TTM Success - Joe Grahe

I waited a long time to send to Joe Grahe because I saw his TAT (turn around time) was pretty slow, but I finally did send to him.  I sent the maximum of cards that I would send to someone (seven cards) and waited quite a while for them to come back.  They finally did, and I was really happy with the results.

The 1994 Topps Finest above didn't scan all that great, but it looks really awesome in person.  Those early chrome cards are all really nice, and I would like to get some more different ones in my album.

Grahe also signed a 1992 Pinnacle, 1993 Score Select, 1994 Score, 1993 Topps, 1994 Donruss and a 1995 Topps.

Grahe (b. 1967) played in the majors from 1990 to 1995 and 1999 for the Angels, Rockies and Phillies.  He had a record of 22-30 with 204 strike outs and a 4.41 ERA.

I mailed to Grahe on April 25 and got the cards back on December 8, for a 227-day TAT.

TTM Success - Lance Painter

I added a couple other early Rockies cards to my collection when I received this TTM success back from former pitcher, Lance Painter.  I was able to get a 1994 Topps (above), 1993 Topps (below, left) and a 1993 Score Select (below, right) signed by Painter.

Each of the cards looks great.

Painter (b. 1967) was actually born in the UK.  He played in the majors from 1993 to 2001 and 2003 for the Rockies, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Brewers.  He had a career record of 25-18 with 331 strike outs and a 5.24 ERA.

I mailed to Painter on August 18 and got the cards back on August 27, for a 9-day TAT.

TTM Success - Dan Peltier

I got a couple nice cards back TTM from Dan Peltier, starting with this 1993 Score Select Rookies card.  I didn't have any of these signed yet, and I had found it in a box I had gotten from my LCS.  It turned out really well, I thought.

I also got this 1994 Topps signed.  I liked this set, but the complete set I had put together was almost completely bricked.  I separated most of it without any damage, but that was really disconcerting.

Peltier (b. 1968) played in the majors in 1992, 1993 and 1996 for the Rangers and Giants.  He had 62 hits, 1 home run and a .255 batting average.

I mailed to Peltier on August 10 and got the cards back on August 21, for an 11-day TAT.

TTM Success - Scott Leius

I had a bunch of Scott Leius cards to choose from for this TTM success, and I'm happy with my selections that I sent out.  The above 1994 Collector's Choice turned out really well.  I like the Metrodome cameo in the background.

This 1993 Select also turned out really well.  I love horizontal cards, and this one looks good.

The 1991 Gold Leaf rookie looks better than the scan.  I also was able to add a 1995 Topps.

Leius (b. 1965) played in the majors from 1990 to 1996 and 1998 to 1999 for the Twins, Indians and Royals.  He had 375 hits, 28 home runs and a .244 batting average.  He won the World Series with the Twins in 1991.

I mailed to Leius on September 11 and got the cards back on September 23, for a 12-day TAT.