Another TTM Success From Justin Masterson

Here are a few cards of Justin Masterson that I got out of my boxes and sent TTM.  I had gotten him on quite a few cards before.  The above 2009 Topps Ticket to Stardom is a really nice card.  I busted a couple boxes of this back then but had very little extra to try for TTMs.  I've now got this one in the autograph album, so all good there.

Here are a 2014 Donruss, 2010 Bowman and 2008 Bowman Chrome that I also had pulled for Masterson.  I'm out of his cards now, and that's fine.

I mailed to Masterson on December 3 abd got the cards back on April 2 for a 120-day TAT.

TTM Success - Cecil Fielder

Cecil Fielder has been signing TTM lately, so I jumped in with this 1997 Fleer Metal that turned out great.  Fielder had been at the National a few years ago, so my 1987 Topps was already taken care of.

Fielder (b. 1963) played in the majors from 1985 to 1988 and 1990 to 1998 for the Blue Jays, Tigers, Yankees, Angels and Indians.  He had 1,313 hits, 319 home runs and a .255 batting average.  

He won the World Series with the Yankees in 1996.  He was a three-time All Star (1990, 1991 and 1993).  He led the AL in home runs twice (1990 - 51; 1991 - 44) and RBIs three times (1990 - 132; 1991 - 133; and 1992 - 124).  He finished second in the AL MVP race in 1990 (to Rickey Henderson) and 1991 (to Cal Ripken).  He appeared on the 2004 Hall of Fame ballot but received only 0.2% of the vote. 

I mailed to Fielder on March 24 and got the card back on April 1 for an 8-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $20/card.

TTM Success - John Tamargo

This nice 1981 Topps of John Tamargo came back signed TTM not too long ago.  These 1981s always look nice signed, but it have gotten really low on options to send.

Tamargo (b. 1951) played in the majors from 1976 to 1980 for the Cardinals, Giants and Expos.  He had 59 hits, 4 home runs and a .242 batting average. 

I mailed to Tamargo on November 27 and got the card back on April 1 for a 125-day TAT.

Another TTM Success From Von Joshua

Here are a few more cards that came out of the boxes from Conrad.  I had gotten Von Joshua TTM back in 2018.  I sent again recently to add these 70s cards to the autograph album. 

The card at the top of the page is a 1975 Topps Mini.  Above are: 1971 Topps, 1974 Topps, 1975 Topps and 1980 Topps.  All of the cards turned out great.

I mailed to Joshua on October 29 and got the cards back on April 1 for a 154-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Abimelec Ortiz

A former Wood Duck signed two cards TTM for me via Rangers Spring Training.  I had these two Abimelec Ortiz cards pulled and hoped to get them signed.  I was glad to see them come back after a short wait.

I was happy to see Abi get a few cards after the great season he had last year.  His 2024 Pro Debut (above) is a really cool one. 

Ortiz (b. 2002) was an undrafted free agent picked up by the Rangers in 2021.  He has played in their system since then, reaching AA.  He has 368 hits, 83 home runs and a .248 batting average. 

I mailed to Ortiz on February 13 and got the cards back on March 31 for a 46-day TAT.

TTM Success - Joe Martinez

This random 2009 Topps Allen and Ginter card of Joe Martinez kept showing up when looking through boxes so I sent it out TTM.  It came back signed nicely.

Martinez (b. 1983) played in the majors in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013 for the Giants, Pirates, Diamondbacks and Indians.  He had a record of 4-3 with 32 strike outs and a 5.82 ERA.

I mailed to him on December 3 and got the card back on March 31 for a 118-day TAT.

TTM Success - Tom Tellmann

Here is a random 1985 Topps card that came back signed TTM from Tom Tellmann.  I had this in the box for quote a while before finally sending it out.

Tellmann (b. 1954) played in the.majors in 1979, 1980 and from 1983 to 1985 for the Padres, Brewers and A's.  He had a record of 18-7 with 94 strike outs and a 3.05 ERA.

I mailed to Tellmann on October 21 and got the card back on March 29 for a 159-day TAT.