About three months ago, someone on SCN posted that they had a complete run of autographed Harmon Killebrew Topps cards for sale for $1200. I needed nine of them, mostly the league leader cards, but was not going to spend that amount only needing nine. The person who ended up buying them took the few he needed and sold the rest but not after getting most slabbed by PSA. He contacted me on SCN and offered the ones I needed for $50 per card. I jumped on that deal and today I received the ten cards (one was an upgrade). They are gorgeous and all signed in beautiful blue Sharpie. The cards I got are (*=PSA slabbed):
1962 Home Run Leaders*
1963 Home Run Leaders*
1964 RBI Leaders (signed by Kaline too)
1965 RBI Leaders*
1965 Home Run Leaders*
1967 #460*
1968 RBI Leaders
1968 Super Stars*
1970 RBI Leaders
1970 #150* (upgrade)
This group of cards completed MY run of all Topps base Harmon Killebrew cards when he was a Twin (starting with the 1961 set). This group also put me over the 90% benchmark of all time Topps base Twins cards signed which also includes the o for 9 for 2014 series one set!
Thanks Brian K (bkritz on SCN) for contacting me with your available cards!!!!
That’s the ticket by George!
Today I received my 3000th hit ticket signed by George Brett in the mail. I am stoked! I had this ticket for a while and George does not do many shows but Tom Orr (orr23mj on SCN) got a private signing with him so I knew I had to send in the ticket. I got the inscription 3000th Hit on it too. It turned out great. Tom does a great job and takes care of your items as if they were his. Thanks Tom!
Lenny Lenny!
Today I received my Lenny Webster card from a signing Chris Potter had. It is the 1994 Topps #252. I liked this card because it was one of the few cards which featured a Twins player in their home uniform. The problem at the Metrodome was the lighting so there are not many Twins cards in the 90’s with the player in their home uniform. This card officially closes the book on my Lenny Webster needs for my Twins project too!
Spring Has Sprung!
Today I received the first of a couple packages from a pair of guys from SCN who are working spring training teams in Arizona. Ethan (ethanoah) and Kent (doggle3) did a great job so far. It is obvious they treated my items as if they were their own. All the autographs are perfect and beautiful. They did a great job and are still working on more the last few weeks of spring training.
Today I got in:
Jason Kipnis OMLB
Brian Wilson OMLB
Hyun-Jin Ryu OMLB
Patrick Corbin OMLB
Mike Olt OMLB
Jose Dariel Abreu OMLB
Archie Bradley OMLB
Clayton Kershaw ML Debut Ticket
Chris Sale ML Debut Ticket
Conor Gillaspie 1st HR Ticket
Jarrod Parker ML Debut Ticket
Jim Thome 2011 Allen & Ginter #204
Jim Thome 2011 Topps #304
Like I said above, these guys took care of my stuff as if they were their own. I cannot wait to see what else they are able to get signed for me as spring training winds down!
Thanks guys!