Showing off a "rare" beauty

[yankeeno7]

Showing off a rare beauty. Garvey is known for not signing his 82 Fleer. If you send him a donation and this card, he will keep your donation and return the card unsigned. He offers no solid explanation why he wont sign this card. This was found in an old IP grapher's collection. It must have been signed very shortly after 82 Fleer was released. Who knows how many Garvey signed before he decided not to anymore. I have never seen or heard of another. For those of you who enjoy this kind of thing...enjoy!

[7nohitter]

Why does he refuse to sign this one? I love to hear the player's rationale.

[yankeeno7]

He gives no definite answer or his answer is always different. He seems to skirt around the reason.

[7nohitter]

I'll bet it has to do with the patch on the left sleeve.

[Laxcat]

My father used to promote shows. We had Garvey and I did my usual of picking out a card to get signed. I picked the Fleer because I thought it looked cool. I got in line and waited to get it signed. When my turn came up and the slider handed him the card he looked at me and said, "Are you effing stupid, kid." I was horrified. The slider looked at Garvey like he was going to kill him.

I had no idea he had signed them for charity only. I just grabbed a card and got in line. We never had him back at a show after that.

I hate Steve "Never Getting in the HOF" Garvey

PS: I was 10 years old

[1963Topps Set]

Originally Posted by Laxcat

My father used to promote shows. We had Garvey and I did my usual of picking out a card to get signed. I picked the Fleer because I thought it looked cool. I got in line and waited to get it signed. When my turn came up and the slider handed him the card he looked at me and said, "Are you effing stupid, kid." I was horrified. The slider looked at Garvey like he was going to kill him.

I had no idea he had signed them for charity only. I just grabbed a card and got in line. We never had him back at a show after that.

I hate Steve "Never Getting in the HOF" Garvey

PS: I was 10 years old

I have similar stories of d-bags who gave me a hard time and did not sign or signed, but the ordeal left me with such a bad taste, I could not enter the signed item into my collection. Idiot number one: Yogi Berra

Who can shove that medal as far as I am concerned.

I completely understand how you feel. I'd better stop this post before my language gets the best of me.

[djson1]

Originally Posted by Laxcat

My father used to promote shows. We had Garvey and I did my usual of picking out a card to get signed. I picked the Fleer because I thought it looked cool. I got in line and waited to get it signed. When my turn came up and the slider handed him the card he looked at me and said, "Are you effing stupid, kid." I was horrified. The slider looked at Garvey like he was going to kill him.

I had no idea he had signed them for charity only. I just grabbed a card and got in line. We never had him back at a show after that.

I hate Steve "Never Getting in the HOF" Garvey

PS: I was 10 years old

This is an interesting anecdote. Why the F would Garvey tell that to a then 10 year old kid? Did he expect that everybody should know that he doesn't sign '82 Fleers?? I've been collecting for decades and I wasn't aware of it until now...so, I'm wondering why he would be such a dck to a kid.

[johnmh71]

Originally Posted by 7nohitter

I'll bet it has to do with the patch on the left sleeve.

What is the deal with the patch?

[7nohitter]

Originally Posted by johnmh71

What is the deal with the patch?

John,

I was just being a wiseass....I know some guys won't sign a card if there is something that bothers them asthetically, but I don't see anything here.