Anyone Else Collecting a 1987 Topps Autographed Set?

[Topps206]

I had a few returns in January.

Pete O'Brien
Mike Loynd
Tim Conroy

405/792

[xplainer]

Group on the auction page. Just passing it on.

[Topps206]

I've gotten some more successes the last couple of months:

Gene Walter
Buddy Bell
Mickey Hatcher
Dennis Powell

409/792

[rschear]

Update

787/792 99% - Base
124/132 94% - Traded

911/924 99% - Overall

Down to last few baddies. Always paying top dollar for the ones I don't have.

#138 Roy Lee Jackson
#202 Ricky Wright
#395 Damaso Garcia
#665 Rod Scurry
#775 Joaquin Andujar

#15T Ivan Calderon
#18T John Cangelosi
#30T Mike Dunne
#44T Brad Havens
#83T Jeff Musselman
#95T Tony Pena
#126T Alan Wiggins
#128T Frank Williams

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Just curious, does Ricky Wright sign other years cards?

[Topps206]

Ricky Wright is a tough signer regardless, but I've seen a signed 1983 Fleer and signed 1986 Topps on eBay.

His signed 1983 Fleer is listed at $199.95, and his 1986 Topps is $499.95. So, if you collect either of those sets, you're in luck.

[Topps206]

Recent returns:

Bobby Valentine, Rangers Leaders

John Felske

Pete Incaviglia - Mail Order Private Signing

412/792

[Topps206]

I went to Globe Life Park today for the White Sox and Rangers. I was able to get Daryl Boston, the first base coach for the White Sox, pregame.

413/792

[Topps206]

I had a June 27 return from Don Aase, which was beautifully signed. I also had a June 28 return from Dann Bilardello, which was badly smudged, but a success is a success.

415/792

[Topps206]

I have no idea when I sent this out. I forgot that I did, but today I received a return from Thad Bosley.

416/792

[sreader3]

Did you write Mr. Bosley at the Stevens Creek address or is there a better one?

Thanks.

(And thanks for the PM answering my question).

[Topps206]

Recent Returns:

Dan Pasqua
Barry Jones
Juan Nieves
John Cangelosi
Gene Nelson

The Cangelosi was from a drop off I did for a signing. The other four are TTM returns.

421/792

[ChiSoxTony]

Net54 and its members have been great to me, even helping me get some autographs or cards I needed for free. This is from folks who didn’t even know me. Thanks for being such a great group. Small payback: if one of you can use this for you 87 Topps autographed set, it’s yours. First to say, “I’ll take it” gets it. Just post that, PM me your address, and give me a couple days to put it in the mail.




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[ChiSoxTony]

Originally Posted by ChiSoxTony

Net54 and its members have been great to me, even helping me get some autographs or cards I needed for free. This is from folks who didn’t even know me. Thanks for being such a great group. Small payback: if one of you can use this for you 87 Topps autographed set, it’s yours. First to say, “I’ll take it” gets it. Just post that, PM me your address, and give me a couple days to put it in the mail.




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Card is spoken for. Thanks, everyone.


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[Tay1038]

If anyone is looking to sell their duplicate auto's, I am paying $1.10 each. I just started my set about a year ago so have many holes.

[Topps206]

I had a return from Brett Butler last month.

422/792

[Smaaug]

If anyone has a dupe Dave Henderson, Roger Clemens All Star, RS Team Leaders or Tom Seaver that they would want to sell please let me know. Last few I need for my Red Sox Team Set.

[Topps206]

I got back Ron Hassey and Ruppert Jones, both from submissions to PastPros.

424/792

[mantleman]

Hi everyone,

If anyone is interested in a Mattingly AS, I have one for sale in BST. Sharp card and auto that was acquired 2 years ago TTM to Marlins Spring Spring Training.

Also, a nice Canseco (BAS)

Andy

[Topps206]

I had a return from Chili Davis within the past month or two.

425/792

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by Topps206

I had a return from Chili Davis within the past month or two.

425/792

Those recent returns from Chili all appear to be ghost signed.

[mantleman]

I recently got two Chili Davis back in the mail and they were so horrible I threw them out. Cards were badly damaged and autos were atrocious.


Andy

[Topps206]

How do people know the Chili Davis returns aren't legitimate?

Also, I'm seeing recent returns for George Brett recently. Here's somebody who stopped doing shows, doesn't seem overly nice about signings. Sometimes Atommic Sports has a signing with him and it's pricy.

