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 - Jon Niese

As the season approaches, I've had to go through a bunch of boxes to prepare for graphing and 50/50s.  Every time I do this, I check and see if players I come across are signing.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that Jon Niese is now signing, so I pulled a few of his cards and dropped them in the mail. The above 2009 Goudey turned out great.  I haven't sent one of these off in a while, so it was nice to get one out of that box and into the album.

I also found two Topps Heritage cards (2011 and 2016) and sent them along.

Niese (b. 1986) played in the majors from 2008 to 2016 for the Mets and Pirares.  He had a record of 69-68 with 914 strike outs and a 4.07 ERA.

I mailed to Niese on February 13 and got the cards back on February 29, for a 16-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Roy White

I held onto his cards for a while, until I was ready to spend some money on a non-1987 signing.  Then, I sent off 4 cards to Roy White.  I had some nice stuff, like the above 2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York.  The NY logo is actually fuzzy, like made of felt.  I have several of these cards, and was glad to get one into my album.

I also had White's 1973 Topps, 2001 Topps Archives and a 2009 Upper Deck Goudey.  All of the cards came out great.  I had a decent stack of White's cards put aside, since he was supposed to be at a National a couple years ago.  He ended up not being there, so the cards sat and waited.

White (b. 1943) played in the majors from 1965 to 1979 for the Yankees.  He had 1,803 hits, 160 home runs and a .271 batting average.  His best MVP finish was 12th, in 1968.  He was an All Star in 1969 and 1970 and won the World Series with the Yankees in 1977 and 1978.  He appeared on the 1985 Hall of Fame ballot, but received no votes.

I mailed to White on November 23 and got the cards back on January 2, for a 40-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $5/card.

TTM Success - Cory Wade

I got a couple cards signed TTM by Cory Wade that turned out pretty well.  I have a decent amount of 2009 Goudey, and it is always nice to be able to get one or two of them signed.  They look nice when signed, as does this one.

I also got this 2008 Topps Update signed by Wade.  I opened a good bit of 08 Update, so I have a good-sized stash of that, as well.

Wade (b. 1983) played in the majors in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 for the Dodgers and Yankees.  He had a career record of 11-6 with 137 strike outs and a 3.65 ERA.

I mailed to Wade on April 10 and got the cards back on November 7, for a 211-day TAT.