Another TTM Success From Bryce Denton

My friend, Gerard, hosted a private signing with Bryce Denton, so I got another opportunity to get a couple of cards signed.  Gerard swapped one of my 2015 Bowmans for the above 2014 Leaf Perfect Game.  I had already gotten a 15 Bowman signed, so this was nice to swap for it.

I also got a 2016 Bowman Chrome signed.  This set is one of the best looking Bowman Chrome sets that has come out in recent years, and I always enjoy getting those cards signed.

I mailed to the signing on May 10 and got the cards back on July 1, for a 52-day TAT.  I paid a fee of $5.00/card.

TTM Success - Bryce Denton

Here are a couple cards that I got out of my prospects box and signed TTM.  I actually sent to a Bryce Denton signing that my buddy, Gerard, put on, but the cards from that are buried beneath several other TTMs.  I'll get those posted sometime in the future.

I was able to get a 2016 Topps Pro Debut (top) and a 2015 Bowman (above) signed by Denton.  He signed both in ballpoint pen, which is ok, but I prefer blue Staedtler or Sharpie.

Denton (b. 1997) was a second round pick by the Cardinals in the 2015 June Amateur Draft out of a Tennessee high school.  He played in the Cardinals system from 2015 to 2019 and then in independent ball in 2021.  He had 294 hits, 19 home runs and a .237 batting average in his 5 minor league seasons.  This season, with independent Evansville, he is hitting .203 with 2 home runs and 29 hits.

I mailed to Denton on January 7 and got the cards back on April 3, for an 86-day TAT.

Instagram Trade With Drake

I completed a trade on Instagram with a kid named Drake a few months back.  I really didn't think I would pull the trade off when we first met, because he would comment on my posts about wanting autos that weren't available, culminating with a direct message complaining as such.  I figured that would be the end of the interaction, but a few days later, I got an apology, and we got to talking.

We ended up working out a trade, and carrying on a conversation about graphing the minors, the propsed changes to the system itself, and just life stuff in general.  I was really glad that I didn't overreact to his initial message, and gave the guy another chance.

I keep a box of extra autos that I accumulate throughout the season, and use that as "currency" in proposing trades for cards that I need.  I have also had to use some to entice some folks to take a card for me to get signed.  Graphing can be a tough business sometimes.

Still, though, I end up with autos that some folks need, and I am happy to make some trades to get some new stuff into my albums.  Once the cards make it into the albums, they don't get removed (which probably was the source of Drake's frustration).

We ended up going through the box via video messages on Instagram, and settled on a 1 for 1 trade (meaning, for every card I sent, he would send one).  I was happy with the stuff I was able to get.

Anyway, we are friends now, and we plan on doing some 50/50s and consignments for the upcoming season, so I feel like we will continue in a positive direction.