J4copNLk69gTmTr-nri5JK1lnBaKBw/s260/felixmantilla1961bravesteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="260" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsynI-4u_fdh-B2JbaROH_7Je3Ak8HNcUzpFqNTUf7uGRAFvpfj77DrFYgTwTBVXDkWP8PC1UkUHeQXzTvOcm_qAOg7TLtrfhEA_PTocMukqG3mPmjC1GKDYfEAibStTBqxxbgvqBdGmQNCcnV8QFMiNX9J4copNLk69gTmTr-nri5JK1lnBaKBw/s1600/felixmantilla1961bravesteam.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJFuYwMVaXmdGH7ik_QBOxFq4MDik2bkZEyChcK4B6N759sw6CKxr2g-6q3Oz-wlCkhrCiY2JL48kCnLuOD6gEuKCrWEJk1Xb4U6gk0r63_bCZ1pvEDN9Bq5F793lykUr9Ws8_IYv0w7LrC6ahMTljh7j9ehfZnBZJsqkR_0lEvx4BFZF6wrJcw/s262/felixmantilla1962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Myers Florida might be my first spring training return. It wasn't but it was a nice return from Ron Gardenhire, who lives down there.</p><p>He signed his 1982, 1983 and 1986 Topps as well as the 2005 Topps Heritage Twins team card.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstt-edhn4pYJepebBcxY7QjFdDNiy-FzzytPqeSzx9-8Jdn1jPjmYMUCMNtDnrPP2vMBpnp8RnglhBAkLShV7YIb3SteUJ9-HmuOiperMadl5vkMjkVqANmZDsmsDNX0gyQxkksrsmjqY12mD38ivgNwf5Y94vkwm707AK1r5Yu_eWLvRU9-BKA/s260/rongardenhire1982b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="260" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstt-edhn4pYJepebBcxY7QjFdDNiy-FzzytPqeSzx9-8Jdn1jPjmYMUCMNtDnrPP2vMBpnp8RnglhBAkLShV7YIb3SteUJ9-HmuOiperMadl5vkMjkVqANmZDsmsDNX0gyQxkksrsmjqY12mD38ivgNwf5Y94vkwm707AK1r5Yu_eWLvRU9-BKA/s1600/rongardenhire1982b.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgkvP8vaSjuYlrIKF-Al7Tt_-zpdmkzs-DQ8IELr85xXTzAlLGFGCfcGoiEFHNgnzkvY8auaY8HZE6EhDZQcPt-WnA9xgoIBivlbnBJVukTgZ7V88m80dncACsS7n_3n3hfK2Lo6G36Sv0DDivTaWXccJdthOEqNlSN822h7npO-LOouGPB6YyQ/s259/rongardenhire1983b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="186" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgkvP8vaSjuYlrIKF-Al7Tt_-zpdmkzs-DQ8IELr85xXTzAlLGFGCfcGoiEFHNgnzkvY8auaY8HZE6EhDZQcPt-WnA9xgoIBivlbnBJVukTgZ7V88m80dncACsS7n_3n3hfK2Lo6G36Sv0DDivTaWXccJdthOEqNlSN822h7npO-LOouGPB6YyQ/s1600/rongardenhire1983b.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Pt9KDKXq0elU7M-lIzhWH8mYkItR-fSpSAC0CcEy8Aep-aDOJT3RqVi7H-NEUame97x6R9n1o2Ma4DrL3loOD0fbc-SPFVF-LZgvfwIO1CJHjem7BlP05fcpX_e5uQWreQAQgtdyYlb5x4iAR8LLQgJEN9gpo-zee-7opv31hIPR-i8ryPSr7Q/s262/rongardenhire1986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="190" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Pt9KDKXq0elU7M-lIzhWH8mYkItR-fSpSAC0CcEy8Aep-aDOJT3RqVi7H-NEUame97x6R9n1o2Ma4DrL3loOD0fbc-SPFVF-LZgvfwIO1CJHjem7BlP05fcpX_e5uQWreQAQgtdyYlb5x4iAR8LLQgJEN9gpo-zee-7opv31hIPR-i8ryPSr7Q/s1600/rongardenhire1986.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEKJC540N72RQ3nkkZgRLldAWYKt7BgNEdPRijubTAxs_1J5FNquyxclfPEOoMJcN21abbOjjZQjWG31G6ZgMghMAa5x0z3QbwuT0vm6QzXoKi-yG43j3sT93TDaqoIhro9xJQiG38ajKPCfKTogr2WKjrT6Go-IeRlRyLeFJHa1d5PbPr5ZTsQ/s258/rongardenhire2005heritagetwinsteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="258" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEKJC540N72RQ3nkkZgRLldAWYKt7BgNEdPRijubTAxs_1J5FNquyxclfPEOoMJcN21abbOjjZQjWG31G6ZgMghMAa5x0z3QbwuT0vm6QzXoKi-yG43j3sT93TDaqoIhro9xJQiG38ajKPCfKTogr2WKjrT6Go-IeRlRyLeFJHa1d5PbPr5ZTsQ/s1600/rongardenhire2005heritagetwinsteam.jpg" width="258" /></a></div>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-30958249232790669792024-03-01T15:07:00.002-06:002024-03-01T15:07:27.247-06:00Wally Bunker TTM Return<p>Today I received a return from Wally Bunker that I sent back at the end of December. He was kind enough to sign his 1965 Topps, the 1965 Topps Pitching Leaders card, and the 1971 Topps Royals team card.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ivTSnGF6iqLdqC4wfIJnNCyYDhy972BBUXrBfVFXTG4jtz_mU8ys5pYNwCWphyphenhyphen5BmNCS1Xi3Diln_XeHHGc5VFmH2qHafpp5SFk9fH6gWbzFV02amRSO60FbCWM008RcPmvfNl8zbLUKdm5M-DNaoUlFfm1SMqpQdqiV9LZiAVyY1eesBHE7eQ/s263/wallybunker1965b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="190" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ivTSnGF6iqLdqC4wfIJnNCyYDhy972BBUXrBfVFXTG4jtz_mU8ys5pYNwCWphyphenhyphen5BmNCS1Xi3Diln_XeHHGc5VFmH2qHafpp5SFk9fH6gWbzFV02amRSO60FbCWM008RcPmvfNl8zbLUKdm5M-DNaoUlFfm1SMqpQdqiV9LZiAVyY1eesBHE7eQ/s1600/wallybunker1965b.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ffFE991wAGPLLsbXtxTmwDXxoZQ0WB_6oR41ZtXB589vo3DAtvzq7ZraHibFFQEeK9jKRt8lw8Sc4axyB_R3mRgpjuLNMZ1hKsCLOhKNc6Du0xCeErqPRUMAGdChGb-dbTn-uaeNPPKHkLMvpLbz5shpnafn0JSbUmfPKiJUV0-v2tgUSpilSw/s263/wallybunker1965pitchingleaders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="186" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ffFE991wAGPLLsbXtxTmwDXxoZQ0WB_6oR41ZtXB589vo3DAtvzq7ZraHibFFQEeK9jKRt8lw8Sc4axyB_R3mRgpjuLNMZ1hKsCLOhKNc6Du0xCeErqPRUMAGdChGb-dbTn-uaeNPPKHkLMvpLbz5shpnafn0JSbUmfPKiJUV0-v2tgUSpilSw/s1600/wallybunker1965pitchingleaders.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F7tk5-SLjABZg1bxmGaajxquHHVVDm_c4rk8e8mIIW0re3-VFSUUzNhNT7Tf1e1tp2Msh7fn5p7RZMO8uh56lkRfu82TnodzOWmZiyk1bH-9t8k5W3QeJ6kccwMeFOabMsVBKggakjXNdXfZcURDD5k2yqVe45gEk5lmR7QL7FsVjEHh-5tzgQ/s257/wallybunker1971royalsteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="257" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F7tk5-SLjABZg1bxmGaajxquHHVVDm_c4rk8e8mIIW0re3-VFSUUzNhNT7Tf1e1tp2Msh7fn5p7RZMO8uh56lkRfu82TnodzOWmZiyk1bH-9t8k5W3QeJ6kccwMeFOabMsVBKggakjXNdXfZcURDD5k2yqVe45gEk5lmR7QL7FsVjEHh-5tzgQ/s1600/wallybunker1971royalsteam.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><p>The 65 Topps is an upgrade. I like the Topps Trophy cards and the one he signed previously for me was in fine black marker. It looks much nicer in blue sharpie!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1ecZ8bd5BAYebOUiDOmZ38Byyy-_gAaCeAPPLVZ_lPZ1G7tSLIV8go01kyADYPhNX9z27Q4E6PYGxbZNG5XN-pCSXgx6HSexnSJR-vYnfTrptaXaM8_nRD2SfGkeO9kRHNYLjdDBV5DBkUdqAgpYNF8qF3mvle8n8dLjPrqhD1rdWERoWdUSIg/s257/wallybunker1965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="184" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1ecZ8bd5BAYebOUiDOmZ38Byyy-_gAaCeAPPLVZ_lPZ1G7tSLIV8go01kyADYPhNX9z27Q4E6PYGxbZNG5XN-pCSXgx6HSexnSJR-vYnfTrptaXaM8_nRD2SfGkeO9kRHNYLjdDBV5DBkUdqAgpYNF8qF3mvle8n8dLjPrqhD1rdWERoWdUSIg/s1600/wallybunker1965.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><p>Its' very sad that all of the other players on the Pitching Leaders card have already passed away! Other than Dean Chance, this would have been a pretty easy card to complete ttm a few years ago. I'm disappointed I overlooked this card.</p>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-16512078139530618192024-02-29T11:38:00.002-06:002024-02-29T11:38:34.476-06:00Tony Perez Mail-In Signing Return<p>Despite showing one in my Informed Delivery email this morning, I didn't receive any ttm returns today.</p><p>I did, however, receive a return from a Tony Perez mail-in signing. I sent in five cards, to try to get some set cards completed. The 1971 Leaders cards could be completed with Williams and Bench, but it would be expensive. I'm not sure if I'll try that or not. </p><p>The 1965 Topps is his rookie card, so it's nice to add another HOF rookie card to my collection, as well as check off another card for my 1965 set. I count a card with one signature as complete, whether or not I try to get more on it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxq4gWbIavsZhWOYD3Y-6cepXePvL71brFbvrWwN8lNuq3ygY4lvwskzN82xf58xMNGDQ7B1eF17f4MbWE4BvsLpwcldL_WR6OPyi5JRCkiEGoutaHlz9BjfZQ4hLXoCehqPrFQNqx2Q1dz5L0r6XJjHvqQ0EEBHINW0dvyB70-YKA3yUSEYhhDw/s262/tonyperez1965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="192" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxq4gWbIavsZhWOYD3Y-6cepXePvL71brFbvrWwN8lNuq3ygY4lvwskzN82xf58xMNGDQ7B1eF17f4MbWE4BvsLpwcldL_WR6OPyi5JRCkiEGoutaHlz9BjfZQ4hLXoCehqPrFQNqx2Q1dz5L0r6XJjHvqQ0EEBHINW0dvyB70-YKA3yUSEYhhDw/s1600/tonyperez1965.