What are the chances his returns are authentic?

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by Topps206

How do people know the Chili Davis returns aren't legitimate?

Also, I'm seeing recent returns for George Brett recently. Here's somebody who stopped doing shows, doesn't seem overly nice about signings. Sometimes Atommic Sports has a signing with him and it's pricy.

What are the chances his returns are authentic?

With Chili, it's basically the same way people determine if a Mickey Mantle or Jackie Robinson autograph his legitimate. The autographs people were receiving looked nothing like what his autograph is known to look like. Couple that with the fact that he is not a very accommodating signer when you ask him in person and it makes complete sense for him to employ a ghost signer.

I saw a couple returns on Brett myself and I am extremely skeptical. He is still doing signings with Tom Orr as well and his pricing starts at $110 for cards. As you mentioned, he's a pretty tough signer, and none of the alleged successes I saw had posted a picture of the item they received. I guess I could be wrong but for now I don't believe for a second that Brett is legitimately signing his mail.

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by Topps206

How do people know the Chili Davis returns aren't legitimate?

Also, I'm seeing recent returns for George Brett recently. Here's somebody who stopped doing shows, doesn't seem overly nice about signings. Sometimes Atommic Sports has a signing with him and it's pricy.

What are the chances his returns are authentic?

I believe they got it backwards and many of the returns from 2016-2018 where ghost signed and the recent 2019 and later returns were authentic. If you can post a pic I can tell you which batch it’s from. It’s pretty easy to tell. If the return was c/o of the ball club I’d bet it’s good. I think a family is the ghost signer.


Edit to add a reference:

Top row is authentic. Bottom row is ghost signed.

[dgo71]

FWIW, the returns I saw over the last month or so all looked like the bottom row, regardless of where they were sent. I do remember at least one request that specifically noted it was sent c/o the Mets with the ghost signed signature. I don't recall however if it was returned during the season or after he'd returned home in October.

[PowderedH2O]

I got an 87 Topps Brett signed in Spring Training in West Palm Beach. I sat next to Craig Sager's wife and Brett chatted with us for several minutes. He even called over Frank White and Jorge Orta to sign for me. Later on a group of autograph seekers (including myself) approached Bo Jackson and we received a response that rhymes with "Duck Stew". I shed no tears when he got hurt...

[mantleman]

Vince Coleman can now be added through PastPros!!

[mantleman]

If anyone is looking for an 87 Topps Mattingly AS, I have one listed on the BST. It was a great return from Spring Training last year!

[mantleman]

CARD HAS BEEN GIVEN AWAY!!

Just received Henry Cotto autograph via TTM. This was a two or three year wait. Card is mint, auto is fantastic.

Free to a good home, just email me at Andysargent1@hotmail.com

Cheers.

[Michael B]

I do not know if he is in the set, but:

Jose Gonzalez, who played in the major leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1985 - 1991), Pittsburgh Pirates (1991), Cleveland Indians (1991) and California Angeles (1992) and 1988 World Series Champion, is now charging for his signature through the mail and is represented by JD Legends Promotions. The information is as follows:


MAILING ADDRESS AND PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
JD Legends Promotions
Att: Jose Gonzalez
10808 Foothill Boulevard
Suite 160-454
Rancho Cucamonga CA 91730

Email: jack@jdlegendspromotions.com
Website: jdlegendspromotions.com

$15.00 - per card.
Cash or check made payable to JD Legends Promotions.
Only cards will be accepted for signing. No pictures, baseballs or other items.
Please include a self addressed stamped envelope for the return of your signed items.

Please note: The private signings for Jose Gonzalez, as well as everyone else represented by JD Legends Promotions, is a permanent event, not a one time signing.

[roarfrom34]

I have the dual signed "Rangers Leaders" card of Ricky Wright & Bobby Valentine:

[sbfinley]

What’s the back story on that Wright?

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

What’s the back story on that Wright?

A few years ago a buddy of mine (who is an avid autograph collector) knocked on Ricky's front door & talked his way into his house. They talked for about 30 minutes or so and while Ricky still refused to sign any card of himself, he did back down somewhat at the end and signed a handful of this Leaders card only because he was pictured with Valentine (and it wasn't a card of himself per se).

I added Valentine at a banquet a couple years ago (who also asked how I got Ricky to sign lol).

[sreader3]

I added Mr. Baines via a recent TTM. One of those surprise returns that makes it all worthwhile.

