Two Hall of Famers - Two Paid Signers at the 2025 National

The next card that I'd like to show off from this year's National is this 1993 Upper Deck Brewers checklist that I finally got completed.  I paid for Robin Yount and Paul Molitor right before I left for Chicago.  I had picked this card up and had it signed by Pat Listach during the 2022 National. My friend, Michael, found the card at that show but didn't want to start a new project.  I had forgotten about the card until I saw Listach earlier this summer, then decided to complete it.  The card looks great.

While waiting in line for Yount, I caught a cool moment of conversation between Yount and Rafael Palmeiro.

Here is Yount signing the card.  Yount was really nice and suggested I complete the card by going to the next table over to get Molitor.  I told him I was right on top of it.  

Finally, here is Molitor signing the card.  Molitor was also really nice.  The card has some miles on it but is now in the album. 

TTM Success - Robin Yount

Another private signing helped me grab a Hall of Famer for my 1987 Topps set.  This Robin Yount turned out really nicely.  I had a ton of his cards in my 87 box, so it was nice to be able to pull one and get it in my album.

I paid $40.00 to get my card signed, but that was much cheaper than it would have been if I had tried to get him at a show.  I'll use that opportunity to get someone else.

I mailed to the signing on 2/7 and got the card back on March 14, for a 35-day TAT.

Got a New Digital Camera

I was complaining last night about how my digital camera was on it's last legs. Well, I went to Best Buy today and got a new camera. I figured it was about time, since the one we were using was purchased about 7 years ago. A little outdated maybe? I got one that has a lot of awesome features, which I think will be cool to use when taking pictures for this blog.


I used my Robin Yount autographed baseball to quickly show off a couple of the features. I will be taking a vacation later in the month, so it is nice to practice some of the techniques now, so I can fully understand them by the time I head out on said vacation...


This first picture is of the Yount ball using the Vivid Colors feature. As you can see, the signature really pops off of the ball. I think this autograph in particular works like this because he signed it so bold in the first place.



Here is the ball with the Vivid Colors feature when i forgot to turn the flash off... It still looks pretty awesome, though.

I thought I'd give Black and White a try. Its sad that my old camera didn't even have a B&W feature (tat I know of), since I have always loved depth and shading dating back to my art class days. I used to draw pen and ink very well and always enjoyed the various shading techniques. Yeah... I'm very partial to Black and White.


Now, this is a really awesome feature. The color filter feature where you can select one color that you want shown while everything else is black and white. I chose Red, since I thought the stitches would be the most contrasting thing that would show up vs. the black and white backdrop. Pretty cool, right?

Finally, here is a normal shot of the ball with the new camera. Looks so much better than when I took the picture of the ball with my old camera (here).

So, I think, with my baseballs at least, I'm going to try the Vivid Colors feature for blogging purposes. I can't wait to try the camera out at the Kinston Indians game that I'm planning on going to on Friday. We'll see how some of the other features look.

What do you guys think? Its about time I got an updated camera.

Card Show Pickup - Robin Yount Autographed Baseball

I picked up some cool stuff at this weekend's card show in Raleigh. The first of which is my 40th Hall of Fame baseball.

I have wanted to try TTM to Robin Yount for a while, but it looks like he doesn't sign a whole lot. I made a trade to a dealer who had some awesome autos and got a good deal on this ball and another that will be shown in a later post (they always seem to come in twos don't they?).

As you can see, the Yount sig is beautiful. I would have liked a HOF inscription, but who can complain, really? I did meet his son Dustin when he played for the Chattanooga Lookouts, so there's a six-degrees of Kevin Bacon going on there.

What do you guys think of the ball? I think it looks pretty amazing. I'm glad I was able to knock him off my list, that's for sure.