Only signed PSA/DNA 1961 Fleer Basketball Complete Set EVER!

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by vthobby

Always nice to respond to Walter Johnson's grandson! There are 66 total in the set Hank. The first 30 or so are considered base cards. The last half of the set shows most of the low number base players in an In Action pose so most players have 2 poses in the set. Thanks Hank and hope you are doing well!

Thanks, Woody, I'm doing OK for an old guy. Threw out first pitches in Minneapolis and D.C. this summer to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1924 World Series. Your set reminds me of a complete signed Ted Williams 1959 Fleer set I saw in person once, just other-worldly cool! You ever see Tom?

[vthobby]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Thanks, Woody, I'm doing OK for an old guy. Threw out first pitches in Minneapolis and D.C. this summer to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1924 World Series. Your set reminds me of a complete signed Ted Williams 1959 Fleer set I saw in person once, just other-worldly cool! You ever see Tom?

Just sent you a PM!

[Bigdaddy]

Wow, that is amazing. Would you have pursued the set if there were no known Brauns?

And if you had a choice between a vintage ball point sig or a newer sharpie sig, which way would you go?

Again, congratulations.

[vthobby]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Wow, that is amazing. Would you have pursued the set if there were no known Brauns?

And if you had a choice between a vintage ball point sig or a newer sharpie sig, which way would you go?

Again, congratulations.

I have pursued the set for 10 years. I've gone through stages of selling excess and losing the #1 set spot on the Registry. I knew the collector who got the Braun (I sadly missed out on it because I did not know it was being sold).

I then negotiated with that individual for the Braun and others that I recently needed.

I prefer clean looking cards and clean autos either vintage or recent. Many of the players are deceased so most were signed years ago but I'm ok with a nice clean sig either way.

I've interacted with some in the set either in person, through the mail, or talking on the phone with a couple of players. It's been a fun pursuit!

As you can imagine I certainly lost my confidence along the way in ever being able to put the set together as for awhile there were ZERO Brauns slabbed so yes it tested my patience but it eventually paid off!

Thanks!

[TimGall13]

Quite an accomplishment. Carl Braun was very tough. When he was still living and lived near me in San Diego I befriended Ernie Vandweghe. Because of the Colgate & Knicks connection I once mentioned to Dr. Ernie how tough it was to get Braun's autograph for my personal collection. He said, "Oh, I'll get Carl to sign for you." NOPE!

[vthobby]

Originally Posted by TimGall13

Quite an accomplishment. Carl Braun was very tough. When he was still living and lived near me in San Diego I befriended Ernie Vandweghe. Because of the Colgate & Knicks connection I once mentioned to Dr. Ernie how tough it was to get Braun's autograph for my personal collection. He said, "Oh, I'll get Carl to sign for you." NOPE!

Tim, thanks for that personal account of Braun. It makes sense from what I've heard as well.

I've met many celebs and sports figures over the years and the only 2 that refused to sign for me were Jim Carrey (when he was filming Me Myself and Irene) and Bob Dylan. I was with my son at the time and saw Dylan fishing at a pond with his bodyguards near a very high end hotel in town. The hotel built the pond for guests to fish in and I saw Dylan's bus entourage so I knew he was clsoe by! Got lucky really that he was out in the open (with security of course).

Dylan was in town for a concert locally which was to take place the next day. Me and my son ambled over to him like we did not know who he was (my son was 4 years old or so and did not know who he was lol), Dylan said to his bodyguard "Let the boy fish", one bodyguard gave my son his fishing pole and with that minor distraction Dylan slithered away to his bus about 100 yards away. Absolute recluse and impossible autograph. We then waited by his bus for 15 minutes after and were escorted away by security. So much for Bob Dylan's auto. I wish I had at least taken a picture but I feel that his 2 bodyguards would have asked me to delete the pics. Fun stuff! "Let the boy fish" will always be in my memory when I think of Bob Dylan. Not gonna fib, he looked like a homeless guy. I knew exactly who he was but he does not like to stand out in a crowd or anywhere for that matter. Just my 2 cents

[calvindog]