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qyVcyRhhhEa2cOCLau1Ry16qIdXbi2CIKDLYB3uGjY976NYATi0XATRNcRDkgXFYoONRxkjzqrajR5jQInSK_v9-FfarGn-3OTjXw2z_qSQpeAyt6kcrvxwzat3mIeyXnxtxlvKJaKuCJrfA8C9FZm7j-Ol8fHTF6uKAqpBy-DAmyAqLnPAv2g/s261/tonyperez1971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="186" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qyVcyRhhhEa2cOCLau1Ry16qIdXbi2CIKDLYB3uGjY976NYATi0XATRNcRDkgXFYoONRxkjzqrajR5jQInSK_v9-FfarGn-3OTjXw2z_qSQpeAyt6kcrvxwzat3mIeyXnxtxlvKJaKuCJrfA8C9FZm7j-Ol8fHTF6uKAqpBy-DAmyAqLnPAv2g/s1600/tonyperez1971.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg696LLHdulryjc2sOzy5VMOQbqv7UvFA6Q6hhfd_NXVbabNL1jjX2rBgoMS4hMwDMf6uNoDbYaNGqkYPzpt2wlYoUQ1TRsPPU0RAqmGZEjbpEK_cUKM7D2z_2wLfRv3Yig25Co1vhRqE3qhaiw7uxtLOsAwAI-g4wgLXZ3yUYkP4s_KzxLXm4zng/s262/tonyperez1971nlhrleaders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="186" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg696LLHdulryjc2sOzy5VMOQbqv7UvFA6Q6hhfd_NXVbabNL1jjX2rBgoMS4hMwDMf6uNoDbYaNGqkYPzpt2wlYoUQ1TRsPPU0RAqmGZEjbpEK_cUKM7D2z_2wLfRv3Yig25Co1vhRqE3qhaiw7uxtLOsAwAI-g4wgLXZ3yUYkP4s_KzxLXm4zng/s1600/tonyperez1971nlhrleaders.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTTa79aPecyHvJ7aBhxkSU4FtFKUXDSJ6pbBMmp_caeKhGYtFLJE_MT8mBZUMx3Cf6I2kgP2Euc2uNn6j_XlTmo1_fphL_wHetRF5S87nDJ2ZZYDBfE0SX94x-ogQ4nklqH6OJckahnsAd4bhQ3rrxZK8cLblyi-1gLRjY-tKJjvJqGiINw7qMQ/s263/tonyperez1971nlrbileaders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="193" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTTa79aPecyHvJ7aBhxkSU4FtFKUXDSJ6pbBMmp_caeKhGYtFLJE_MT8mBZUMx3Cf6I2kgP2Euc2uNn6j_XlTmo1_fphL_wHetRF5S87nDJ2ZZYDBfE0SX94x-ogQ4nklqH6OJckahnsAd4bhQ3rrxZK8cLblyi-1gLRjY-tKJjvJqGiINw7qMQ/s1600/tonyperez1971nlrbileaders.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzF2YteCED_-ghgKb_4umOYlTBXO6GZYTveu2ZUll3AKejx2BubR9fnY8uVhzf7V82BcxUWgtSZr03hDw9ImCCsUl_M8GqK4FZT-KD6PFFJCBSXNHaUMTA_5mHA0INfA9W7A-BMgXPZhtkdla1UA57vPXMqowz33Vda4Wa-JeaiQf8ZAC9bW63QA/s267/tonyperez1973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="201" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzF2YteCED_-ghgKb_4umOYlTBXO6GZYTveu2ZUll3AKejx2BubR9fnY8uVhzf7V82BcxUWgtSZr03hDw9ImCCsUl_M8GqK4FZT-KD6PFFJCBSXNHaUMTA_5mHA0INfA9W7A-BMgXPZhtkdla1UA57vPXMqowz33Vda4Wa-JeaiQf8ZAC9bW63QA/s1600/tonyperez1973.jpg" width="201" /></a></div>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-64409493723538523042024-02-28T17:01:00.000-06:002024-02-28T17:01:10.512-06:00Vern Law TTM Return<p>Today I received a great ttm return from Vernon (Vern) Law, as always. He signed his 1957 and 1962 Topps and added lots of inscriptions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWB4YH8fwPKA51ajnaF8N9toduSaBfUkwiXJbPMOacmLIBFifXY0Z4UftG3nDHB7irSB6ng67QyvS7Dz2soQJ-kzCQcHwgrsXJkRwfBuFyHcqUiJEF8u8yaxoIdC_rHEQtfkPVZBulI29SLmOpvt3N3rJ_7-y-SdEKBzWDUAdw0WXt0ZWr_zcFw/s260/vernlaw1957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="187" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWB4YH8fwPKA51ajnaF8N9toduSaBfUkwiXJbPMOacmLIBFifXY0Z4UftG3nDHB7irSB6ng67QyvS7Dz2soQJ-kzCQcHwgrsXJkRwfBuFyHcqUiJEF8u8yaxoIdC_rHEQtfkPVZBulI29SLmOpvt3N3rJ_7-y-SdEKBzWDUAdw0WXt0ZWr_zcFw/s1600/vernlaw1957.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq14F1lEe2ql1eR82UqG6OCpGel4iEQRKopR6LweOC893yR3XitlBbvIqf0Pyb-uNcvyJf8bO0KtPh94bMEEXZp0kBR1cex-pgSfs3QL84WwD6-nb5H0ldMEmahiGry8iGJxsCTFBiCIe2CJL4hlXYo3IGnm8G2f-mmXIwVt1Ict35n5m0v4rEDQ/s261/vernlaw1962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="189" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq14F1lEe2ql1eR82UqG6OCpGel4iEQRKopR6LweOC893yR3XitlBbvIqf0Pyb-uNcvyJf8bO0KtPh94bMEEXZp0kBR1cex-pgSfs3QL84WwD6-nb5H0ldMEmahiGry8iGJxsCTFBiCIe2CJL4hlXYo3IGnm8G2f-mmXIwVt1Ict35n5m0v4rEDQ/s1600/vernlaw1962.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><p>He also answered some questions I had in my letter, and then he thanked me for "being a fan of the Golden Age of Baseball". I included $20 with my request. He always does such a nice job. A TTM Hall of Famer, for sure!</p>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-78026430570064290632024-02-24T15:54:00.001-06:002024-02-24T15:54:59.924-06:00Mack Burk and Danny Cater TTM Returns<p>I received two ttm returns today. One of them was a little ripped and beat up. This seems to be happening more and more lately. It didn't appear damaged in my Informed Delivery email, so it must have happened on its last leg of its trip back to me.</p><p>Mack Burk signed his 1957 and 1958 Topps, as well as the back of the 1957 Phillies team card. I have had several returns where the player chose to sign the back of team cards. I'm not sure why. I have started putting a post it note on the back asking them to sign the front, but I must have forgotten to do that on this card. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9H2Sylzs2_YuTLISpORCm5VJpAMqRedvZ2kE8Mcos-G0jfwiMjaEuoLYqNkso4-y4wN6HODgpUdqvHRwF4Crwsx9gTpqdWX-Cwy3crK7deyZn-EMhORKnMl3QuEf5xfB3O5NT76VoUJ_Uz7iFAL42IC30Ck7Nc8q9UkgE6srbO7VZwE9I368DQ/s263/mackburk1957philliesteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="263" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9H2Sylzs2_YuTLISpORCm5VJpAMqRedvZ2kE8Mcos-G0jfwiMjaEuoLYqNkso4-y4wN6HODgpUdqvHRwF4Crwsx9gTpqdWX-Cwy3crK7deyZn-EMhORKnMl3QuEf5xfB3O5NT76VoUJ_Uz7iFAL42IC30Ck7Nc8q9UkgE6srbO7VZwE9I368DQ/s1600/mackburk1957philliesteam.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybHmS3loqfwbn1FCK0MkTPJkHqtGfb7KEO5tUaEUGczcjNnCLRGX6V0U2U29NVwow3p2tw1aUY8Q0QvlwbN8KjiUqk8KAmm3XrZXe-73dNacCynYr1dmq4nATtLk6t1JB6zoxXjTsH1rsBSCvhmsGZQSMwGyEHtVLUE6JIJzVjPIwyHsTllwlHQ/s262/mackburk1958d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="186" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybHmS3loqfwbn1FCK0MkTPJkHqtGfb7KEO5tUaEUGczcjNnCLRGX6V0U2U29NVwow3p2tw1aUY8Q0QvlwbN8KjiUqk8KAmm3XrZXe-73dNacCynYr1dmq4nATtLk6t1JB6zoxXjTsH1rsBSCvhmsGZQSMwGyEHtVLUE6JIJzVjPIwyHsTllwlHQ/s1600/mackburk1958d.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkJ-1sTevx5nVs2dABhn0r0IvxdolEnvzVMqy33VZVb6GXW1PcX8lzWOTA1tILeA5w3I8SbeFu47jGW6tujI5PTlearfYsOVDiKseKpxtJ9Ib7vQqMDSTOAzGhlsDYR1UgjAWw5JAjokZo8zCJgLnrYMMI955g9SEVgLcUXpc2WttTM0Gz522Bg/s260/mackburk1957c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="190" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkJ-1sTevx5nVs2dABhn0r0IvxdolEnvzVMqy33VZVb6GXW1PcX8lzWOTA1tILeA5w3I8SbeFu47jGW6tujI5PTlearfYsOVDiKseKpxtJ9Ib7vQqMDSTOAzGhlsDYR1UgjAWw5JAjokZo8zCJgLnrYMMI955g9SEVgLcUXpc2WttTM0Gz522Bg/s1600/mackburk1957c.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><p>Danny Cater signed his 1975 Topps for my set. As he has been doing since about 2020, he abbreviated his first name with just his initial, "D. Cater". He charges $5 per card.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8HKKaSQCdO4qy8pXpCcw_njmZJxLY6lP1ilna6Wn-04lWKjf5FaLfDQ_3tRW5fdeFGyeMVI7vavQD3XskazJJNgJWI8dgIgFWQr7p1B53jmcRa-6tvTu0nlmVUmOxcYbOJtdtzc93qcP8mghRWvLmvRLh06Jhb8lWfnhZSLFIdnlJpru5-l6Ag/s261/dannycater1975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="186" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8HKKaSQCdO4qy8pXpCcw_njmZJxLY6lP1ilna6Wn-04lWKjf5FaLfDQ_3tRW5fdeFGyeMVI7vavQD3XskazJJNgJWI8dgIgFWQr7p1B53jmcRa-6tvTu0nlmVUmOxcYbOJtdtzc93qcP8mghRWvLmvRLh06Jhb8lWfnhZSLFIdnlJpru5-l6Ag/s1600/dannycater1975.