I received four ttm returns back today. Three were regular returns in my sase, and one was a padded envelope via PirateShip.
Jack Aker signed four cards nicely in blue sharpie for his $5 per card fee.
Dennis Eckersley signed a 1972 Topps Cy Young Award card for his $10 per card fee. He won the Cy Young Award in 1992. 51 Saves and a 1.91 ERA. Wow!
I have sent autograph requests to Chuck Essegian nine times over the last 22 years, and I've purchased a few of his signed cards as well.
The only card I had signed by him that was in blue sharpie instead of black ballpoint, was a 2012 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs card that I pulled from a pack.
His signature, even in black ballpoint, looks pretty nice on vintage cards, but sometimes it just wasn't very strong and was hard to read.
I decided to send him the cards I really wanted to upgrade, which was nine, along with a Medium blue Staedtler and $20. I sent all this in a padded envelope via Pirate Ship. He doesn't normally charge a fee, so I hoped that the $20 cash would smooth over any negative feelings regarding the large number of cards and the hassle of the padded envelopes and using my pen. I specifically mentioned this in my letter, along with letting him know how much I appreciate him signing for me.
The cards look great! I feel kind of bad because he returned my $20. It's not as if he overlooked the cash. It was in a team bag with the cards, which he had to take the cards out of and return to, so the $20 bill was in his way while doing this. Hopefully he appreciated the gesture at least.
He didn't return the 1963 Post I had enclosed, so either that was an oversight, or he kept it for himself which is perfectly fine considering he signed eight other cards for me.
Finally, I received four more 1958 Topps for my set, bringing the number of cards I need to complete it down to 78. I bought these from Tom Orr on SCN. He posted some signed cards from a 58 set that was about 60% complete. These four cards were the only ones I didn't already have. The prices seemed more than fair and I'm happy to add these to my set.
The Dotterer card is inscribed to "Barry", but for the price, that's okay.
2 comments:
Jack Aker is a guy I use on Immaculate Grid from time to time. He was a Met only briefly and connects to a number of teams. Incidentally, he once appeared on Family Feud--not a celebrity edition, he was just a regular contestant with his family.
I am so bad at immaculate grid. I don't know players that have been on multiple teams unless the Twins are one of the teams. Great trivia on the Family Feud appearance, thanks!
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