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I just caught the TTM bug! (TTM is Through the Mail Autographs)

I remember the first time I tried to send out a baseball card through the mail to get it signed. It was (of course) Jose Canseco. My prized 1989 Fleer card was taken and wrapped in cellophane for protection (at the recommendation of my mom, I'm sure - I was 9 or 10 at the time and wouldn't ever admit to such a thing!) I began the long process of writing the letter, the address, the SASE and stuffing it all in an envelope. Not to mention the gut wrenching task of spending 50 cents on 2 stamps which could

Griffey on the A’s and Homer Simpson 93 SP?

Okay, several things to cover: Flip Quest: I sold almost everything, and the majority of what is left over is pending. Here are a few items I got in the mail yesterday, though: A few notes: the TTT card above ... cool beans! The Cano auto is my fave through this haul and #ed to 56. How can you beat a Spring Fever design with an auto ... of Cano?!?! The Fergie is # to 35 and the Scherzer is hand #'ed to 99. BTW, the Pink A-Gon is now A-Gone. I have made a quantum leap with this

Update to the flip quest

Once again ... everything previously shown is pending! I got some goodies in the mail yesterday as well though. Here are the new things: I did a deal with Nervo and got these: He also sent me along these for free! (these freebies are pending now, btw) THANKS NERVO!!! Another deal I did was with mgugs46 I know I've gotten some Mantles and such, but the card that has caught my eye the most out of this entire flip quest is the Cespedes TTT in the pic above! I love it. An autograph, with green, white and gold jersey

Rollin’ with Nolan – I met him, got 6 autos including a custom book … pics inside!

As an avid reader of Beckett when I was a child, I absolutely loved an article they did entitled "Rollin' with Nolan". It was an interview-style article, which highlighted Nolan offering pitching lessons to a baseball card dealer in exchange for his own rookie card. He cited the reason his offer instead of cash was because of how expensive the card was. The article ended up being an April Fool's joke, but it stuck with me. Fast forward to this past weekend. We went to a book shop about a half hour away for our friend's book release party. I

Big Update for my Flip Quest

It was a little difficult trying to find how to re-invest the money after I cashed out, but here we are! I took most of the money + 3 89 UD customs of ChrisinTx's kids for some vintage goodness .... Plus 2 sets of 2013 Finest - GREAT set, btw. RC's of Puig, Wacha, JoFer, Gattis ... outstanding design and of course the regulars like Trout Jeter Pujols Harper etc. Chris went above and beyond and sent over these beauties for FREE to help me on my quest! THANKS CHRISINTX !!!!! This is where it turns quite rapidly here

Twilight Gold & Acetate Customs

If you are like me and you collect a specific popular player, you look online (and sometimes obsessively) for cards that you do not have. Thanks to the explosion of inserts in the 90's - on, there is no shortage of gems you can find. My son will sometimes say "Dad, what are you doing? Looking on ebay for Canseco cards ... again?" Quiet, boy ... don't you have some homework to do? It is equally exhilarating to find a card you never knew existed as it is maddening to find out that the card you wished you had owned

Craig’s lister calls me a scammer and crook … yay!

After a fine dinner with my family, my wife and I did the dishes, and I decided to hit up Craig's list to see if there are any killer deals. To my astonishment, I found the following post: BEWARE OF GUY SELLING RARE CARDS IN TOMBALL BY SILVERADO Uhmmmm wait ... I'm a guy in Tomball by Silverado! There is someone that does live close to me that is a scam artist. Surely, this posting was about him! WRONG. <Enter torrid thunder and lightning sequence here.> It was about yours truly. Rather than tell you what he said, let

First family baseball outing = lots of goodies

It has been a *very* busy week, so I am just now posting this. As an early birthday present, my family and I went to the game last weekend since my team, the Oakland A's were in town. I was really going back and forth about whether or not I wanted to go or not. I mean, when you watch a game on television, you have the play by play, a better view, it is free, and if you have to pee, you don't have to use a urinal next to uncle creepy. The day of, I decided to finally

Well, folks - I am overwhelmed. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for all of you who have helped me on my flip quest. For all the deals I have made so far, half of you have given me freebies! I certainly do appreciate it. Many times whenever I do a deal with someone, I try to slip in a free unopened pack of cards ... why?Because everyone loves to open cards, right? It reminds me of a guy came over a while ago to look at some cards I was selling, and we agreed with each other - ain't nuthin'

Mailday – You aren’t gonna BELIEVE this one!

As many of you know, I started my Flip Quest for my 89 UD Puig. The first offer I had was from a dealer friend of mine. I turned down the deal, but went ahead and sent him a Puig anyway, just for the heck of it. Well, yesterday, he went ahead and sent me a little "mystery" package to deal for the Puig. I looooooove mystery packages. To make things better, he sent me a pic of this package just before he sent it out, like I did to him. Do you see how many stamps are on

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