[mantleman]

I see a lot of guys are signing that never signed before (for free, and TTM) like Rafael Palmiero and Harold Baines.

[mantleman]

Looks like Mike Witt will be doing a signing with PastPros. A very tough autograph to get, especially for this set!!!!! And it is priced accordingly.

[Topps206]

Recent returns came from Don Schulze and Jose Cruz Sr. The latter took almost five years.

Also, I checked that I got returns from Paul Assenmacher and Dusty Baker, but I guess I never posted them.


429/792

[Topps206]

Daryl Boston, Tito Landrum, Danny Cox and Tommy Herr are all on PastPros now. I have all except Cox.

[Topps206]

Dwayne Murphy has been added to PastPros.


Mike Young and Mike Aldrete are doing a PastPros signing. Young is $15, Aldrete $20.

[Wrightfan85]

Good luck on collecting the set!

[Topps206]

Originally Posted by Wrightfan85

Good luck on collecting the set!

Thank you.

Some updates for those collecting the set.

Curt Ford is now on PastPros.

Rafael Palmeiro is now charging $30.00.

Jose Cruz Sr. is now $3.00 per card.

[rschear]

I just picked up the Roy Lee Jackson (BAS), puts me at 3 for the main set

and

Mike Dunne Traded. Another Bigfot card as he doesn't sign it anymore. Not authenticated but PSA came back as "Likely Genuine". I'll be sending it to CAS once I get it in.

Puts me at 7 for the traded set.

Also got Phil Regan back from a signing to complete the Mariners TL.

[Cooptown]

I have Mike Birkbeck available for $1.50 shipped via paypal friends and family if anyone is interested.

[CK]

Originally Posted by rschear

Update

787/792 99% - Base
124/132 94% - Traded

911/924 99% - Overall

Down to last few baddies. Always paying top dollar for the ones I don't have.

#138 Roy Lee Jackson
#202 Ricky Wright
#395 Damaso Garcia
#665 Rod Scurry
#775 Joaquin Andujar

#15T Ivan Calderon
#18T John Cangelosi
#30T Mike Dunne
#44T Brad Havens
#83T Jeff Musselman
#95T Tony Pena
#126T Alan Wiggins
#128T Frank Williams

I have the Andujar posted in the B/S/T section along with 37 or so other cards.

[mrmopar]

I am a member of a facebook group called "Baseball Private Signings" and someone is talking about being close on getting Ricky Wright to do a private signing that supposedly includes any card. The early discussion has prices in the Dr. Mike Marshall range, but seems to be a lot of interest. Some of those 87T set collectors are real hardcore. At least Marshall had some longevity and accolades. Wright really did nothing in his brief career, but to each their own!

Anyway, if you need/want Wright, it might be worth joining the group and watching for it. The person who apparently is negotiating this possible appears to be a member and said details would be posted there if it happens.

I joined the group in hopes of seeing some cheaper, somewhat obscure guys I wouldn't mind having. Aside from buying a couple Jose Pena cards that were leftovers from a prior signing I had missed, I have never participated in any of the signings. I am simply a regular member, have no affiliation with the group or ties to any members. I am just sharing information that others might find useful.

I have a few Wrights on other items (ball, team sheet and 83 F) and being a Dodgers collector, I have 0 interest in a 1987 Topps signed by him, especially at $150-200!! I hope the guy lines it up though, sounds like it could be interesting.

[Topps206]

I do not have a Facebook, so I wouldn’t be able to get details.

Jeff Lahti, Willie McGee and Pat Perry have all been added to PastPros.

[rschear]

Update

789/792 99% - Base
124/132 94% - Traded

913/924 99% - Overall

Down to last few baddies. Always paying top dollar for the ones I don't have.

#202 Ricky Wright
#395 Damaso Garcia
#665 Rod Scurry

#15T Ivan Calderon
#18T John Cangelosi
#30T Mike Dunne - pending authentication
#44T Brad Havens
#83T Jeff Musselman
#95T Tony Pena
#126T Alan Wiggins
#128T Frank Williams

[Topps206]

That’s really awesome to have 789/792.

By the way, Garvey has been added to PastPros. I already have him, but does this mean his fee is higher now? I sent $5.00 to have my 1987 signed. Would he only sign through PastPros now and for the appropriate fees?

[JRS123490]

Be careful folks. Lock-em-up-bob just posted a Donnie Moore.