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><p>I received a few eBay purchases today as well, but no autographs. I received a bunch of Leo Cardenas cards that I plan to send to a mail-in signing, and about 20 unsigned Hall of Fame postcards. I really didn't care for these postcards in the past and never paid for any to be signed. But then I received a few that players like Brooks Robinson and Bobby Doerr included with my requests for free and they started to grow on me. </p><p>I've purchased a few here and there, and then came across an eBay seller that had a bunch of unsigned ones, so I decided to buy a few to send out to players that are good ttm, or not too expensive at shows. I need some type of project to work on and while this will be a relatively small project, it gives me something to focus on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjzR_rAL1dEJ0p29Heb1wTzcNBDl_PfmuM0fBZhtR3EwsSh_8oZYdFcje68BjrueEysl4T98Q03rzQTP2JjTouTsi0MSnV9k0lTtIdJMDgu7UUOPB8X1IclmRAYkHqrIRdjK5Jtn3AM7cD78iHVt_YgJqCyYO_3jrFkgwM9-Rkuj9Y9TJ8LIJJQ/s400/bobbydoerrpostcard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="261" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjzR_rAL1dEJ0p29Heb1wTzcNBDl_PfmuM0fBZhtR3EwsSh_8oZYdFcje68BjrueEysl4T98Q03rzQTP2JjTouTsi0MSnV9k0lTtIdJMDgu7UUOPB8X1IclmRAYkHqrIRdjK5Jtn3AM7cD78iHVt_YgJqCyYO_3jrFkgwM9-Rkuj9Y9TJ8LIJJQ/w261-h400/bobbydoerrpostcard.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QzZz1HzcfPUSuC2HqE97oFW-T9ZKF9N_KIUG3zZDtBx-CkMZRD1A77t-KGQz-OtJx1r_5en3MC8SMek5QqXgG9LCGfMDKLxS-Ql4Oq8F1hyphenhyphen8glbQZC0IKHXQ5mbM8O5inBzfs3FFzoUoMicUnqKiZwT1o-cRn8OwrqyiHvYFfSVYzD_t03gNpA/s408/brooksrobinsonpostcardb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="260" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QzZz1HzcfPUSuC2HqE97oFW-T9ZKF9N_KIUG3zZDtBx-CkMZRD1A77t-KGQz-OtJx1r_5en3MC8SMek5QqXgG9LCGfMDKLxS-Ql4Oq8F1hyphenhyphen8glbQZC0IKHXQ5mbM8O5inBzfs3FFzoUoMicUnqKiZwT1o-cRn8OwrqyiHvYFfSVYzD_t03gNpA/w255-h400/brooksrobinsonpostcardb.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExVQyeWBWifCoRsHcj4Qk0EJ1akVbzOvb5nT1T2CJh2vxiejKvePQhyRaEZKRLYzAeZ7c_pqutFSWcnS7pUZpYTiEhmbQrLpJVTrGp9h6R64HbK4hdCUfRrJD567A24uhPXbTZOYQZQ860eHlrfPrIa8zuNCFrVVavVltkW1FTZjFtWhPy5gcRA/s412/jimkaatpostcard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="261" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExVQyeWBWifCoRsHcj4Qk0EJ1akVbzOvb5nT1T2CJh2vxiejKvePQhyRaEZKRLYzAeZ7c_pqutFSWcnS7pUZpYTiEhmbQrLpJVTrGp9h6R64HbK4hdCUfRrJD567A24uhPXbTZOYQZQ860eHlrfPrIa8zuNCFrVVavVltkW1FTZjFtWhPy5gcRA/w254-h400/jimkaatpostcard.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonTiy1OVJNfls9deBqV4pqX99F9-iyT6R4a9QPdtBRvHpLUDzwA3qK0BakDwufNvCgSQk_ooPGmEU39G4Fhl2BiDnTZH1erMF5KcCg_tNmO94O-XcfHyoDlbvbK3MwkkkyKvLhpK8R-7OeAAnV-RN20RH7cR4QoewJ7eDGPRYMD8MR_BGBaSMZQ/s415/fergiejenkinspostcard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="267" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonTiy1OVJNfls9deBqV4pqX99F9-iyT6R4a9QPdtBRvHpLUDzwA3qK0BakDwufNvCgSQk_ooPGmEU39G4Fhl2BiDnTZH1erMF5KcCg_tNmO94O-XcfHyoDlbvbK3MwkkkyKvLhpK8R-7OeAAnV-RN20RH7cR4QoewJ7eDGPRYMD8MR_BGBaSMZQ/w258-h400/fergiejenkinspostcard.jpg" width="258" /></a></div>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-25033672653273928132024-02-23T11:49:00.005-06:002024-02-23T11:49:29.759-06:00Rick Aguilera Bobblehead<p>I received the other two items I sent in for this signing a while ago, but today I received the Rick Aguilera bobblehead. I chose to pay for Beckett Witness authentication on this one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnfQZe8Kg1bqyyGgsOySNUtxZQV2gahLG3yDfvDeNTM8LybaCXmU1s6-GfetBERf8O26QrkUJUCSekU0x9EJiEKZ2LZwDYO4Yst7f_I6nKGTXmOWpeiihjxnk0Swum685w0hOgu7Jq1RUUNBrL3hBWy6WGRO5u9zAs4Ao7fOOV_wFtifgEvanqw/s907/rickaguilerabhb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnfQZe8Kg1bqyyGgsOySNUtxZQV2gahLG3yDfvDeNTM8LybaCXmU1s6-GfetBERf8O26QrkUJUCSekU0x9EJiEKZ2LZwDYO4Yst7f_I6nKGTXmOWpeiihjxnk0Swum685w0hOgu7Jq1RUUNBrL3hBWy6WGRO5u9zAs4Ao7fOOV_wFtifgEvanqw/w249-h400/rickaguilerabhb.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><br /><p>A long time ago (2011), I had him sign his 1991 Twins World Champions bobblehead.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoj8O38wiWUWzUn0SZstuKwAn53qS9cfwgRBjS13D4IIVmQD2VRRrAK46tAbw8fXnDO4adcp2iEy0od58TOcKV4Bqg6WKa-SP9eiiu6hpg0-EBnMP8Hpj-vhU_yQJ_fiWv720qrOtbx_mGyOFNa96BFphQLFo4mUcsVE5fzkGw1B6FEqwEyWp9g/s669/rickaguilerabh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="669" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoj8O38wiWUWzUn0SZstuKwAn53qS9cfwgRBjS13D4IIVmQD2VRRrAK46tAbw8fXnDO4adcp2iEy0od58TOcKV4Bqg6WKa-SP9eiiu6hpg0-EBnMP8Hpj-vhU_yQJ_fiWv720qrOtbx_mGyOFNa96BFphQLFo4mUcsVE5fzkGw1B6FEqwEyWp9g/w400-h304/rickaguilerabh.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I also received a magazine that I intend to send in to a Tony Oliva signing. The cover also has Denny McLain and Fergie Jenkins on it so it's possible I could get all the players on the cover to sign this one, which is my goal.</p><p>I expect a few more returns from private signings and am hoping to start getting a few ttm returns shortly.</p>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-87743441441525019452024-02-20T17:21:00.003-06:002024-02-20T17:21:54.233-06:00TTM Returns, Mail-In Signing Return and Some Purchases<p>I received a bunch of cards back today. including a couple TTM returns.</p><p>Chuck Essegian signed his 1971 Fleer commemorating his two pinch-hit home runs in the 1959 World series.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_4MAdGD2f9oUTJ38xL4GHx5_L-ETs4YnlC-RrIoqLc_fpvvKNDAeheXdD0KD7NfjEiuE9IF4tKMQyKr46m4HiqUbkztMt0-Mek-yoj6hzMlaBjt4AETNeIWzyNc5-rqigvrV1rBWv7RJbKMTs2VjulL5-m0UUGfZd3KguoMhchlDlBt9zEeEig/s262/chuckessegian1971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="262" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_4MAdGD2f9oUTJ38xL4GHx5_L-ETs4YnlC-RrIoqLc_fpvvKNDAeheXdD0KD7NfjEiuE9IF4tKMQyKr46m4HiqUbkztMt0-Mek-yoj6hzMlaBjt4AETNeIWzyNc5-rqigvrV1rBWv7RJbKMTs2VjulL5-m0UUGfZd3KguoMhchlDlBt9zEeEig/s1600/chuckessegian1971.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><p>And Andre Thornton signed his 1974 (on which the pen did not work well), 1978, and 1986 Topps.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeyAgsz7xgvjiDfF9i6QmXqyVAfGVDvRiT6WM3SfZbbeAfn6GbHovGpV9kJZmYm_w7z-AHoFoNzCSIY34YoaxiszjLf35oMUotGF5e9TcSGuQ76kkHfbqpsgXRYGPABmXQDuk4bBirJi8NnWi3Mm2hHNNtrbpfp8p5_66DnbjEMytckJfv2IGYQ/s262/andrethornton1974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="186" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeyAgsz7xgvjiDfF9i6QmXqyVAfGVDvRiT6WM3SfZbbeAfn6GbHovGpV9kJZmYm_w7z-AHoFoNzCSIY34YoaxiszjLf35oMUotGF5e9TcSGuQ76kkHfbqpsgXRYGPABmXQDuk4bBirJi8NnWi3Mm2hHNNtrbpfp8p5_66DnbjEMytckJfv2IGYQ/s1600/andrethornton1974.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="186" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTe2V9SuFXPxAhPB6pNly2PYPYSTobL-ZMk4OLFcyO8xaQC38ZqafWQUNPE-sU4FJnYYgGHdwrCP6JqbWj6vjD2h0akuxgW-oibXYqe2PNtqRKhS49wp8PBF7X2VefKLecRrczLskJapfOWxg9lIGXgakB6XhvFYGEVFacxpeV4R6xUL-fbzI-JA/s1600/andrethornton1986.