TTM Success - Greg Golson

Here are some late 2000s cards that I was able to get signed TTM by Greg Golson.  I had his cards pulled for a few years, and finally got some out of the box.

There are some nice cards; the 2009 UD Goudey turned out nicely.  There were also a 2008 Bowman. 2009 UD A Piece of History and a 2009 Topps 206 that all turned out great.

Golson (b. 1985) played in the majors from 2008 to 2011 for the Phillies, Rangers and Yankees.  He had 8 hits, no home runs and a .195 batting average. 

I mailed to Golson on February 10 and got the cards back on April 1, for a 51-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Josh Whitesell

Here are some nice cards that came back signed TTM from Josh Whitesell.  The above 2009 Topps 206 really is a nice card.  I have had a bunch of these that I haven't been able to do much with, so getting this one signed was nice.

He also signed a 2009 Allen & Ginter, 2009 Topps gold and a 2009 Upper Deck.  I kind of forgot how nice 09 Upper Deck looked.  I just think it is a solid design, and I don't have many of those cards.

Whitesell (b. 1982) played in the majors from 2008 to 2009 for the Diamondbacks.  He had 23 hits, 2 home runs and a .200 batting average.

I mailed to Whitesell on September 22 and got the cards back on January 28, for a 128-day TAT.

TTM Success - Andrew Carpenter

I got a couple cards out of one of my random boxes and had them signed TTM by Matt Carpenter.  These are 2009 Topps 206 cards (gold and base) and they turn out really nicely when signed.

Carpenter (b. 1985) played in the majors from 2008 to 2012 for the Phillies, Padres and Blue Jays.  He had a record of 1-1 with 33 strike outs and a 7.56 ERA.

I mailed to Carpenter on November 12 and got the cards back on November 27, for a 15-day TAT.

TTM Success - Daniel Schlereth

While checking out recent TTM successes on SCN, I saw that Daniel Schlereth was signing TTM.  I was about to go through some boxes from the late 2000s, and ended up finding a few of his cards.  It was nice to get a few of them out of those boxes, as cards from the late 00s to early 10s are tough to get signed for me, for some reason.

The cards turned out well, and I was really happy to put them to some use.

Schlereth (b. 1986) played in the majors from 2009 to 2012 for the Diamondbacks and Tigers.  He had a career record of 5-6 with 91 strike outs and a 4.35 ERA.

I mailed to Schlereth on January 2 and got the cards back on January 12, for a 10-day TAT.

My Second Instagram Trade

I completed my second Instagram trade this evening when I came home to a package from my new friend, James.  He was actually the first person to initiate a trade with me, other than the kid who scammed me, but weather and shipping issues delayed his package.  It finally got here, through no fault of James, who was on top of the shipping.  James kept me in the loop on what was going on and I really appreciated the care he took to make sure I knew he was a legit trader.

I sent him a huge stack of Todd Helton cards for a low price in addition with some card supplies.  In turn, James paid me for the supplies and sent me several Orioles including the above Cal Ripken, which I'm pretty sure I don't have as well as the below Jimmie Foxx cards.

This card above is the 2009 Topps T206 Foxx, which, surprisingly, I didn't have. It will look awesome in my Foxx PC.

This is a 2011 Topps DeLong reprint, which looks really great.

I'm really glad that I met with James and pulled off a trade.  We have been chatting quite a bit about baseball and cards in general, which all of you know I really enjoy.  I hope he and I can do more trades in the future.

Some Orioles in The Mail From Nick

I got a nice little package in the mail the other day from Nick over at The Baseball Dime Box.  I have to say, his blog is one of the best newer blogs around.  For someone so young, his writing style is top notch.  I try to keep up with his blog, but man, he writes a TON!  So, if you haven't checked out Nick's blog, please do so, it is very good!

Nick sent me a stack of Orioles cards that he has found in various dime boxes around local shows and flea markets.  The highlight of which is this 2009 Topps 206 mini Nolan Reimold RC.  I honestly don't think I had this Nolan, so it was a welcome surprise.

I also got this 2012 Topps Opening Day Nick Markakis.  Honestly, I completely forgot about Opening Day.  I need to look and see if Nolan has a card in that set.

He sent me some other Orioles too, like Rodrigo Lopez (who is still around, by the way), Jay Gibbons, kevin gregg (booooo), Marty Cordova, etc.  Thanks for the cards, Nick.  Your blog is awesome.  You are awesome.  I plan on sending out some more stuff to you sometime soon.

T-206 box busting results

I reeeally have been wanting to bust a box lately, so when I got in the shop on Saturday and saw that T-206 were in, well, I knew I'd be busting a box yesterday haha.

I really like the design of these cards. I am a big fan of the retro themed sets. They may be getting a bit overplayed, but I think, in moderaton, they can succeed.

I was a bit disappointed when I looked up what kind of hits were available in this stuff. I did see that a good many of Orioles were in it, so I went ahead and took the plunge. I was not disappointed.

I was very happy to see Nolan Reimold included in this set. I definitely think he is going to be a star. It does help that a good friend of mine who knows a thing or two about a thing or two seconds my opinion (thanks Jim, haha).

Got 2 Brian Roberts cards. One came from P.A., the other came from my box. Can never go wrong with Roberts.

Pulled the Nick The Stick base card... as well as the beauty below! Yaaay for me! I like the blue frames, very nice.


Finally, got a few Dodger cards for my MIA box-busting partner. He will be getting a good package in the mail with the Dodger successes from the box-break.

All-in-all, I was very happy with my purchase. I'm glad I didn't overdo it by cracking another... I really couldn't have done much better than this!