Today’s mail had a pair of items showing up for the collection! Michael McCarthy posted a couple items for sale in a Facebook group and I was quick enough to get them! I got a 2021 Topps #104 Kenta Maeda card and a Kim Ng (first female general manager) Miami Marlins signed business card!
A couple cool things today!
Category: Bought
Tek!
Back in 2015, I sent in my 11.08.2004 Time Magazine to Doug K to have Keith Foulke sign it. It is a classic cover that features Jason Varitek leaping into Foulke’s arms to celebrate the final out of the 2004 World Series. Foulke signed it beautifully and I waited until Varitek was signing at a reasonable cost to complete it. When I saw Red Seat Collectibles was having Tek in for a signing, I sent in the magazine to have it completed. It arrived today! It was signed exactly how I requested it to be! Red Seat did a great job and I can now call this issue completed!
I also received my second envelope from Mike E which contained a 2023 Topps #56 Jermaine Palacios and an upgrade (not much of one as Kyle’s autograph is not great to begin with) to my 2021 Topps Heritage #668 Kyle Garlick card.
All in all a great mail day!
Louie, Louie!
While waiting in the last line of Twinsfest, I was debating if I should go through the current station I was waiting in that did not have a line to get Louie Varland. He was the only one I needed in that group so I was debating whether it was worth losing my spot in line to get his. While sitting there I saw a post from Mike E where he was selling a few extras from the Twins Caravan and the Louie Varland card was one of them. I reached out and bought it and today it arrived!
Minny
In the aftermath of Twinsfest, I was updating my need list for my Topps Twins collection and discovered Nick P on Facebook, from MinnyGraphs.com, selling a couple Austin Martin 2024 Topps cards. Since I did not get Austin at Twinsfest I bought both. I received the 2024 Topps #US114 and #US96. The 114 is a little smudged but it will do until a replacement is found!