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><p>I received a purchase which included a few Twins cards, adding a couple to my 2003 team set, and a couple upgrades to some Heritage cards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaNA4e_5XkH-dvD6MV99bJmdZ2ViYznRNviiLCYWaIwLUKyUWcehAf3B_wnAE59ZsOZ2Xj2QECeZbIJ4wTyrqNQD2WT0HcuvUq207PQ4F4AsbeGaKYjIW_3J1cMgJQnpRfDl9i-67wsspuZXgDmgiHbMxMy-XneSeZqEkFyOfDDEoYFYOpTrj2Q/s262/dongullett1971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="184" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaNA4e_5XkH-dvD6MV99bJmdZ2ViYznRNviiLCYWaIwLUKyUWcehAf3B_wnAE59ZsOZ2Xj2QECeZbIJ4wTyrqNQD2WT0HcuvUq207PQ4F4AsbeGaKYjIW_3J1cMgJQnpRfDl9i-67wsspuZXgDmgiHbMxMy-XneSeZqEkFyOfDDEoYFYOpTrj2Q/s1600/dongullett1971.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I paid the same for this signing that I would have paid for him normal ttm fee, but thought I'd reduce the risk of him using a bad pen or something with the promoter looking on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAi1dQkp6HAWvP_a2o6odI5LLVpLt5E_KflZInezbMVL2GhAsmY6URAauPxBvprFeYlKz3Ylk1d4EtKP1K6BNVMvjzsCNMzCN_WKdJdLE2UmTMRUnsk0lxIF3abf3k299C5GUh8V89W52V_Oa3AqsPum5BsLYYH2rwOf6-UVHTlPm2QTyRInMrQ/s260/billmadlock1976leaders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="188" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAi1dQkp6HAWvP_a2o6odI5LLVpLt5E_KflZInezbMVL2GhAsmY6URAauPxBvprFeYlKz3Ylk1d4EtKP1K6BNVMvjzsCNMzCN_WKdJdLE2UmTMRUnsk0lxIF3abf3k299C5GUh8V89W52V_Oa3AqsPum5BsLYYH2rwOf6-UVHTlPm2QTyRInMrQ/s1600/billmadlock1976leaders.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="189" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSlFMxW1pAJ_V6foHZ8IwdikJp3ZMGXwBMScqwdpPLNvh_lpylsjiCU8Mn3-Nhnx6vsaW-bDXGk6WYg1LOoOrOQD3LCCcvyEyoj-j_8blViTgvuWe-iKK2RFglSC1wvq1FiDtcHZ7iYs_GNoy3ogU71nn7wKBWxdCT2CrcL04PfDS-C_Mlo_tog/s1600/billmadlock1975b.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><p>I mailed a bunch of requests out today, including some current and former Twins at spring training addresses. I have low expectations, but tried a new tactic on some of them to see if my success rate improves. If it doesn't seem to help, I'll share my tactic. But if it does, I might not share it :-). Kind of like finding a good fishing spot.</p>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-39256911351079035372024-02-17T20:20:00.001-06:002024-02-17T20:20:24.892-06:00Bud Daley and Garry Jestadt TTM Returns - Clark and Rivera Purchases<p>One of my sases were in very poor shape when I received it today. It had obviously gotten wet since the ink had run and it was very wavy. It was ripped open and taped shut, creased and folded.</p><p>I was surprised the cards were even still inside. But the three cards Garry Jestadt had signed were there, although obviously they were wet at one point and wavy now, although dry. He wrote in the letter that the rain had gotten them wet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2MdRuL1t2_JnzFlcs1Go0EyCyR8_zEXg380DttU1Ak9DNB0mv5SSk-UaeudZcp6xZUq2XagYkk9UWa8BVugbws2QCoG6a9SdnKHbNEJDArq8ME-OLFb3cLqtEuAZG5L9kFOBtc7mkXBRcwo9BoRS9YKBbuC7nBO9jWO9s1VjCPpRF8i-ZnX7WQ/s260/garryjestadt1972buyback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="186" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2MdRuL1t2_JnzFlcs1Go0EyCyR8_zEXg380DttU1Ak9DNB0mv5SSk-UaeudZcp6xZUq2XagYkk9UWa8BVugbws2QCoG6a9SdnKHbNEJDArq8ME-OLFb3cLqtEuAZG5L9kFOBtc7mkXBRcwo9BoRS9YKBbuC7nBO9jWO9s1VjCPpRF8i-ZnX7WQ/s1600/garryjestadt1972buyback.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbamWjVhCp-cbnG0SluuCb3arJGD9RtuGsnLwH3AwmEUhghg3uYHJGjCeCvpe3jpYqP3Wo5MF5Z4lPxO7fkcBrMkpjwgD5e4GxJiIkUgFBg2RdlhyphenhyphenpDPtwLGkr44BgJEQIJVU_g13WrGYm1BbBplzJL8-tfTnUZ-h-r_cLQ6U7xVtDbK7xPk48w/s262/garryjestadt1972cubsteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="185" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbamWjVhCp-cbnG0SluuCb3arJGD9RtuGsnLwH3AwmEUhghg3uYHJGjCeCvpe3jpYqP3Wo5MF5Z4lPxO7fkcBrMkpjwgD5e4GxJiIkUgFBg2RdlhyphenhyphenpDPtwLGkr44BgJEQIJVU_g13WrGYm1BbBplzJL8-tfTnUZ-h-r_cLQ6U7xVtDbK7xPk48w/s1600/garryjestadt1972cubsteam.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeong1uA5sz3PN7PD-FHKfmNA_eTO_Xm65indfymfplME49nu8sXqmn7hJXar9vXS95U-GXgvmXMLEPp0UgdLkhzsiX0lC3mPS-Jv__ND-qXy_p7vR0p2Jss1u8HuPFqsZ8L0KI0k-rKxrX3iUM5HS637tkRzd1IOKyoeuT2X0E8N3kLcD8ByIw/s261/garryjestadt1972padresteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="189" data-original-width="261" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeong1uA5sz3PN7PD-FHKfmNA_eTO_Xm65indfymfplME49nu8sXqmn7hJXar9vXS95U-GXgvmXMLEPp0UgdLkhzsiX0lC3mPS-Jv__ND-qXy_p7vR0p2Jss1u8HuPFqsZ8L0KI0k-rKxrX3iUM5HS637tkRzd1IOKyoeuT2X0E8N3kLcD8ByIw/s1600/garryjestadt1972padresteam.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><p>So, it had gotten wet on the way to Mr. Jestadt's. But then the sase went through some adventures on its way back to me. I'll put the cards under some heavy books for a few days and they'll be fine.</p><p>Also, Bud Daley signed his 1964 Topps, as well as the 1958 Indians and 1961 Athletics team cards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqP9Ac50Jk0TfwiJ5c-Hhr28B6NiPY0BCBLgad7VzQuhuAIoW_TP6CE0gDoxT_bLomhLxu89kCDBhc4eCnIAL08y9ramgHVkL6aFhR-xITqnS2lMrkDtfm1MxEppR6D90nnAo9DQbM68Ur1b23zmrRw0yXb3XPvgwLOKnSQHpWGj6c6t7v9sF8A/s262/buddaley1958indiansteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="191" data-original-width="262" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqP9Ac50Jk0TfwiJ5c-Hhr28B6NiPY0BCBLgad7VzQuhuAIoW_TP6CE0gDoxT_bLomhLxu89kCDBhc4eCnIAL08y9ramgHVkL6aFhR-xITqnS2lMrkDtfm1MxEppR6D90nnAo9DQbM68Ur1b23zmrRw0yXb3XPvgwLOKnSQHpWGj6c6t7v9sF8A/s1600/buddaley1958indiansteam.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOikrf4y33Cj9NlysFmbqAjEgXgwg-nJd5M5lCcTqirUUWYHhQtf0D0GW1I1R0LiTH38cgTo42YhVkKJUV1969TEdv-Mo08AZ14u_LEEw4qkvOSO03rcKGfy76OnhdI-rsocU7NHtgAoMlpXY8GeHCDVRY9v77fuuK6sXXbXQDTGPPEfmyyYKSQ/s258/buddaley1961athleticsteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="258" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOikrf4y33Cj9NlysFmbqAjEgXgwg-nJd5M5lCcTqirUUWYHhQtf0D0GW1I1R0LiTH38cgTo42YhVkKJUV1969TEdv-Mo08AZ14u_LEEw4qkvOSO03rcKGfy76OnhdI-rsocU7NHtgAoMlpXY8GeHCDVRY9v77fuuK6sXXbXQDTGPPEfmyyYKSQ/s1600/buddaley1961athleticsteam.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ1QDb_8bi88nfVw0Naln30C9CNN57O4-pmUvSE0NdjytkHgKrodQzy4wOe-ZnmfKdXMa-E8xx6BtkcOUPfDkt4qt0Q90l1fFUvlKltcxlqkh7tJ2kK9AhSj09Tgwlyh48akf82OIysaU3PwTQ_4uyVly0n40kZqiaR1FJteZGrOPzjFwQNMKgg/s263/buddaley1964b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="187" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ1QDb_8bi88nfVw0Naln30C9CNN57O4-pmUvSE0NdjytkHgKrodQzy4wOe-ZnmfKdXMa-E8xx6BtkcOUPfDkt4qt0Q90l1fFUvlKltcxlqkh7tJ2kK9AhSj09Tgwlyh48akf82OIysaU3PwTQ_4uyVly0n40kZqiaR1FJteZGrOPzjFwQNMKgg/s1600/buddaley1964b.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><p>I also received a couple 1959 Topps from a fellow SCN member including Phil Clark and Jim Rivera.