TTM Success - Andy Sheets

I had held onto these two Andy Sheets cards for a long time, and finally got around to sending them off.  I had hoped I would find some other cards of his, but I never did.  That's ok, because a 2000 Topps Chrome (above) and 2000 Topps (below) were some pretty nice cards to send.

Sheets (b. 1971) played in the majors from 1996 to 2002 for the Mariners, Padres, Angels, Red Sox and Devil Rays.  He had 207 hits, 19 home runs and a .216 batting average.

I mailed to Sheets on August 26 and got the cards back on September 4, for a 9-day TAT.

TTM Success - Mark Kotsay

Amidst all of the TTM returns I have gotten lately from players with cards from the 70s and 80s was this return from Mark Kotsay.  I had some nice early-to-mid 2000s cards of Kotsay, and it was a nice change to get those in.

The above 1999 Topps Gold Label really looks great, and scanned really well.  I found this at my LCS in one of the boxes in the back of the shop.

I added a few Topps cards that were needed in the album, like the above 2006 Topps.  This was a nice set, which I had a bunch of cards, but sold off all of my extras a long time ago.

I also had Topps cards from 2007 and 2012 for this return, as well as a 2000 Topps Chrome and a 2002 Upper Deck (89 design).

Kotsay (b. 1975) played in the majors from 1997 to 2013 for the Marlins, Padres, A's, Braves, Red Sox, White Sox and Brewers.  He had 1,784 hits, 127 home runs and a .276 batting average.  He finished 14th in the 2004 AL MVP voting. 

I mailed to Kotsay via the Oakland A's on May 8 and got the cards back on September 29, for a 144-day TAT.

TTM Success - David Bell

Here are some more recent cards that I was able to get signed TTM by David Bell.  The above 2000 Chrome looks much better in person, but these cards don't scan all that well.  Still, I like the card, and am glad I was able to get it back signed.

I was happier to see this 1996 Topps come in, though.  I didn't have many of these at all, and it shows when you look at my ledger of Topps cards that I have signed.  I need to find some bulk 1996 Topps and try to add a few to the album.  In the meantime, I will be glad that this one is here.

Finally, here are Topps cards from 1998 and 2002.  Both of these look nice.  I have a bunch of bulk cards from 1998, and some from 2002.  I have very little from 1996, 2003 and 2004.  I plan on adding some in the near future; it's just a matter of coming off of the money to buy them,

Bell (b. 1972) played in the majors from 1995 to 2006 for the Indians, Cardinals, Mariners, Giants, Phillies and Brewers.  He had 1,239 hits, 123 home runs and a .257 batting average.

I mailed to Bell on April 4 and got the cards back on July 29, for a 116-day TAT.