I received two cards back from a Graig Nettles private signing today. He signed his 1971 and 1972 Topps for these sets that I'm working on.
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.
He signed a couple cards for me for free back in 2005.
I was reading the BR Bullpen entry to him over at baseball-reference.com (https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Graig_Nettles) and it mentioned that Graig is referenced in Bruce Springsteen's song, Glory Days from 1985: "Nettles got me, bottom of the ninth".
His younger brother, Jim, played for the Twins and has been a generous ttm signer for many years with no fees.
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