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88kGeWxDHBhDyYUbQ8yKpvM_XpB05R7evYwGxBxQd12uFzPdb_rpRk4BTDOFR6Al3spI1QNhjmmxMJfn4EcKxQ8JDGpXm1fret4gh3vpo7kDFXSfBlH6ZA9EE72aDQlBCcc8Ac4TygabdgfdjtYLkFMol8zrxpUzfxGyxbhIw5ppvDgdd0Cm1JA/s259/jimrivera1959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88kGeWxDHBhDyYUbQ8yKpvM_XpB05R7evYwGxBxQd12uFzPdb_rpRk4BTDOFR6Al3spI1QNhjmmxMJfn4EcKxQ8JDGpXm1fret4gh3vpo7kDFXSfBlH6ZA9EE72aDQlBCcc8Ac4TygabdgfdjtYLkFMol8zrxpUzfxGyxbhIw5ppvDgdd0Cm1JA/s259/jimrivera1959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyY3BIYx_c8vH0qTJ08dWbDENQ5LyHKuiFFJ0VBg2bL6-NoPV_tC2RKjSKell0xm0r3DuXwyaZ9fQk3-icorAg7eTruh8a_E5DS8qge09h2crmTGVlta9oBIxFI3Fn2yKgt6m_q8FhGND78LYVT46Tb1CTKWngNeNYnjoUpodQWuGFEk_-KgU4lg/s258/philclark1959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="187" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyY3BIYx_c8vH0qTJ08dWbDENQ5LyHKuiFFJ0VBg2bL6-NoPV_tC2RKjSKell0xm0r3DuXwyaZ9fQk3-icorAg7eTruh8a_E5DS8qge09h2crmTGVlta9oBIxFI3Fn2yKgt6m_q8FhGND78LYVT46Tb1CTKWngNeNYnjoUpodQWuGFEk_-KgU4lg/s1600/philclark1959.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="187" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88kGeWxDHBhDyYUbQ8yKpvM_XpB05R7evYwGxBxQd12uFzPdb_rpRk4BTDOFR6Al3spI1QNhjmmxMJfn4EcKxQ8JDGpXm1fret4gh3vpo7kDFXSfBlH6ZA9EE72aDQlBCcc8Ac4TygabdgfdjtYLkFMol8zrxpUzfxGyxbhIw5ppvDgdd0Cm1JA/s1600/jimrivera1959.jpg" width="187" /></div><br />Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-79894322863071112172024-02-14T18:19:00.000-06:002024-02-14T18:19:14.844-06:00Denard Span Mail-In Signing Return<p>A few days ago, I received a return from a Denard Span mail-in signing. This was a signing where the promoter gathers the items from the customers, then mails them to the player to sign and mail back, as opposed to meeting with the player in person.</p><p>This often results in unpredictable timelines for returns, but as long as you can live with that, I guess it's okay. I would be hesitant to send in a rare/expensive multi-signed item, or something that I wanted handled in a very specific way, where it would be best to have the promoter sitting next to the player signing to make sure it got done correctly.</p><p>When I committed to the signing, I was sure I'd need at least three cards signed by him, but after looking into it, I really only needed his 2012 Topps Heritage signed. I had a few other cards of his, but wasn't really thrilled about them, so I decided that getting multiples of this high-number card might result in some good trade items in the future.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnYMYdkjz4-FVymow7FE84683jSTGuU7NSU-Myt8JprvqXetBRFwg8mLXTKCwb0YIftigeUxZ9SwxjO1R-45cScJSQ8zJpvcJFGSJrDqdF2KFM0mU2eJ1uJz8dnLree9iD2tYYPR12-f4i57UhUPeNjZCy-BKZPnjxw7MNQb9jfOo5WHjqMT5CQ/s259/denardspan2012heritage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="189" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnYMYdkjz4-FVymow7FE84683jSTGuU7NSU-Myt8JprvqXetBRFwg8mLXTKCwb0YIftigeUxZ9SwxjO1R-45cScJSQ8zJpvcJFGSJrDqdF2KFM0mU2eJ1uJz8dnLree9iD2tYYPR12-f4i57UhUPeNjZCy-BKZPnjxw7MNQb9jfOo5WHjqMT5CQ/s1600/denardspan2012heritage.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4IQBljebg2FqN1Oqf3HAstqKfzo166RCklfPcJ0hWnUoNiHHj8n6mB3Pr_yYT1qwaxrpwOVagHhtqzybMStHzEtC9763t9vM6FNb9dSz3xAYsm2J5zDgf-NaPYCP2br9Nn9BEdnBImoHoxHzs4qojwm4yPG1nro6h_JUY8NxsJp8Qx_UyLW66A/s260/denardspan2012heritageb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="186" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4IQBljebg2FqN1Oqf3HAstqKfzo166RCklfPcJ0hWnUoNiHHj8n6mB3Pr_yYT1qwaxrpwOVagHhtqzybMStHzEtC9763t9vM6FNb9dSz3xAYsm2J5zDgf-NaPYCP2br9Nn9BEdnBImoHoxHzs4qojwm4yPG1nro6h_JUY8NxsJp8Qx_UyLW66A/s1600/denardspan2012heritageb.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOne3zwcb8IOS-KUFYYyjmcNmbsvz1L8A-aY65s3UlpGUgCMMDPh_-_jy8JgQy2JXMYuJKVcyqZo64HCYB9xWAfX2nxtmEA0f4MO70qWmykusbNI0Uv-iVBQeurh3fDnCqlu73XSlpYcbi9PU2yBa-fAo1H6K0NsK7ziQOXrUDUR5FxmMwN1KOQ/s260/denardspan2012heritagec.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="189" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOne3zwcb8IOS-KUFYYyjmcNmbsvz1L8A-aY65s3UlpGUgCMMDPh_-_jy8JgQy2JXMYuJKVcyqZo64HCYB9xWAfX2nxtmEA0f4MO70qWmykusbNI0Uv-iVBQeurh3fDnCqlu73XSlpYcbi9PU2yBa-fAo1H6K0NsK7ziQOXrUDUR5FxmMwN1KOQ/s1600/denardspan2012heritagec.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><p>I have a bunch of his cards signed from in-person events like TwinsFest. The "D" in his first name on these don't match up well with those examples, but the rest is spot on. Maybe he's changed his signature since I last saw him 12 years ago, or maybe he had so many to sign that it got a little sloppy as he made his way through all the items he needed to sign.</p><p>Here's a card I got signed at TwinsFest 2012.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5U_2IQQ82k81_mVl86bif-vqDe0F2mgOt0WGZlVOxPHf3E39El5i6W6iLJ29e6N6qr32CJL_FGB-1FR4LV9xrZt0UYseeUw6YSyFiOo1RhwKXeu1d7rf7cCxTnWYSOr5zXgiyPPEkTDgukmFylSZnF7p7_P9cOlUat1QUDQ3Y-gy1dweHxD5sMw/s271/denardspan2011ag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="196" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5U_2IQQ82k81_mVl86bif-vqDe0F2mgOt0WGZlVOxPHf3E39El5i6W6iLJ29e6N6qr32CJL_FGB-1FR4LV9xrZt0UYseeUw6YSyFiOo1RhwKXeu1d7rf7cCxTnWYSOr5zXgiyPPEkTDgukmFylSZnF7p7_P9cOlUat1QUDQ3Y-gy1dweHxD5sMw/s1600/denardspan2011ag.jpg" width="196" /></a></div>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-52872642158492802692024-02-13T13:59:00.000-06:002024-02-13T13:59:31.683-06:00Eddie Fisher TTM Return<p>I received 3 out of 4 signed back from Eddie Fisher today. He didn't sign the 1972 Angels team card, but he did sign the other three. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFP4MgGwBaTl81yXBi9RyX1Ej8_XWCcDUCpLdadjvXLQs9VZs7wfJXIFo01npJafgcttIA9rq18YeEKus2q-kIVppbr6ClSUm4aCMFXU630_2oiT_R0hp_a3HjzYVOUtToaG_9g1CNe3tVPZ3N02R4gz2HA_cdRC70bezRfRQBXRMGF2RqN9r49Q/s260/eddiefisher1961giantsteamb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="260" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFP4MgGwBaTl81yXBi9RyX1Ej8_XWCcDUCpLdadjvXLQs9VZs7wfJXIFo01npJafgcttIA9rq18YeEKus2q-kIVppbr6ClSUm4aCMFXU630_2oiT_R0hp_a3HjzYVOUtToaG_9g1CNe3tVPZ3N02R4gz2HA_cdRC70bezRfRQBXRMGF2RqN9r49Q/s1600/eddiefisher1961giantsteamb.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpM_e1Pzp9vXxEYbsn95xGIgKz3OSrL_eGJZgejr0xGaEP7NnpKMqnIY2mm_zt9nPCvy03aYGeHRidB50RGcq7LG5CL7gYF4ywAlINnCJR7XjZUsKOZgyI_8ezcDmiMTAU5eFQZ7r8TKPUjdSTVueqf0TG-3JMDETSMVBpbr4LNHGLUtnlyyWgg/s262/eddiefisher1965b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="189" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpM_e1Pzp9vXxEYbsn95xGIgKz3OSrL_eGJZgejr0xGaEP7NnpKMqnIY2mm_zt9nPCvy03aYGeHRidB50RGcq7LG5CL7gYF4ywAlINnCJR7XjZUsKOZgyI_8ezcDmiMTAU5eFQZ7r8TKPUjdSTVueqf0TG-3JMDETSMVBpbr4LNHGLUtnlyyWgg/s1600/eddiefisher1965b.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4l6VsPxFMuRa7j90hZAT7-WbcDk6pL4V8zLF87AL9P7yTClLrnqZlkXNZxta3FHBh9-GkOYmG_nylm33lyPk_FOD6OJ1k69rcEHdZuRrlbpz2T_NIJfF77waB-eIaMXZlvW2UJUGZSGiiEx3yL9nK1Q66H0wnlMdpu5CDU2Tp-sj6gsdN6JzkdQ/s260/eddiefisher1971angelsteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="260" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4l6VsPxFMuRa7j90hZAT7-WbcDk6pL4V8zLF87AL9P7yTClLrnqZlkXNZxta3FHBh9-GkOYmG_nylm33lyPk_FOD6OJ1k69rcEHdZuRrlbpz2T_NIJfF77waB-eIaMXZlvW2UJUGZSGiiEx3yL9nK1Q66H0wnlMdpu5CDU2Tp-sj6gsdN6JzkdQ/s1600/eddiefisher1971angelsteam.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-65859956950369142352024-02-09T16:47:00.000-06:002024-02-09T16:47:03.554-06:00Rick Aguilera Mail In Signing Return<p>I received two of the three items I sent in to a Rick Aguilera signing today. He doesn't sign very often, so I thought I'd load up on what I needed even though it was a little expensive. I also sent a bobblehead, but haven't seen my PirateShip label get used yet. I did ask for authentication on the bobblehead (I'm not really sure why) so maybe that's what's holding it up.