Another TTM Success From Cade Smith

Cade Smith has been a very good TTM sigber this year. I mailed to him in May and got cards back signed in June. I found these three cards, and went to the well again, with them coming back signed nicely. Above is a 2025 Topps Heritage chrome blue. It looks awesome.

I also had him sign a 2026 Topps and a 2026 Topps gold foil parallel.

I mailed to Smith on August 24 and got the cards back on October 24, for a 61-day TAT.

TTM Success - Larvell Blanks

Here is another TTM success with cards that had been out for quite some time. Almost two years, actually. These three cards finally came back fro. Larvell Blanks: all signed along the side of the card. He signed a 1977 (above), 1979 (below, left) and 1980 (below, right) Topps.

Blanks (b. 1950) played in the majors from 1972 to 1980 for the Braves, Indians and Rangers. He had 446 hits, 20 home runs and a .253 batting average. 

I mailed to Blanks on November 27, 2024, and got the cards back on October 20, 2026, for a 692-day TAT.

TTM Success - Justin Sterner

One card from my 2024 Durham Bulls team set that I missed finally got signed when I received a TTM success from Justin Sterner.

I also sent a 2025 Topps Update along with the Bulls card and it came back as well. I was glad to get both done, and it was awesome getting a current player. They can be a lot tougher to get. 

Sterner (b. 1996) had played in the majors since 2024 for the Rays and A's. He has a record of 6-6 with 114 strike outs and a 4.27 ERA.

I mailed to Sterner via the A's on July 18 and got the cards back on October 15, for an 89-day TAT.

TTM Success - Dave Mlicki

Here is another TTM success that took a long time to come in. I had sent to Mlicki in 2022, and almost 5 years later, all of the cards I sent came back signed. The highlight was the above 1995 Fleer. Again, these cards are great, and another one gers added to the autograph album. 

He signed a 1993 Upper Deck and a 1996 Collectors Choice for me. The landscape layout always helps signed cards look that much better. 

Finally, here are a 1993 Topps, 2000 Topps and a 1996 Fleer. All of the cards turned out amazingly. 

Mlicki (b. 1968) played in the majors in 1992 and 1993, and from 1995 to 2002 for the Indians, Mets, Dodgers, Tigers and Astros. He had a record of 66-80, with 834 strike outs and a 4.72 ERA.

I mailed to Mlicki on January 24, 2022, and got the cards back on October 5, 2026, for a 1,715-day TAT.

TTM Success - Jim Geddes

A card that was not picked up at the National came back signed TTM when I got this 1973 Topps in from Jim Geddes. I have slowed down on sending TTMs out the last several months, but every now and then, I'll pull a hand full and send them out. This Geddes card was one I had identified a while bacl to send, but I took forever to get it out. I intend to do the same over the last two months of the year and clean up the to-be-TTMed box. 

Geddes (b. 1949) played in the majors in 1972 and 1973 for the White Sox. He had a 0-0 record, 10 strike outs and a 4.50 ERA.

I mailed to Geddes on September 18 and got the card back on October 1, for a 13-day TAT. 

Another TTM Success From Juan Marichal

Two more Juan Marichal cards were added to the autograph album when this TTM success came in recently. I had this 2013 Panini Hall of Fame parallel set aside for quite a while. It finally got signed and looks great.

This 2012 Topps Triple Threads is another card that I found at the National in the bargain boxes. I figured it would look cool in the album, and I think it was one of those deals where I needed one more card to make an even amount. I'm glad I picked it up and sent it on to Marichal.

I mailed to Marichal on September 5 and got the cards back on September 30, for a 25-day TAT. I paid his fee of $20/card.

TTM Success - Ken Ryan

These cards sat out in the world (or on Ken Ryan's desk) for a long time. They finally came back signed TTM recently.  I had forgotten that I had sent to him.

He signed a 1995 Collectors Choice (top), 1993 Pinnacle (above, left) and a 1995 Topps (above, right). All of the cards look great.

Ryan (b. 1968) played in the majors from 1992 to 1999 for the Red Sox and Phillies. He had a record of 14-16 with 225 strike outs and a 3.91 ERA.

I mailed to Ryan on October 20, 2023, and got the cards back on September 29, 2026, for a 1,075-day TAT.