A Bunch of 87 Topps From Gerard

My good friend, Gerard, hooked me up with a bunch of signed 1987 Topps for my set.  I was disappointed in myself when I got them, because there were three that I already had, but hadn't removed them from my needs list.  That one is on me.

I could have sworn that my friend, Max, had already gotten me Frank DiPino, but I didn't have it in my album, so there is one in there now!

I did, however, have Max Venable, Steve Farr and Chris Chambliss.  The Venable and Farr cards that Gerard sent turned out to be upgrades.  The ones i had were signed in black, and the ones he sent were blue.  Also, my Farr was signed with a dying Sharpie, and this one looks so much better, so it worked out.  The extra Chambliss will be flipped somewhere else to make someone as happy as Gerard has made me.  He has a small repayment already in the mail that he should receive in a few days.  He doesn't know it is coming (what the surprise is, at least), but it will look really cool in his collection.

Thanks for the help, Gerard!

TTM Success - Max Venable

My quest for signed 1987 Topps led me to send TTM to Max Venable, which landed me these three cards.  I made sure to send this 1983 Topps, since I hadn't sent one out in quite a while, and it turned out well.

I also included the 1986, along with his 1987, of course.  All of the cards turned out really well, which was nice.  I probably could have sent a few more, but kept it at three, so I wouldn't miss the 87, in case he only signed a couple.

Venable (b. 1957) played in the majors from 1979 to 1987 and 1989 to 1991 for the Giants, Expos, Reds and Angels.  He had 337 hits, 18 home runs and a .241 batting average.  He is the father of former Padre, Will Venable.

I mailed to Venable on August 22 and got the cards back on September 7, for a 16-day TAT.