2021 National Free Signer - Jeff Burroughs

Jeff Burroughs was another free signer at the National, and another that I had already gotten TTM in the past.  I didn't have many cards left of him, so, I bought the 1975 Topps below at a Raleigh show a few months ago, and the above 1982 Topps Traded at the National itself.  I didn't have any signed 82 Traded cards in my collection, as I had never found any bulk anywhere.

The 1981 Topps and 1981 Topps Traded were the last Burroughs cards that I was able to find in my boxes, and I was glad that I found enough VIP vouchers at the show to be able to finish them off.  I was one short, and would have had to leave out the 81 Traded, but found a voucher at the last minute when I was in line.

Burroughs was really nice, as were all of the other signers.  It turned out that most of them had already signed TTM for me in the past, but some, more than others, had a bunch of cards remaining in my boxes.

Instagram Pickup - Jeff Burroughs Signed Baseball

I "met" a guy on Instagram recently who is also from NC.  He messaged me while I was at the last card show in Raleigh, and we were supposed to meet up there, but he wasn't able to come.  That didn't matter, though, we kept on chatting on Instagram, then that spilled onto Facebook.  Drew (that's his name, another Drew) turns out to be quite the gifted baseball player and he also has a pretty awesome collection.

Drew messaged me the other day and offered me this Jeff Burroughs signed baseball for a really awesome price.  It is hard to tell, but the 1969 inscription is faded a bit.  I was ok with it, and made the purchase.  Drew shipped it out really quickly and it came yesterday.

Burroughs (b. 1951) played in the majors from 1970 to 1985 for the Senators, Rangers, Braves, Mariners, A's and Blue Jays.  He had 1,443 hits, 240 home runs and a .261 batting average in his career.  He was the 1974 AL MVP and a 2-time All Star.  Not bad for the former #1 overall pick from the 1969 amateur draft.

Thank you so much for the deal, Drew!  I really appreciate it, and I look forward to many more!