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02-02-2014, 08:01 AM
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I would imagine he was the individual that bought up all the unsigned pristine cards from the Hall of Fame many years ago.
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02-02-2014, 02:01 PM
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Wouldn't Walt Alston be a difficult, but possible plaque?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WALT-ALSTON-...#ht_1272wt_664 Last edited by dgo71; 02-02-2014 at 02:03 PM.
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02-02-2014, 03:56 PM
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Thanks for the heads up, I'll change it this evening!
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I am pretty certain the Dexter Press were only printed in 1978 and 1979. Curteichcolor gold hof plaques were still printed in 1977 and you can tell the difference because of the print size as compared to the 1976 plaques. Apparently Dexter Press printed Dazzy Vance cards in both 1978 and 1979 because there is different numbering on the back of each card, making it the only variant that I have seen and possibly the only card that was printed in both years. Why he would have been the only one I have no idea.
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03-06-2014, 01:04 AM
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Got to agree with you on Puckett. I treated myself when he did an appearance near me and got everything I wanted in one shot - HOF postcard, Perez-Steele and two set cards. A few years later I was extremely happy that I made what seemed like an impulsive decision at the time.
I also found it interesting that there was next to nobody in his line. At the time I was in line, there was one guy getting FDC's signed (about 25 of them!), then me, and that was it! I think people thought his $75 price tag was too steep. Last edited by dgo71; 03-06-2014 at 01:06 AM.
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03-09-2014, 09:34 AM
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I think Puckett was a perfect storm due to a number of reasons. Historically, Kirby had a been a great in-person and TTM signer for his fans. Not too long after his induction, a scathing article was written by Frank DeFord in SI about the 'real' Kirby Puckett. Kirby went into pseudo-hiding and the Twins distanced themselves from Kirby after the article was published. He stopped showing up at Spring Training and doing public appearances for the Twins. He was still officially on the payroll, but that was about it. So I think most collectors weren't used to paying such high prices for Kirby, since he was so fan friendly before the article. I remember thinking that $75 was very high, and I would just get him another time in-person or TTM. Obviously, that never happened! Kirby did do a signing with the Iowa Cubs minor league team not too long before his death, and they were charging $20 or $25 per auto. I tried to find someone to hook me up, but never did. They also wouldn't take mail orders!
I think with today's players, this is not as much an issue, as we all know they don't sign TTM or give away autographs for free. And if they do, then they aren't show autographs, they are usually some chicken scratch initials. So most of us HOF plaque collectors just pony up the $$ and get them done sooner than later. Last edited by jimjim; 03-09-2014 at 11:39 AM.
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