TTM Success - Pat Combs

I was able to get some cards out of my boxes with this TTM success from Pat Combs.  The above 1988 Topps Traded had been in my box for forever, and now it is free from the box and in my autograph album.

He also signed a 1990 Donruss The Rookies, a 1991 Topps and a 1992 Topps.

Combs (b. 1966) played in the majors from 1989 to 1992 for the Phillies.  He had a career record of 17-17 with 190 strike outs and a 4.22 ERA.

I mailed to Combs on December 3 and got the cards back on December 24, for a 21-day TAT.

TTM Success - Bill Sampen

I added some cards to my autograph album that came out of the Goodwill boxes I picked up a while back.  This TTM success from Bill Sampen helped me get a couple cards out of those boxes.  These are some cool smaller set cards that look nice, when compared to their main set counterparts.

I'm one of the few people that I know who liked the 1990 Donruss design.  I thought it was really cool when I discovered the green and blue versions of that set (green being The Rookies set, and blue being the Donruss Stars set).  There may be other versions of this design, but those two subsets are the ones I am aware of.  I know Panini brought back the design a couple years ago, and it looked great.

Of those Goodwill boxes, I also had Sampen sign a 1990 Topps Traded (far left).  The 1991 and 1992 Topps came out of my Topps boxes, and I am never unhappy to take cards out of those boxes.

Sampen (b. 1963) played in the majors from 1990 to 1994 for the Expos, Royals and Angels.  He had a career record of 25-21 with 176 strike outs and a 3.73 ERA.

I mailed to Sampen on December 3 and got the cards back on December 12, for a 9-day TAT.

TTM Success - Dana Kiecker

This was a pretty cool TTM success in that it finally got me a 1990 Donruss Rookies card in my album.  I always liked the different versions of this design, and had a base (red) and All Star (blue) in my album already.  When I saw Dana Kiecker in the set I had picked up from Goodwill, I thought it would be time to send to him and get one back.

I also had this 1992 Topps, so I sent it along as well.

Kiecker (b. 1961) was born in Sleepy Eye, MN (thanks baseball-reference) and played in the majors from 1990 to 1991 for the Red Sox.  He had a career record of 10-12 with 114 strike outs and a 4.68 ERA.

I mailed to Kiecker on January 7 and got the cards back on January 17, for a 10-day TAT.  I paid $1.00/card.