Four More TTM Successes and Some Purchases Have Arrived

I received a bunch of signed cards today as well as some Hall of Fame postcards thanks to some ttm returns and some purchases.

Andre Dawson signed both of his 1982 Topps cards ttm to help me towards getting some stars and Hall of Famers while I begin to send out to more common players.  That sounds mean.  No disrespect intended.  What's a better description?  

Anyway, Dennis Eckersley also signed his 1982 Topps for me.

Bernie Carbo signed his 1970 Topps which was already signed by Danny Breeden.  

This is my second copy of this card.  Mr. Carbo signed the first one in black, so I tried for, and received, a nice blue sharpie upgrade.

And George Stone signed his 1972 and 1973 Topps as well as the 1971 and 1974 Braves team cards.  Oddly, he also signed the back of my letter three times in very large writing.  There was no other note, just his signatures.

I bought a Beckett-slabbed, 1975 Topps Bob Gibson and a raw 1982 Topps Pete Rose from an SCN member.

I received a 1985 Topps signed by Rod Carew that I bought from Mill Creek Sports.

I also added Tommy John and Kirk Gibson to my 2000 Fleer Greats of the Game set collection via separate eBay purchases.  A couple current Tommy John signings posted on SCN are asking for $125 to sign cards, so the $30 for this Beckett-slabbed card was easy to justify.  The Gibson was quite a bit more expensive, but still well-below the $179 fee he charged at a couple signings last June.

The more Beckett slabs I get, the less I like them.  The labels are curling and the plastic sleeve the cards are in within the slab are wavy.  They just aren't very attractive.

Finally, I bought four Hall of Fame postcards from a promoter I use via SCN from his eBay store, including Billy Herman, George Kell, Joe Sewell and Eddie Mathews.  At an average of $12.50 each including tax and shipping, I thought they were a steal.

According to Informed Delivery, I should receive a few more ttm returns tomorrow to continue my streak for the year.  However, one card in my email for today didn't actually show up in the mailbox.  It was postmarked from Houston, so I think it was from one of the Aspromonte brothers.  I sent to them both on December 27th and they both live in Houston, so it could be either one.  They are both very generous signers and have a lot of cards.