</p><p>I had him sign a Metrodome baseball and even paid for an inscription (which I almost never do). I must have been in a spending mood when I sent it. It turned out nicely though.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3LLotjwx51gs15AH9PZfRhwaSo03pMjaiXUf9ebpX7cTJetu53ycPNt2kAN8dzE_M3OjJbRhzMlj9GzHCiwTFSQeY8wVu6kM9FDWn04wgpNoKjZOYECsMbtViEiPjBDj1ECm_Jj7oyv37mvZIWuj3ulZmp6umlJQgNUEQAJqqrKzh77QPZgmvg/s218/rickaguileraballhhh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="190" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3LLotjwx51gs15AH9PZfRhwaSo03pMjaiXUf9ebpX7cTJetu53ycPNt2kAN8dzE_M3OjJbRhzMlj9GzHCiwTFSQeY8wVu6kM9FDWn04wgpNoKjZOYECsMbtViEiPjBDj1ECm_Jj7oyv37mvZIWuj3ulZmp6umlJQgNUEQAJqqrKzh77QPZgmvg/s1600/rickaguileraballhhh.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><p>And I added another 1991 Twins World Championship poster to my set. I just need five more now: Scott Erickson, Greg Gagne, Dan Gladden, Tom Kelly and Jack Morris. I haven't seen an Erickson signing for a few years, but the other five should be relatively easy to get, as opposed to my 1991 bobblehead set where I need Paul Sorrento and Steve Bedrosian, who don't seem interested in signing at all.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4D6wMPczRDsnLoSCaKYUAzrerijzlMXP_ECHQmrhjDXP4QzH1I1TkAwH00Mhi0RpZkQNsCUDB3nhkka6UR6YZl02Xv8h46vSBcipQTGdsk2TxkJRElRb3MwyasXw6prQlDjjVjsnoopF-7LL569PZO9BIzkCLBMg9gqVCHoXCWOR0E8a8dsRBAA/s959/rickaguilera1991twinsposter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4D6wMPczRDsnLoSCaKYUAzrerijzlMXP_ECHQmrhjDXP4QzH1I1TkAwH00Mhi0RpZkQNsCUDB3nhkka6UR6YZl02Xv8h46vSBcipQTGdsk2TxkJRElRb3MwyasXw6prQlDjjVjsnoopF-7LL569PZO9BIzkCLBMg9gqVCHoXCWOR0E8a8dsRBAA/w298-h640/rickaguilera1991twinsposter.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><p></p>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-61095193313723713532024-02-05T20:50:00.000-06:002024-02-05T20:50:20.891-06:00Rickey Henderson 1980 Topps Rookie Card<p>I decided to start focusing on autographed Hall of Fame rookie cards. </p><p>I have a bunch already, but decided to get some more, especially from players that I don't currently have any autograph of yet.</p><p>First, I'm sending in to a Rickey Henderson signing, which luckily does not have a higher price for rookie cards than his other cards. I am not usually too concerned about card condition, but when I'm paying a lot for both the card and the signing itself, I prefer to get a better card. Especially when the card is not that old, such as this 1980 Topps.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDcFNdxu3-TXJAWlpcnmX_6mN9BCqbBQnD9uLodqbRc2bfkQWH7gQll6TLwFRGQu3KmBB5M19egGe3M6XTqy7DLrmo3P6OitTSMsqlMiSCMQd9e-wN4KPU4Hm2dOssIT3H3QFbHF4gyrCxSqm2qv1UH3ZHDRLx1by4SsKIZJnK-wz0WuENSSOPQ/s816/rhendersonslab_sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="614" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDcFNdxu3-TXJAWlpcnmX_6mN9BCqbBQnD9uLodqbRc2bfkQWH7gQll6TLwFRGQu3KmBB5M19egGe3M6XTqy7DLrmo3P6OitTSMsqlMiSCMQd9e-wN4KPU4Hm2dOssIT3H3QFbHF4gyrCxSqm2qv1UH3ZHDRLx1by4SsKIZJnK-wz0WuENSSOPQ/w301-h400/rhendersonslab_sm.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><p>I think it looks much better than the grade of 4 it was given by SGC, which is the perfect scenario for me. Good eye appeal, but a lower grade to keep the price down. I cracked open the slab this evening before packing it up to ship out tomorrow. Several years ago, I documented how to remove cards from slabs. I didn't document opening an SGC slab, but it's almost identical to the PSA slab I wrote about here:</p><p><a href="https://droidtrader.blogspot.com/2009/02/cracking-open-graded-card-psa.html" target="_blank">https://droidtrader.blogspot.com/2009/02/cracking-open-graded-card-psa.html</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEins-IrfWrKvIJSD-mzFPXhK1ulIt3engbg-7P8MHlSSBrwycEoKy-9WVjgAHy1X3DmzATjO0Cbc06oGFRSfOWmXfycZ8SIkq7L5j3TP4ofehtHfnaCsNDBK6QwVtc17V5iKaE6h57jDLioKKp0WvQdugnQSTAB_i3smLcbxC_QSgweJdkADIYEcA/s816/rhendersonfreesm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="614" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEins-IrfWrKvIJSD-mzFPXhK1ulIt3engbg-7P8MHlSSBrwycEoKy-9WVjgAHy1X3DmzATjO0Cbc06oGFRSfOWmXfycZ8SIkq7L5j3TP4ofehtHfnaCsNDBK6QwVtc17V5iKaE6h57jDLioKKp0WvQdugnQSTAB_i3smLcbxC_QSgweJdkADIYEcA/w301-h400/rhendersonfreesm.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><p>I broke down and bought a 1960 Topps Carl Yastrzemski rookie card. I am a little worried I might not get it in time for the signing I want to send it to, but we'll see.</p><p>I've sent out a handful of cards lately so I'm hopeful the returns will pick up in a week or so. I should also start getting back some returns from mail-in signings soon.</p>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-57782085916691081782024-02-03T12:19:00.002-06:002024-02-03T12:19:23.061-06:00Mill Creek Sports Purchase<p>I didn't receive any ttm returns today, but I did receive a recent purchase from Mill Creek Sports.</p><p>I added another 1958 Topps to my set collection with Harry Hanebrink. This is one of the nicer cards in my set probably, just because of the condition. Most of my card are VG or VG/EX, because I sent them through the mail and didn't expect them to survive without additional damage during shipping. Beckett graded this autograph as a 10, for whatever that's worth.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EPpljr_gxjtmlbgIvaVLGZ75ygcCKUsalzB0TbETpfX-xC8_NyUtH-uREp9EbbUhMa9YSX-ZkEV7EPdyiBA5i4yXmEH4mFG-vdoEE-9n_w9ilN4G1H4g0irL5fZs7GlLk2XYTQXf704xzTNLu82HrD9x-yYtKM52gXDzreGv7K8hYfhRP0R7ZQ/s389/harryhanebrink1958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="243" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EPpljr_gxjtmlbgIvaVLGZ75ygcCKUsalzB0TbETpfX-xC8_NyUtH-uREp9EbbUhMa9YSX-ZkEV7EPdyiBA5i4yXmEH4mFG-vdoEE-9n_w9ilN4G1H4g0irL5fZs7GlLk2XYTQXf704xzTNLu82HrD9x-yYtKM52gXDzreGv7K8hYfhRP0R7ZQ/w250-h400/harryhanebrink1958.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><p>And I bought two more Rod Carew cards: a 1978 Topps and his 1983 All Star card. This 78 was THE card to pull from packs when I was 11 years old. I probably pulled a few, but not nearly as many as the Butch Wynegar and Mike Cubbage cards, for some reason.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKi01cOFcn-kdS8iAC2tNSvlxzRetDWJd7dHoDSgLZ3Lgy2Uxd6LfSSYtNRk6hP4pXfvqW5UL6ICAJkesQMGi7XbLce1o7loHCDOYMLCGtq8jBqD3muCeUNcCmVPAzlIEpqdsrCYhHCHZwcu8GECppz02kJkcaH-nOXb0ULez1I_NMjOc78TCfIA/s266/rodcarew1978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="189" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKi01cOFcn-kdS8iAC2tNSvlxzRetDWJd7dHoDSgLZ3Lgy2Uxd6LfSSYtNRk6hP4pXfvqW5UL6ICAJkesQMGi7XbLce1o7loHCDOYMLCGtq8jBqD3muCeUNcCmVPAzlIEpqdsrCYhHCHZwcu8GECppz02kJkcaH-nOXb0ULez1I_NMjOc78TCfIA/s1600/rodcarew1978.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUYrORg_vt8GY96bOYVMo0Zsd9rlLv8Fgnv7C6lUazGXI0JLcqEkclEuo8rev4IMoZDJdMtlxltrH3UgGmlTAXYsJGr7ZtxKiNIyenEfnwce5KTgupz6kPda_Oz-Oq4v290-UCzsd_a8iJij2Ui1dOLQtrMxrwY2xj_AQWZrX7juvZdieVc0d9w/s263/rodcarew1983as.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="186" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUYrORg_vt8GY96bOYVMo0Zsd9rlLv8Fgnv7C6lUazGXI0JLcqEkclEuo8rev4IMoZDJdMtlxltrH3UgGmlTAXYsJGr7ZtxKiNIyenEfnwce5KTgupz6kPda_Oz-Oq4v290-UCzsd_a8iJij2Ui1dOLQtrMxrwY2xj_AQWZrX7juvZdieVc0d9w/s1600/rodcarew1983as.