Today I received a Pat Meares card I bought from Chris P (rip8cp1 on SCN) via eBay. For some reason, Pat Meares cards are hard to come by and I need a few of them. When I saw Chris selling this one, I jumped on adding it to the collection. This card is the 1996 Topps. Interestingly, I will be receiving another card from Chris in a week or so that I paid for today.
Future Stars
Today I received a package from the MLB Players Alumni Association of six baseballs I bought. All the baseballs have the MLB hologram on it and are signed in blue ink on the sweetspot.
Anthony Gose
Anthony Ranaudo
Rafael DePaula
Maikel Franco
JD Martinez
Joey Gallo (Futures ball under the logo).
They all look great as far as the autographs go. The Futures logo stamp is not solid and I requested to trade it for a better one. We will see how it goes but even if I cannot trade it, I am pleased with the autographs and the authentication is as solid as you can get.
An Original Twin
Every month on the first of the month I check Brian F’s website (abcunlimited.com) to see what new cards he added from the previous month. Usually I do not see a card I need but this month was different. Brian had a small signing with original Twins Ralph Lumenti and got a couple of his 1961 Topps cards signed. I saw this and immediately sent an email to Brian and bought one. The autograph is in ink and is not the best but it is what it is and he is nearly 80 years old so I am not complaining. I am excited to add this to my Twins collection as I did not have one of his until now. Ralph was the last living member I needed from the 1961 Topps Twins set.
The Big Hurt & Mr October
Today I received a package of a few items I sent in to Isaias F (franco858 on SCN) who had private signing with Frank Thomas and Reggie Jackson. I went through Isaias in his Reggie signing previously but was not pleased with the condition of the last two Reggie SI’s I had so I picked up new ones for the two issues and sent them in. Reggie signed his 08.30.1976 and 05.11.1987 issues in beautiful blue Sharpie.
A week or so after Reggie’s signing, Isaias had a signing with Frank Thomas so I sent in three SI’s and a HOF postcard. The 08.08.1994 and 03.13.2000 issues were signed beautifully in silver paint pen and the postcard and 07.18.2014 HOF Commemorative issue signed beautifully in blue Sharpie. I could not be more pleased with how everything turned out! Thanks Isaias!