Danny Cater and Goose Gossage TTM Returns and Some Mill Creek Purchases

I received two more ttm successes today.

Rich "Goose" Gossage signed his 1982 Topps for me.  

This completes all three of his 1982 Topps since I got the other two within the last year.

And Danny Cater signed a 1965 Phillies team card as well as a 1975 Topps Buy Back.  For some reason, he has been signing only his first initial, or "D. Cater".

Back in 2019, he was signing his full name.  

Then when I sent to him in 2021, he started using the first initial.

I also received an order from Mill Creek Sports.  Mostly common-ish cards to help fill some gaps in my sets, including a dozen cards from the 78 Topps set.  Most of these players are deceased, haven't signed for a couple years, or charge a fee.

These 78 Topps are all in nice condition, decently centered, and have nice blue sharpie signatures.

I also added three East Hills Shopping Center "cards", which you don't see very often.

And then a handful of miscellaneous cards for my sets.

And finally, a couple team cards with mostly deceased players' signatures.

Moose Skowron and More Vintage Bobbleheads

I picked up a 2004 Fleer Greats of the Game card singed by Bill "Moose" Skowron.  He was a pretty reliable signer and despite not having an enforced fee, most people sent him $5 or $10 per item., which is about what I paid for this card.

I was able to have him sign a few cards for my vintage 58 and 65 sets before he passed away in 2012.

I also had him sign a 2000 Fleer Greats of the Game since I also collect that set.

The last time I sent a request to him before he passed away, he signed his 1954 Topps.

The second box of my latest bobblehead purchase arrived today.  Here are the baseball themed bobbles:

I love the little blue-base Twins version from 1961.  I have 9 of these now.  I buy them up whenever I see a good deal on them.  It's not that I want another one, I just don't want someone else to get a good deal on it.  Eventually, I will corner the market on Twins bobbleheads from 1961.  If you want one, you'll have to go through me.

I bought a handful of football ones too.

Vintage Bobbleheads

I bought another batch of vintage bobbleheads.  As usual, they were shipped in two boxes at exactly the same time and location, and one of them is taking several days longer than the other.

The baseball nodders I received in the first batch include the Royals, Phillies, Dodgers.

 

There will be several more in the second box, including an Angels mini.  I also bought a few football and some oddball ones like Paul Bunyan and Disney's Goofy, but I won't bother posting them here.

Five TTM Returns

My requests finally starting rolling in as I had been expecting, with five ttm returns today.

Denny McLain signed his 1969 Topps All Star card, and added his 1968 season record inscription.  I'm not collecting this set, but I do like the All star cards in it.

Steve Garvey signed both of his 1982 Topps for me.  In my letter, I asked about the Grand Slam print I had previously sent and never received back, but he didn't mention anything about it with this return.

Joe Moeller signed his 1967 and 68 Topps, as well as a 1980 Fleer Laughlin card commemorating the 1966 World Series.  He also included a signed religious pamphlet, as he often does.

Bob Skinner signed a couple Pirates team cards for me, as well as a 62 Post and 70 Fleer Laughlin of the 1960 World Series.

And finally, I sent my first Bucky Dent request ever, and received a signed 1972 Babe Ruth Award card in return.  At $20 per, his fee is a bit steep.  I do plan on sending him his 75 Topps, which includes the Topps Rookie Trophy, but that might be about it for him.

I dropped off 26 cards to be authenticated by JSA/CGC at the post office today.  Sending that many of my favorite cards to be at the mercy of the USPS really makes me nervous.  I added $4500 in insurance to the shipment, so it cost over $50 to send it.  But, I'd kick myself if I didn't buy the insurance and something happened.  This shipment includes Harmon Killebrew's 1955 rookie, which makes me especially nervous.