Despite not receiving any ttm returns today, my mailbox was full of purchases including unsigned cards to send out and some signed cards.
One of the unsigned cards was a SGC graded (5) 1968 Topps Juan Marichal. I previously sent him one that had a little corner ding in the lower left corner which was significantly worse when I got it back.
After looking for a better card online, I'm convinced the 1968 set was made from softer cardstock than other years because the corners on all the cards were pretty bad. Maybe it's just a coincidence, but someone who collects the set could chime in and confirm or deny my guess.
Anyway, I received a couple more Dave Concepcion cards from two different buyers. One was from CEI Sports, which appears to be a popular source of Reds autographs in Cincinnati. The other was from a promoter who does a lot of signings with players, mostly outside of the U.S., and actually is promoting a signing with Concepcion in December. I had started buying some Concepcion autographs just a couple weeks ago assuming he was done signing due to his health. I'll probably send in a couple cards for my sets.
I also bought a Luis Aparicio signed Hall of Fame plaque postcard, and a couple 80's-signed cards from the same promoter running the Concepcion signing.
I upgraded my 1972 Topps Curt Motton, who was a reliable signer ttm but appears to have passed away before I started working on the 72 set. I only paid a little over $3 for this one including shipping.
I previously bought one from Mickey's, who is no longer in business, but the pen used on that one was pretty poor. It almost looks like crayon!
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