Looking for Mays and Aaron signings

[theshleps]

I needed Mays on the 1964 Topps Giants set when he was charging $100 through the mail. He signed the back nof the card

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by theshleps

I needed Mays on the 1964 Topps Giants set when he was charging $100 through the mail. He signed the back nof the card

He's a real prince.

[shelly]

He did an Alsburg show in the orange county fair grounds years ago. He said he would chage 300 to sign a five hundred hr jersey. The sent the money and recived the ticket. When he came to the show Mays said six hundred or no deal. Bill told him no signiture to rest of his money for the show. He signed it and the smudged it with his finger. No money and almost got himself killed. He always felt he was being cheated and Mantle made more.

[7nohitter]

friggin asshole....I don't give a shit how many HR's you hit...you terat a man like a man...otherwise you're a chump-ass bitch.

[Wymers Auction]

Originally Posted by 7nohitter

friggin asshole....I don't give a shit how many HR's you hit...you terat a man like a man...otherwise you're a chump-ass bitch.

Good point without the fans he would have been playing for free.

[johnmh71]

I have never been one to go to signings, but have always found observations of the players interesting. For those of you who do attend them, who would you say was your worst experience?

[mr2686]

Originally Posted by johnmh71

I have never been one to go to signings, but have always found observations of the players interesting. For those of you who do attend them, who would you say was your worst experience?

Mays without a doubt, followed by Aaron and Rose. There have been several that were great, but the standouts were Brooks Robinson, Carlton Fisk, Gary Carter (R.I.P.), Bobby Doerr, and surprisingly Eddie Murray (I read bad things about him but he was very very nice to me).

[jimmyfoxx]

Quick story on Mays ... got him to signed a few dozen baseballs for me 2 years back ... he (and his bitch of a assistant Renee) told me the baseballs were $250.00 and $25 for HOF 1979) ... I decided to get him to signed "Willie Howard Mays" and he then refused to sign any baseball for under $300 ... I ended up buying (30) baseballs at $300 with only (10) Willie Howard Mays and (5) HOF ... the rest were regular Willie Mays and yet I still was charged $300 plus S&H and the baseballs so it was a tough pill to swallow ... but when I got the baseballs back, he signed them all in black sharpie ... totally screwed up his signatures and wrote on the side panels

Such a shame that the greatest living player is also the toughest person to deal with

[mr2686]

Originally Posted by jimmyfoxx

Quick story on Mays ... got him to signed a few dozen baseballs for me 2 years back ... he (and his bitch of a assistant Renee) told me the baseballs were $250.00 and $25 for HOF 1979) ... I decided to get him to signed "Willie Howard Mays" and he then refused to sign any baseball for under $300 ... I ended up buying (30) baseballs at $300 with only (10) Willie Howard Mays and (5) HOF ... the rest were regular Willie Mays and yet I still was charged $300 plus S&H and the baseballs so it was a tough pill to swallow ... but when I got the baseballs back, he signed them all in black sharpie ... totally screwed up his signatures and wrote on the side panels

Such a shame that the greatest living player is also the toughest person to deal with

I bet he did it on purpose too.

[earlywynnfan]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Buck O'Neil as the absolute best to be around. The man oozed joy and love.

If we can spread this to other sports, Chuck Bednarik is great, too.

Ken