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 - Frank DiPino

I received a TTM success from another guy I had been putting off for a while, but finally mailed a request.  My friend Max had been telling me for a while to send to DiPino, and I finally got it out on October 25.  I was able to get a few cards signed, like the above 1992 Topps Stadium Club.  I have a bunch of those Stadium Clubs but they haven't been able to make the cut with some other TTM requests, so it was nice to finally get one back signed.

I was also able to get a few Topps years signed.  I like the old Astros jersey on the 1986 Topps.  All of the cards turned out great, though.

DiPino (b. 1956) played in the majors from 1981 to 1990 and 1992-93 for the Brewers, Astros, Cubs, Cardinals and Royals.  He had a career record of 35-38 with 515 strike outs and an ERA of 3.83.

I mailed the cards out on October 25 and got them back on November 10 for a 16-day TAT.