One of these three was supposed to have been delivered on Tuesday, according to my Informed Delivery email. But it showed up in that email again for today and was actually delivered.
Earlier this month I had one of my sases not get delivered after appearing in my email, but several days later my wife found it stuck in the front door, so it must have been delivered to a neighbor who was kind enough to drop it off.
Tom Hutton, who I have not written to before, signed his 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1978 Topps nicely in blue sharpie. John Milner is deceased, and Rick Miller signs for a small fee, so the 72 off to Miller next. I haven't sent to him in the past, so it will be nice to add another player to my collection.
Gary Jones signed a couple of his 1971 Topps, one unsigned and one already signed by Gogolewski, as well as the Yankees team cards from 1971 and 1972.
Terry Cox, the last player needed on the 71 Topps, is a very spotty signer. I'm not sure I'll risk a signed card. I sent to him once in 2021 and never heard back. I just sent a single 71 Topps to him at that time, not signed by either of the other two.
And Gary Neibauer signed his 1970, 1971 and 1972 Topps for me. The 71 and 72 are nice upgrades over the ballpoint signatures I've received from him in the past, and this is the first 1970 Topps I've sent him.
I continue to buy some of the old school bobbleheads. These are the paper mache type that were sold at stadiums in the 60's and 70's. I've had some of the Twins versions for quite a while but decided to expand my collection. I've gone a bit crazy but really enjoy collecting these. I especially like the mini versions, that have a magnet on the bottom and were intended to be place on your car's dashboard, back when dashboards were made of metal.
There are plenty of variations and errors in these bobbleheads which can drive a person crazy if you want them all. Some of the rarer ones go for well over $1000, and there are a few that go for well over that as well. Most of the ones I buy go for $40 - $150 each, and a few I've paid over $200, such as the minis that go for more than the full-sized ones.
Most of them have "little boy" faces, with a couple different looks, including some with the hair sticking out the front, as opposed to being hidden by the cap.
Some have mascot faces instead of the little boy faces. Some of them are outdated in terms of their representation of Native Americans (I'm talking to you, Braves and Indians), but some are animals or mascots like the Pirates, Tigers and Reds.
Here are some of the minis:
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