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><p>There are four Carew cards in the 1983 Topps set. This card makes it three for my collection. I'm missing the Angels team leaders card with Carew and Mike Witt. I haven't been too active ttm with this set, but have accumulated some star/HOF cards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeIt0zoWmwLMQuiwZ_qy0HNk1sCqvdJMpz06dZ1cQPHQwwsBpcdzX-bJrE4rcHZnFQXflbrfOKkqrpSGXaripZWilLKdeviY5HYV0wuXfbYqmVQj36ujXxy6mhs_0mLgzcitmQbxFTjCuM7cOX1yrbRs3Cd6dcKTKe-18fHxYYeesH7RiqYLdKw/s269/andredawson1983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="190" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeIt0zoWmwLMQuiwZ_qy0HNk1sCqvdJMpz06dZ1cQPHQwwsBpcdzX-bJrE4rcHZnFQXflbrfOKkqrpSGXaripZWilLKdeviY5HYV0wuXfbYqmVQj36ujXxy6mhs_0mLgzcitmQbxFTjCuM7cOX1yrbRs3Cd6dcKTKe-18fHxYYeesH7RiqYLdKw/s1600/andredawson1983.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTeFogJggV-yDSNeHnIFtIigLPUuxJps_Vli8tPJzThB5_MfkKYOi4M-K1a5klYoUHRNxYis_QW08pB71Klp4kX-aoWD3J_zlvyxd4prN0RvhtaXHZgDUZXjTn41RILB8eoXzT5lJf4YQAy3soHMDm4ADASxMGPAMFlYLJnnH32GUHM0-Emwvvw/s257/carltonfisk1983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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He signed his 1971 and 1972 Topps for these sets that I'm working on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpmWQPVNne34hMp6BHN53g2aG5fokBaFRjaWNurrGRhfOPtYHpuK6H3O3_nVZOPo5cBTXqO6lmQS-YfYkodPryJrCRvSL5bdruSRrEMcsO6Ynyp4FlzKCgtY7-jsGF9jzW1zDmsz8UrkFoIk7WBEJiT5t-6KMG4vHRX0PZ0JedxckQ5JML3dJ1g/s264/graignettles1971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="188" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpmWQPVNne34hMp6BHN53g2aG5fokBaFRjaWNurrGRhfOPtYHpuK6H3O3_nVZOPo5cBTXqO6lmQS-YfYkodPryJrCRvSL5bdruSRrEMcsO6Ynyp4FlzKCgtY7-jsGF9jzW1zDmsz8UrkFoIk7WBEJiT5t-6KMG4vHRX0PZ0JedxckQ5JML3dJ1g/s1600/graignettles1971.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBW4swmzWCNbct4-wPkW-PZ2kC3GdGuu9RYez4i-P9kURpuw1Kp6CPvNrvwyc3-PtoCO9uH3Oc0NSzslSVla5_QW7Sj6yRjBAGFoZbgZhuaOBWh1h558Gg9HKXSbs0r8a0HKiSZ4ToozXSBczNky6HtNBHjZGpgw-_ST9yb3A9-JNG94yQ3VJgQ/s263/graignettles1972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="188" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBW4swmzWCNbct4-wPkW-PZ2kC3GdGuu9RYez4i-P9kURpuw1Kp6CPvNrvwyc3-PtoCO9uH3Oc0NSzslSVla5_QW7Sj6yRjBAGFoZbgZhuaOBWh1h558Gg9HKXSbs0r8a0HKiSZ4ToozXSBczNky6HtNBHjZGpgw-_ST9yb3A9-JNG94yQ3VJgQ/s1600/graignettles1972.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><p>I paid $20 each, which after some consideration, seemed like a lot. But his ttm record is very spotty with just a 51% success rate on SCN. He also has another upcoming signing that three different promoters are taking items for, but that signing is $35 for any item, with no special prices for cards. I guess I'm happy to get these two cards added to my collection even if it was more than I wanted to spend.</p><p>He signed a couple cards for me for free back in 2005.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB55d3Cz-TnXV4DAgCs7PkXgZPFyzz76fnipw3g7UY0a5wINQsl0TIRjORVWc_IN1XpeKYoSdiANeWg_2H8sfhOtTFHmesPXmuyZ2O380TBP9d13qzv7mcrp01T9E5_j7SvvDPLT2cX4RJK0toNU81ry102LOFCHv8E8aJ_czC4xentru-HPi_aQ/s255/graignettles1978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="184" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB55d3Cz-TnXV4DAgCs7PkXgZPFyzz76fnipw3g7UY0a5wINQsl0TIRjORVWc_IN1XpeKYoSdiANeWg_2H8sfhOtTFHmesPXmuyZ2O380TBP9d13qzv7mcrp01T9E5_j7SvvDPLT2cX4RJK0toNU81ry102LOFCHv8E8aJ_czC4xentru-HPi_aQ/s1600/graignettles1978.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSvVp4bZ7Xhyphenhyphen_xVz46-fLHzxE2712AmOsz-vs76_jzXS_WIw9EbGzR_gNn67rmj2FP5LY5B7t3RjfDrpIuzWVHCm2xqX7wHKaio8zvYrXI1HfDwFo52bg8l48HFV446oqKJ2UU62Q3M8WJfng9aezoAsEMbrzTfPQuJHx_2E1WjUviK2zF97uTw/s256/graignettles1985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="185" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSvVp4bZ7Xhyphenhyphen_xVz46-fLHzxE2712AmOsz-vs76_jzXS_WIw9EbGzR_gNn67rmj2FP5LY5B7t3RjfDrpIuzWVHCm2xqX7wHKaio8zvYrXI1HfDwFo52bg8l48HFV446oqKJ2UU62Q3M8WJfng9aezoAsEMbrzTfPQuJHx_2E1WjUviK2zF97uTw/s1600/graignettles1985.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><p>I was reading the BR Bullpen entry to him over at baseball-reference.com (<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Graig_Nettles" target="_blank">https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Graig_Nettles</a>) and it mentioned that Graig is referenced in Bruce Springsteen's song, Glory Days from 1985: <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Nettles got me, bottom of the ninth".</span></p><p>His younger brother, Jim, played for the Twins and has been a generous ttm signer for many years with no fees.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADbqwzLl-Xw9Qib0A8VMVvyefVPkHxFsHSfC16Cb1xMx7_G2ECQ3yUv9t-yLU0tU_pScvFW8EcPh1O6CxVODBMzqqePwgptGaLczc6YmKqflqpbUEjAKguK86zOk_KL2dEZ5yg-5vSmxb2Gv-iY0LjDueuqtliiMQgoTHbZMf-WLg8gz39vMvyg/s268/jimnettles1972b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="196" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADbqwzLl-Xw9Qib0A8VMVvyefVPkHxFsHSfC16Cb1xMx7_G2ECQ3yUv9t-yLU0tU_pScvFW8EcPh1O6CxVODBMzqqePwgptGaLczc6YmKqflqpbUEjAKguK86zOk_KL2dEZ5yg-5vSmxb2Gv-iY0LjDueuqtliiMQgoTHbZMf-WLg8gz39vMvyg/s1600/jimnettles1972b.jpg" width="196" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzffnyDayrvyYCHoVlc9lNbWvmLK37LP19QuOyap9CYVbkon9qcN2617VPPWmGXqT-Z68sWpih88geUj3Md0OZwFCUicf7t1vynJNW-6_G7q_BkQJLOTgD-Gd8bxbZgPJjqksEe3WCWcfxWo9rXFDjHbRGIEgOsA_dOT1gqMd4ysvqmDcY9I0lA/s264/jimnettles1973b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="192" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzffnyDayrvyYCHoVlc9lNbWvmLK37LP19QuOyap9CYVbkon9qcN2617VPPWmGXqT-Z68sWpih88geUj3Md0OZwFCUicf7t1vynJNW-6_G7q_BkQJLOTgD-Gd8bxbZgPJjqksEe3WCWcfxWo9rXFDjHbRGIEgOsA_dOT1gqMd4ysvqmDcY9I0lA/s1600/jimnettles1973b.jpg" width="192" /></a></div>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-54325427953893591722024-02-01T15:57:00.003-06:002024-02-01T15:57:42.474-06:00Bob Speake Return<p>Bob Speake signed his 1956 and 1958 Topps for me in his usual fine, black ink. I've sent to him four times over the last 20 years, and he used very similar ink each time. A couple cards were a bit smudged in my previous requests, which seems common with this type of ink.</p><p>I'm not sure exactly what type of pen this is. I don't think it's ballpoint. I think it's a very fine, hard-tipped ink pen. I've had other players use similar ink, and smudging is often a problem.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUldXwdqyk_dq-XdlKs3w-RzFV-xBGQXyXrFUwMUu5c0D6TnROg63GJMrBIrS-AVT4JZK_oEDvbA-yWTuoxd6N2-EJOBXOlj9eeTUa2eIgreAhdvcQlvy7WUQqh192YOM2Z87jnnzeRbomuJ9k7CsYT4lsUCv2ieUsJfNQa6WNW6efnh4hOHKcHw/s276/bobspeake1956d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="276" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUldXwdqyk_dq-XdlKs3w-RzFV-xBGQXyXrFUwMUu5c0D6TnROg63GJMrBIrS-AVT4JZK_oEDvbA-yWTuoxd6N2-EJOBXOlj9eeTUa2eIgreAhdvcQlvy7WUQqh192YOM2Z87jnnzeRbomuJ9k7CsYT4lsUCv2ieUsJfNQa6WNW6efnh4hOHKcHw/s1600/bobspeake1956d.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyqcK7VtPM9T_crHX5PG_SXnWzbufPr4GvPsZw2x1WrBSr4GOTbzyqaYOleoYTA35RZej4M77a8EqMbeMbaIGG2pU_e9Sj3pgvfx5QCUa8Ak16Ow9MjJ3G6bt3JOFry3PoOf04Uoe9mcjGx3cWY9nvglzkMXwoXg0pKjZT3MpjbrynvC8RJ5Ijg/s262/bobspeake1958d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="186" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyqcK7VtPM9T_crHX5PG_SXnWzbufPr4GvPsZw2x1WrBSr4GOTbzyqaYOleoYTA35RZej4M77a8EqMbeMbaIGG2pU_e9Sj3pgvfx5QCUa8Ak16Ow9MjJ3G6bt3JOFry3PoOf04Uoe9mcjGx3cWY9nvglzkMXwoXg0pKjZT3MpjbrynvC8RJ5Ijg/s1600/bobspeake1958d.