Sports Illustrated?

[Topps206]

Originally Posted by Kaneen

Been a while since I've posted some additions, so I'll keep this thread train rolling!

Awesome stuff. How many are purchases? By mail/in person?

[Kaneen]

Originally Posted by Topps206

Awesome stuff. How many are purchases? By mail/in person?

Thanks!

The Ted Williams was in a lot I won from an auction house.

1970 World Series multi-signed was a purchase.

Larry Bird, Magic, Bobby Knight, Hunter Greene, and Dent/Torrez were from either Private Signings or Show Signings.

Sosa, Judge, and Mia Hamm were in person.

[Topps206]

I went to the show in St. Louis yesterday and got Mike LaValliere (available in the 1987 Topps thread) and also Gregg Jefferies, who signed his cover for me.

Jefferies told me how the SI cover has a story to it, that the bat was in from his professional/big league at-bat, and his dad had it. His dad told him, "Whatever you do, don't break the bat." This picture was from a game in San Francisco and he was up to bat against Scott Garrelts. Not only did he shatter his bat, but the incident wound up on the cover of SI.

I'm around 100 signed covers now. I think the next time I get one signed will definitely put me at or over.

Gregg Jefferies also signed the Mets page of my 1988 World Series program, which featured all four postseason teams from that year inside. If I could go back in time, I wouldn't have bought it and I would have the likes of Darryl, Doc and Keith on SIs, but since I've been working on that thing since November 2008 and something I've owned since 2007, I might as well add to it since Jefferies was $19 for each of those two signatures and not a bad price at all.

[sportsfreak75]

Hey all, I'm a huge fan of collecting Sports Illustrated (newsstand issues) and just stumbled upon this thread. You guys have some amazing autographed copies posted here. I've got 10 or so that are signed and here's one of my favorites.



Thought the posters here may also be interested in my YouTube channel, Sports Magazine Collector. I've been doing some countdowns of the top Sports Illustrated covers from each decade, as well as other various videos about collecting Sports Illustrated - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxf...ubqKXmiMZX9i2w

[Topps206]

Originally Posted by sportsfreak75

Hey all, I'm a huge fan of collecting Sports Illustrated (newsstand issues) and just stumbled upon this thread. You guys have some amazing autographed copies posted here. I've got 10 or so that are signed and here's one of my favorites.



Thought the posters here may also be interested in my YouTube channel, Sports Magazine Collector. I've been doing some countdowns of the top Sports Illustrated covers from each decade, as well as other various videos about collecting Sports Illustrated - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxf...ubqKXmiMZX9i2w

This is really awesome. Thanks for sharing and introducing yourself, like the Bolt piece.

I’ll definitely check your channel out.

I personally would love newsstand SIs, I think I have one or two signed, but they’re not as cheap, either.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

We've got the Aaron SI "715" cover autographed in our current auction.

[Topps206]

I went to the Music City Collectibles, should be at more than 100 signed SIs now, I believe.

Canseco was on a few covers, but I got this one signed as this is the one of his I like best. He didn't say anything to me, but, wearing a mask, he obliged on my request for an elbow bump.

Then there was Horace Grant. I wanted to get his other cover, the one with MJ on it, too, but when I bought off eBay, there was a ton of fingerprints on MJ and not in good condition. So, I just got this one done. I asked him about the cover if he thinks Orlando could've beat Phoenix in 1995. He told me he wished they did play Phoenix that year, and I asked him if he thought they could've beaten David Robinson, to which he affirmed. He noted how good Shaq was back then, just about how good Hakeem was, also touting Clyde and Kenny Smith.