I had a few days without any returns despite having outstanding requests.
Dick Estelle signed his 1965 Topps already signed by Masanori Murakami. I think I'll have this one authenticated just so it looks nice and is better protected. I have a couple other copies of this card completed so I'll pick the nicest one.
John Sevcik also signed his 1965 Topps, as well as a 1966 Twins team card. Rich Reese won't sign this card. People assume it's because they have his first name as "Dick" instead of "Rich", but I don't know if that's true. It would be really cool to complete it, but it probably won't happen. Super-Twins-Collector Randy has one completed, and showed it on SCN. It's the only one I've ever seen.
Rollie Sheldon signed a couple Yankees team cards as well as his 1963 and 1966 Twins team cards.
I bought the last of three 1982 Topps Dave Parker card from the same seller that I bought the other two from. I had a refund for a signing that didn't happen so I spent the money on this instead.
And finally, I received a Tony Perez Grand Slam print back from a mail-in signing. Again, I had asked for the authentication sticker to be placed on the back and it got placed on the front. In fact, they had to lift up the sticky note I had on the print asking to put it on the back in order to place the sticker here. Again, not a big deal, but could they at least put it on straight?
I've decided I'm all-in on some Hall of Famer rookie cards and have purchased several: Cal Ripken Jr., Johnny Bench, Mike Schmidt and Rod Carew for upcoming signings. Very spendy, but I feel like I'll regret not getting the signed. I compared the cost of getting ones already signed, and sending in to a signing with an unsigned card is quite a bit cheaper. So far, I've received the Cal Ripken Jr. 1982 Topps Traded card, and I'll have him sign the regular 82 Topps as well, which he shares with two other players. The traded card seems to be the more popular, and sells for quite a bit more.
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