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I had a bit of a scare when I opened this sase. My Excel spreadsheet noted that in addition to these two cards, I had sent him a 1958 Topps Pirates team card, signed by several, including Bill Mazeroski, yet it was not included in the return.</p><p>I panicked a bit and posted a request for folks to keep their eyes out for this in their returns from him on the SCN message boards. Then, I realized he never played for the Pirates. When I had typed in the cards I was sending to him in my spreadsheet, after typing, "1956, 1958 Topps", Excel must have auto-filled the rest of the cell with ", 1958 Pirates team card" which was the exact entry I made for Johnny O'Brien a few months prior. I didn't notice this at the time I made this entry in my spreadsheet. I confirmed that I received the right cards back when I checked my SCN log, which noted I only sent him two cards.</p><p>So, Mr. Speake did not keep my card, and it did not get lost in the mail. However, I can't find the card right now. The last time I sent it was to Bob Skinner which was returned to me back in June. I assume it's in a shoebox of cards that I need to sort into the rest of my collection when I get a chance. I had posted in this blog that I was going to retire the card when I received it back from a Bob Skinner. Later tonight, I'll go dig it out and try to confirm that.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95EBhOwjxCa5nZrmMYTLGPDx4jK6BvfKk3DmUATd2pVFX5OvgRc5I5lI8cdVpcOx0ugkG3ietm0aWj7-h0P_33ePO0AH28PSkuf_rQqN2SQs3kDfZI6-KIc_Qijl54POODynm_ldC1Pi9p1_ve4gB7Ddv41vkoc6S_sTAkdBotKyKVEdqWOeS3Q/s259/bobskinner1958piratesteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="259" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95EBhOwjxCa5nZrmMYTLGPDx4jK6BvfKk3DmUATd2pVFX5OvgRc5I5lI8cdVpcOx0ugkG3ietm0aWj7-h0P_33ePO0AH28PSkuf_rQqN2SQs3kDfZI6-KIc_Qijl54POODynm_ldC1Pi9p1_ve4gB7Ddv41vkoc6S_sTAkdBotKyKVEdqWOeS3Q/s1600/bobskinner1958piratesteam.jpg" width="259" /></a></div>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600552.post-12250983297494447602024-01-26T13:30:00.003-06:002024-01-26T13:30:58.243-06:00Bill Mazeroski, Davey Johnson and Phil Regan<p>I was really looking forward to getting this Bill Mazeroski return, but I'm always nervous that sending larger, more expensive items may not turn out well, resulting in a waste of money.</p><p>But this one turned out great. He signed a 1960 Pirates World Series program and added his HOF inscription as I requested. I included $30 with my request. I also sent a blue sharpie for him to use. The scan makes his signature look like an odd shade of blue, but with my eyes, it's a very nice, dark blue as you'd expect from a sharpie. Between this, and the odd staining on the Chili Davis ball I scanned, I need to look into my scanner setting to see if I can improve the colors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ajnRorNfEVLUHIW3OU7VRIhkvgmI6r_nn4fesxXhTgPMv5xrcN3fic4tiXYMaiQI_lYl7fcNoMMCMuy4aVWJAcVPlui8HKdv4SWtcgkI8H7N6SGBUNELmN80h1w0YaEBu5_RNw8EhCs1N-TZCga20sTZfQ97e-z1PI20RF7m2SpEFdnQTltxLg/s805/billmazeroskimag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="610" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ajnRorNfEVLUHIW3OU7VRIhkvgmI6r_nn4fesxXhTgPMv5xrcN3fic4tiXYMaiQI_lYl7fcNoMMCMuy4aVWJAcVPlui8HKdv4SWtcgkI8H7N6SGBUNELmN80h1w0YaEBu5_RNw8EhCs1N-TZCga20sTZfQ97e-z1PI20RF7m2SpEFdnQTltxLg/w484-h640/billmazeroskimag.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><br /><p>Davey Johnson signed the 1972 World Series Game Two card. I have had Brooks Robinson sign this one, thinking he was pictured, but after some research and advice from SCN members, I think this is actually Davey Johnson. He also signed his 1987 Topps, adding the inscription without me having to ask. I enclosed $10 with this request.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFF3OLi924DlhdpWK2wyEoJHdDKPuWtXenG1ptAsy7LSzxghbE3gLtRAVnUvn22nr5GT0z5ietG8EglUIthdOxil6UD6Jcp35MAm1dHlzoKqmxscINvv4BnIm_qR7woeClZZf8cyhputTAsMRmtmpIk_xJc-Xzd50YHxl-IiaxUW30znvhkLmOKA/s263/daveyjohnson1972wsgm2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="188" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFF3OLi924DlhdpWK2wyEoJHdDKPuWtXenG1ptAsy7LSzxghbE3gLtRAVnUvn22nr5GT0z5ietG8EglUIthdOxil6UD6Jcp35MAm1dHlzoKqmxscINvv4BnIm_qR7woeClZZf8cyhputTAsMRmtmpIk_xJc-Xzd50YHxl-IiaxUW30znvhkLmOKA/s1600/daveyjohnson1972wsgm2.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3v-hZgiUO7vfgG2w3KluDCwaoqyRPLzIJTUViStPzB_iQIK8iP6l317g5YNjMH7w1g0svVzuRhljHXhWavXu_5w4akvxjn1kqOBoDruQw4ImVdfBGEshoLRdVt4MX4NBa3XpKWhqe82JVJxSMtC9-YuFYSoAWxNszq09116blfTx3wNSQaWAwEQ/s267/daveyjohnson1987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="194" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3v-hZgiUO7vfgG2w3KluDCwaoqyRPLzIJTUViStPzB_iQIK8iP6l317g5YNjMH7w1g0svVzuRhljHXhWavXu_5w4akvxjn1kqOBoDruQw4ImVdfBGEshoLRdVt4MX4NBa3XpKWhqe82JVJxSMtC9-YuFYSoAWxNszq09116blfTx3wNSQaWAwEQ/s1600/daveyjohnson1987.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>A couple days ago I mentioned I was waiting on some Phil Regan cards from a private signing, despite having gotten a return ttm. They arrived today, including a 1961 Tigers team card (already signed by Charlie Maxwell and Ray Semproch), another 1965 Topps, and his 1971 Topps.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLYsSwv9oAyI9aXF80y6anKbS2CAx5hrX9B0DAOidrzh5dYPKOLSFfAiDdO0iiQdyry2EKeXCmOdjLfO1E3HDkty8L-Vi2aWrcgliW-b1F6enKnYivn28iKxhET2mpIrdojgnTgTQj8JKKEZd8aZLWUtKmSHq_FT-cSZ04_FE38IoKWl8COu0WQ/s262/philregan1961tigersteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="262" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLYsSwv9oAyI9aXF80y6anKbS2CAx5hrX9B0DAOidrzh5dYPKOLSFfAiDdO0iiQdyry2EKeXCmOdjLfO1E3HDkty8L-Vi2aWrcgliW-b1F6enKnYivn28iKxhET2mpIrdojgnTgTQj8JKKEZd8aZLWUtKmSHq_FT-cSZ04_FE38IoKWl8COu0WQ/s1600/philregan1961tigersteam.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwEM13E3fYABnoKoju9KIB-8mZeCdtmWtWbt-542YucKLdq10beutc0bOPObbN5FnoOsS3U8tfPd5WWG6eo_ZFSd9aubnGKIqo0gTES5-n5Mkd5P2Xqops8TW8gP2h0S3i61CG7abeGFr56nbqQ9K-h6qZQKGrpDDmVrgfvuboKYkqJMsxILtrg/s260/philregan1965d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="190" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwEM13E3fYABnoKoju9KIB-8mZeCdtmWtWbt-542YucKLdq10beutc0bOPObbN5FnoOsS3U8tfPd5WWG6eo_ZFSd9aubnGKIqo0gTES5-n5Mkd5P2Xqops8TW8gP2h0S3i61CG7abeGFr56nbqQ9K-h6qZQKGrpDDmVrgfvuboKYkqJMsxILtrg/s1600/philregan1965d.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Pn5iMDjulzpw_KlLH7DlIUOaF8xkdKngHMmKkkPlwTT0cbQ7A8ChAEVSE5C-mrn5y7aiXDIF1wRwjBrYkFhbr_S6KTbdZomD096_zW9e-7C7dQw_MNS_yE0nkY0v4d6ePYga0wYi1AjqzItvTtLBS4p5FvT4qvzTJSGPso64X_bxuFxSqs2gkg/s261/philregan1971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="183" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Pn5iMDjulzpw_KlLH7DlIUOaF8xkdKngHMmKkkPlwTT0cbQ7A8ChAEVSE5C-mrn5y7aiXDIF1wRwjBrYkFhbr_S6KTbdZomD096_zW9e-7C7dQw_MNS_yE0nkY0v4d6ePYga0wYi1AjqzItvTtLBS4p5FvT4qvzTJSGPso64X_bxuFxSqs2gkg/s1600/philregan1971.jpg" width="183" /></a></div>Droidtraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414569191612329644noreply@blogger.com0