TCMA past and present...

[DaClyde]

Hello, Andrew. I have another possible TCMA question for you. Did TCMA have anything to do with the Sports Photo Association 3" pin back buttons that were issued starting in 1978? I recently posted about the set on my blog as I attempted to compile the checklist, and someone commented that TCMA had supplied photos for Fleer's 1981 baseball set. Lots of those photos also appear on SPA buttons from the same time period.

Admittedly I haven't really done much research on this subject, I've just been trying to compile the checklist for the set. But if you (or anyone else here) could shine any light on this I would greatly appreciate it.

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by DaClyde

Hello, Andrew. I have another possible TCMA question for you. Did TCMA have anything to do with the Sports Photo Association 3" pin back buttons that were issued starting in 1978? I recently posted about the set on my blog as I attempted to compile the checklist, and someone commented that TCMA had supplied photos for Fleer's 1981 baseball set. Lots of those photos also appear on SPA buttons from the same time period.

Admittedly I haven't really done much research on this subject, I've just been trying to compile the checklist for the set. But if you (or anyone else here) could shine any light on this I would greatly appreciate it.

Hi Jason, that would definitely be a question for my father. I'll check in with him tonight and see what he remembers regarding those .

[EvilKing00]

Welcome, Mike and Andrew! Great to have u here

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by EvilKing00

Welcome, Mike and Andrew! Great to have u here

Thanks, Steve!

[TCMA]

For those of you that haven't seen my thread dedicated to this topic...

I'm working on producing an ALL NEW series of 4x5 or 5x7 prints from the original glass plate negatives used for the 1972 TCMA "The 1930's" set. These will be absolutely GORGEOUS and I'll likely be able to produce 200+ different images with all the proper licensing. I'd like to make them in a Limited Edition of 200 - 250 at a reasonable price.

As of now the plan would be to release these monthly in series four or five prints per pack. There are also several glass plate negatives that were NOT used for the original set and these will make fantastic additions as they have never before been used.

To whet your appetite, here's one of the original glass plate negatives and some simple positives I created using my iphone. When these are scanned properly we'll be able to do some great things with this project and who knows where we'll go from there:

Jack Tising
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitched in 10 games in 1936, went 1-3 with one complete game. Also had 3 hits in 11 plate appearances.

[DaClyde]

So, does your current licensing preclude you from making cards, or is there just no money in it?

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by DaClyde

So, does your current licensing preclude you from making cards, or is there just no money in it?

It's tricky but we (Photo File) are licensed to produce photo prints, which is what our business has revolved around since the lat 1980's. We don't have licensing to produce cards but I think the proposed 4x5 format comes close to card size and will lend itself perfectly to this project. Image quality will be stunning and it will be a real window into the history of the game.

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by DaClyde

Hello, Andrew. I have another possible TCMA question for you. Did TCMA have anything to do with the Sports Photo Association 3" pin back buttons that were issued starting in 1978? I recently posted about the set on my blog as I attempted to compile the checklist, and someone commented that TCMA had supplied photos for Fleer's 1981 baseball set. Lots of those photos also appear on SPA buttons from the same time period.

Admittedly I haven't really done much research on this subject, I've just been trying to compile the checklist for the set. But if you (or anyone else here) could shine any light on this I would greatly appreciate it.

Jason, I just looked at your blog post and read the comment at the bottom. My gut tells me TCMA was not involved with these but I will dig deeper. Regarding the comment at the bottom, it's true that TCMA was the exclusive distributor for Donruss in 1981. Those buttons may have been advertised in Baseball Quarterly and sold through TCMA but that does not necessarily mean TCMA helped produce them. Will get back to you this evening .

[DaClyde]

Originally Posted by TCMA

Jason, I just looked at your blog post and read the comment at the bottom. My gut tells me TCMA was not involved with these but I will dig deeper. Regarding the comment at the bottom, it's true that TCMA was the exclusive distributor for Donruss in 1981. Those buttons may have been advertised in Baseball Quarterly and sold through TCMA but that does not necessarily mean TCMA helped produce them. Will get back to you this evening .

Thank you, sir!

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by DaClyde

Hello, Andrew. I have another possible TCMA question for you. Did TCMA have anything to do with the Sports Photo Association 3" pin back buttons that were issued starting in 1978? I recently posted about the set on my blog as I attempted to compile the checklist, and someone commented that TCMA had supplied photos for Fleer's 1981 baseball set. Lots of those photos also appear on SPA buttons from the same time period.

Admittedly I haven't really done much research on this subject, I've just been trying to compile the checklist for the set. But if you (or anyone else here) could shine any light on this I would greatly appreciate it.

Ok, spoke to father about this. Bottom line is he just doesn't remember . I think we can figure it out with a bit more research though. The Monte Irvin image shown in your blog post was in-fact a TCMA image so it'd be hard to believe TCMA would be selling these via mail order if the manufacturer of the buttons was stealing their photos. Do we have verification the buttons were being sold through a TCMA publication?

[TCMA]

Just found this advertisement for the Super Star Photo Buttons. So, yes TCMA did in-fact offer them. They could be completely separate from the Hall of Fame buttons however. I'll send this to my father and I bet it will jog his memory:

[Leon]

Originally Posted by TCMA

Just found this advertisement for the Super Star Photo Buttons. So, yes TCMA did in-fact offer them. They could be completely separate from the Hall of Fame buttons however. I'll send this to my father and I bet it will jog his memory:

Some of this stuff would make for a great trivia game!!

[Mark17]

Hi Mike,
You probably don't remember me, but back in the day (somewhere between 1983 and 1987) I sold you a few pallets of commons and 2 cent star cards. Probably close to 2 million cards. You were SUPER to deal with, that's what I remember best. Later I worked the same type of deal with another guy there, his name was Frank Fortunato or something like that, and he was also great to work with. The third large deal like that, however, was with Larry Greenwald, and it got off to a rocky start, until you or Fortunato talked with me and told me not to worry... and I don't know what happened behind the scenes but all was smooth after that.

I'm glad you're still around and that I got a chance to thank you again for being one of the really good guys in this hobby!

-Mark Satterstrom (partner of Carson Ritchey)