A while ago I had sent in a pair of Topps Project 70 cards for a signing that Tom O (orr23mj on SCN) was having with Rod Carew. I asked Tom to use a nice bold gold paint pen. Well, when I received them the paint pen appears transparent on it. I reached out to Tom and he told me to send them back next time he had a signing with him.
I sent the two cards so he could wipe them or show that they were messed up plus a replacement of each of them (I usually buy two of things for exactly this reason) as well as a different Project 70 card and a Topps Andy Friedman Spotlight 70 Series II card. I received all six cards signed today. I did not expect the two that were signed in gold to be signed but they were and I was able to remove the gold paint pen. Tom provides solid customer service!
Category: Private Signing
Cruz’in
A while ago I saw where USA Sports Marketing was having a signing with Oneil Cruz. Having a hard to find debut ticket I decided to send it in to the signing along with a baseball. I sent it right away and a couple weeks after the signing was to take place, I reached out to Matt L (chickenlittle on SCN) who I set up a request with on SCN and found out the signing had occurred and everyone got their items back. I panicked! With the help of a buddy at the Post Office, I obtained a signature showing proof of delivery (thankfully I sent it with signature confirmation) and sent an email to Matt. Matt was out of the country but gave me a person to work with at USASM, Connor. Conner found my package and said the ticket will be signed the next time they see Oneil (sometime in mid August) and sent me a beautifully signed baseball that I received today. I look forward to getting the ticket signed in a few weeks!
Mauer Power
Scott S (SI King) hit the Lake Tahoe Celebrity Golf Tournament and offered Joe Mauer as a person he would try to obtain autographs of for those who sent in items. He always does a first come, first served so I sent my items in right away and was the first ones done. I mailed four cards:
2018 Topps #231
2018 Topps Now #OD-141
2020 Allen & Ginter #20
2021 Allen & Ginter #132
All were signed in blue Sharpie and look great. I have only two cards left I need signed by Joe and a few magazines and other oddball items.
For a little sneak peak I will let you know that I sent in five items to a signing event in Cooperstown during the Hall of Fame induction weekend that I should get within the next week or two. THOSE are going to be awesome!
Breaking Barriers
Today’s addition to the collection is a pretty special one. On 04.08.2022, Rachael Balkovec made history by becoming the first female manager in professional baseball when she led the Tampa Bay Tarpons in their season opener. Creative Sports Entertainment had a signing scheduled with her earlier this month and I had sent in a pair of items via Matthew Eric on Facebook. The items I received today were signed PERFECTLY and the organization of CSE was impressive. I received a baseball signed on the sweetspot with “1st Female Manager” as well as a ticket from the Tarpons @ Flying Tigers game signed in beautiful silver paint pen with “1st Female Manager”. I got JSA witness on both items. They look perfect! I am very pleased with these items.