Hello all. I am writing this ad with sadness in my heart for the people of my hometown in Harrisburg IL. Approximately 4:53 AM this morning an F4 Tornado ripped through this small Midwest town of 9.000 residents leaving about a third of it in utter destruction. 6 so far are confirmed dead with many injured and many still missing. I know we all have our own issues, but now that I live 8 hours away, I am trying to see the best way I can contribute now. I am a home builder by trade and in weeks to come I will be able to fix and help rebuild in that way, but for now families are hurting and in need of support now. I have spoken to Leon today and with his permission, I would like to offer a raffle type of deal where someone will get a really nice prize and I can help out my own people by taking supplies right away. I am a vintage collector by choice, but I have accumulated many lots of nice stuff via Huggins & Scott, other auction houses etc and I usually pick the vintage I want and wholesale the sets, Wax, newer stuff to other dealers. Luckily, I have a lot of it on hand at the moment. What I would like to do is put together special “packs” of sports cards to sell at $10 each and take that funding to IL ASAP to help with relief, supplies, cash to a needy family, gasoline, food, clothes whatever it takes. My boys and I are working feverishly to make up packs of 15 star cards from various sports. These will consist of stars, HOFers, vintage only and 15 will be included in each pack. The packs will be team bags and each one put into a yellow coin envelope for reasons I will get to later. Also with the $10 purchase you will receive a random unopened pack from premium cards or early to mid 1980s wax packs etc. Also each $10 pack will include 1 certified autographed card from either baseball, football, basketball, or hockey. Also along with that I will include either a bonus vintage star, star rookie card, vintage card from 1969 or earlier EX or better, or HOF rookie. So for your $10 you will receive 15 star card pack, 1 unopened pack, 1 certified autograph, and 1 bonus card (star, rookie,etc). I am up to 1300+ packs made already and plan to offer 2,000 total packs. This would be huge for helping this community and you will get a return for the $10. I will ship for $2 no matter how many packs are purchased. By 10 or more packs and I will pay the shipping. Now for the kicker…I will randomly inset a few premium $20,$30,$50 cards here or there and as for the key prize I am including a real 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie in one of the packs considering all 2000 packs sell. The Mantle is centered and crease free but altered due to background being colored along time ago. Still a presentable card that I paid $3K for a while back. Back is clean. To make this fair as possible I am purchasing gold coin envelopes and will be putting the 15 card packs inside. One pack will have my construction company’s business card inside with my signature on it. I will be mailing the Mantle to Leon who will have the redeemable Mantle in his possession. The person who gets that card will have to mail the card to Leon to receive the 52 Mantle. I will post scans of the items I am making these packs with along with the Mantle as well. Even if you do not get lucky and win the card, please keep in mind you will receive atleast the value of your purchase and you will be doing a small part in helping out some family in a small community. All payment should be mailed to me or sent via paypal gift to
ekekela08@aol.com. Please mark the payment into paypal as Harriburg IL Tornado gift. If you want these and send check send to Jason Duncan PO Box 148, Savannah, MO 64485. Make checks payable to Iakona Inc. My name is fine too, but proceeds will come from that account to help. I am looking to leave in a few days so I can ship as much as I can before I leave (paypal will go right out) and the remaining cards when I return if some are sent payment by mail. Due to the fact I do sell on eBay please I cannot stress enough to note paypal gifts as Harrisburg IL Tornado. Thank you all very much in advance and I am looking forward to giving away an authentic 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. I will be posting some more odd and end stuff under Buy Sell Trade as well to help in this effort. Please check there for post 1979 sets, some baseballs and other items I have lying around. Thanks Thanks THANKS!