I was out of town a couple days and came home to four ttm returns and a George Brett purchase.
The George Brett purchase was a 1982 Topps All Star card I bought from Tom Orr via eBay. This is the second 1982 Topps of Brett's I've added to my collection, the other being his "In Action" card. I still need his regular card from the set. The prices for his cards tend to vary quite a bit, so I bid on them on the lower end and occasionally I win. His regular card was also available, but it sold for about $30 more than this one.
On Friday, I received a return from Bert Blyleven, who signed his 1974 Topps as well as a 2025 Allen & Ginter, nicely in blue sharpie as always. I included his $20 per card fee.
I received three returns Saturday. Ken Aspromonte signed three cards plus a 1963 Braves team card. I have two other 63 Braves cards out to other players. There are several players from the '62 Braves still signing so I'll rotate these team cards among them over time.
Bobby Shantz signed a 1953 Red Man, a 1955 Bowman, pictured with his brother Bill, and a 2004 Fleer Greats of the Game. I also sent Mr. Shantz a 1952 A's yearbook before receiving this back. The yearbook had been delayed in the mail for over 10 days so I lost patience and sent these cards. But I decided to send the yearbook as soon as I received it. I noted in my letter the multiple requests and included a little more than I usually do as a gift for him signing. The program is very nice, and I'm anxious to get it backed signed.
And Matt Young signed four cards for me, including the1987 Topps Mariner's Leaders card already signed by Pitching Coach Phil Regan. Bob Kearney is the catcher on that card, but is kind of a spotty signer, despite a high overall success rate. I'm not sure I'll send it to him until his recent return rate improves.
I also received a Frank Viola bobblehead back from a paid signing, but I haven't even opened to box yet. I'll get to that later tonight or tomorrow.
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