Five TTM Successes Today

Apparently logging in and viewing the Informed Delivery web site the evening before is more accurate than the daily email I receive.  As I mentioned in my last post, the web site showed five sases yesterday evening while this morning's email only showed four.

I also received a George Brett baseball that I bought from a fellow SCN member.  It has the Brett hologram, which I didn't know existed prior to buying this ball.  Brett is signing the first weekend in March and is charging $250 to sign a ball.  I paid $80, which I thought was a pretty good deal.  It seems pretty common these days for signings' prices to be significantly more than you can find items already signed.  

On to the ttm successes:

Roy (Elroy) Face, who would probably be a first-year ttm Hall of Fame inductee if there were such a thing, signed his 1954, 1956 and 1958 Topps for me nicely in blue sharpie.  He doesn't request a fee, but much like Bobby Shantz, I think collectors just appreciate how reliable he is and how nicely he signs, so most people include some type of payment.  I included $10. He still signs if you don't include a fee.

I already have these cards signed by Mr. Face, but I really miss sending out and receiving vintage cards.

Tito Fuentes signed his 1971, 1972, 1972 in action and 1975 Topps for his $5 per card fee.  There is a note on his profile on SCN that says as of August of 2023, his fee is $10 per card.  But, looking at the other requests, people kept sending $5 per and he kept signing.  It's not uncommon to see an attempt at a price change that people don't stick to, including the player.  If the player really wants to raise their prices, they need to be willing to refuse requests that don't include enough and return them with a note highlighting their new prices.

Jerry Koosman signed the 1970 Topps Mets team card I've been working on for a while, as well as his 1978 Topps for his $10 per card fee.  Now that I think about it, this was an expensive group of cards!

The Mets team card now includes:

• Duffy Dyer
• J.C. Martin
• Al Weis
• Bobby Pfeil
• Rod Gaspar
• Ron Swoboda
• Wayne Garrett
• Jerry Koosman
• Ed Kranepool

The question is, do I send this team card to Nolan Ryan for $75?  I'm leaning towards no, but I might change my mind.

Tom (Tommie) Reynolds signed his 1964, 1965 and 1971 Topps as well as the 1972 Angels team card.  I will send the 64 Topps to Dave Duncan. 

The 1965 and 1971 Topps are upgrades to a request I sent back in 2006, where the pen he used seems a bit translucent, almost as if the signatures are fading.  

Finally, Gary Waslewski signed his 1971 and 1972 Topps as well as the 1972 Yankees team card previously signed by Stan Bahnsen and Ron Hansen.  Mr. Waslewski charges $5 per autograph, or 3 for $10.  He also included a couple pictures which he also signed for me.