The UD Black is currently listed on eBay, trying to get offers just to have a feel of the market value:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...T#ht_500wt_1156

A small sampling of what's for sale:

After a lot of thought, I have decided to begin to sell off my Miguel Cabrera PC. I plan on keeping some items (GU Jersey, GU Bat, Baseballs, IP autos, some misc.) but basically everything else is for sale for the right offer. Here is the link to my bucket: http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg15/st...20Cabrera%20PC/
It is not completely current, but is for the most part. I only want to sell, not trade. Any offers, send me a PM. Thanks!


-J

Well, I am back. Here are my TTM's/IP's I have obtained sporadically the past year +. I didn't record exact dates, but the Pujols was obtained in a mob of people after a Cardinals game last June, the Vitters and Feliz from Spring Training 2010, the Vitters from Redsfest, and the Cabrera's c/o the Tigers Autograph Program with a $20 donation in roughly 5 months. I just sent out a new batch of mail for Spring Training, so hopefully I'll have some new successes coming in before too long. 8-)

Well, if any of you wondered why I seemingly dropped of the face of the earth towards the end of 2009, it was a long and complicated family issue. For those of you who don't remember me, I am a student athlete who owns my own business fixing computers, and I collect Miguel Cabrera, St. Louis Cardinals, and autographs. I am glad to be back in a position where I have time to devote to collecting again, and I will update my TTM/IP thread here in a second. Thanks for the read!

-J

I just finished up 2 more of my Custom Cut Signature cards:

Hank Aaron (Before anyone cries, "FAKE!", PSA said this was authentic)


...and then I made a new design, based on a past SP Legendary Cuts insert:

Buck O'Neil


Comments/Constructive critique is appreciated!

-John

Thanks man!

I have not been buying a whole lot of stuff lately, but I have picked up a few things here and there. My haul for the last 2 weeks:

PC:
2008 Bowman Chrome Yellow Miguel Cabrera Plate #1/1 (Just need the Black one now) - Paid a shade under $12 shipped


Game Used Lineup Card Kane County Cougars signed by Manager Russ Morman - $9.99 shipped. Once I complete my Cougars TTM set, I will frame this in the middle and matte the signed cards around it.


2000 Topps Josh Hamilton Autograph - $18.57 shipped


For my Hawk stash/collection:

2004 Topps Pristine Blake Hawksworth Gold Ref #/41 - $9.50 shipped


2004 Bowman Chrome Blue Ref x 5 (Paid $3.98 a piece on The Pit)


This from Steiner - Paid $14.98 w/ the code


Then a TTM I never expected to get back:
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Stephen Strasburg, c/o AFL in 6 DAYS! Signed a Sweet Spot custom:



Thanks for looking! 8)

-John

A really sweet one today!

Stephen Strasburg, c/o AFL in 6 days!!! Signed a Sweet Spot Custom. 8)

Today, I got:

Chris Volstad, c/o Florida Marlins ST in 217 days. Signed an '08 Projection Ref and an '04 Bowman AFLAC

I got one back for my set today!

Marc Sauer, c/o Home in 29 days. Signed an '01 Kane County Cougars team set card and sent back a note as well.



If any of you want to send to Marc, the address I used was:

Marc Sauer
135 Princeton Avenue
Gloucester City, NJ
08030

-John

Here is a scan of the Freese graphing custom:


To answer the address question, I pay a $14.99 annual subscription to SCN (sportscollectors.net). You can get stadium addresses without the fee, but with the fee you can get home addresses, tools to track your successes, as well as the success rate (returns/attempts) of a particular player. It is well worth it to me anyway. If you want an address from any of my past successes, send me a PM. Thanks!

-John

Its been pretty slow of late. Here are some recent ones:

Thomas Pribal, c/o Altoona Curve in 81 days. Signed an '01 Kane County Cougars card for my set.


Shelby Miller, c/o Quad City River Bandits in 5 days. Cardinals #1 pick signed a custom in black.


David Freese, c/o Cardinals ST. Signed a graphing custom in black in 178 days. I will get a picture up later.


Thanks for reading!

-John

Cool, man! Good luck! If you need any addresses or additional info, shoot me a PM. Take care!

-John

I went to the game Friday night at Victory field. The Indians got obliterated 15-6, but I got:

Jose Tabata - 2/2 - '06 Draft and Graphing Custom
Jeff Suess - 1/1 - Graphing Custom
Chris Barnwell - 1/1 - Graphing Custom
Argenis Diaz - 1/1 - Graphing Custom
Tagg Bozied - 1/1 - Graphing Custom
Larry Broadway -1/1 - Graphing Custom
Brian Myrow - 1/1 - Graphing Custom
Jeff Clement -1/1 - Graphing Custom
Neil Walker -1/1 - '05 Topps U&H
Pedro Lopez - 1/1 - '05 Topps U&H


FAILURE:
George Foster -0/1 - Asked him to sign a ball and he ignored me. His "assistant" said he would only sign for $20

Also, I caught a foul ball:


....then the somewhat depressing thing for the night. I got Scott Rolen on a Cardinals mini-helmet and I guess I stuck it back in my bag before the ink dried, because when I pulled it back out to show my mom's boyfriend, the "S" in Scott and part of the "R" in Rolen were almost completely smeared off. ::facepalm::

Here is the scan of the smeared Rolen mini:


Not as bad as it looked in the dark, but still

Overall, a pretty successful night for graphing. Then, when I got back today, I had this waiting for me in the mailbox:


Sent: 9/2/08
Received: 8/23/09
355 days

That puts me at 20/30 for my Protential set I am working on. He signed the note I sent to him on the back, and sent back my $5 that I included. He only has a 12% success rate on SCN, so I am thrilled to get these back!!! Thanks for looking!

-John

-John

Today:

Robin Yount, c/o Home in 97 days (forgot I had sent this out). Sent back my card unsigned, but sent back an autopenned HOF Postcard and a note saying thanks for the support in blue ballpoint. I will get scans up later.

Thanks! It has been sllllllllllllooooooooooooooowwwwwwwww lately. I got this one back recently:

PJ Walters, c/o Springfield in 114 days. Signed a '08 Projections in black sharpie.

Thanks guys!

I haven't been picking up a whole lot of stuff lately due to other expenses (new Blackberry), but I was able to snare one of my white whales this week for a great price:

2004 Power Up Lavender Miguel Cabrera - $2 shipped


This is one of those inserts that isn't worth very much, but is ridiculously hard to find. A member on SCN found this for me.

And then I got this Patch semi-steal:

2008 APOH Box Score Memories Miguel Cabrera 4-color patch #16/25 - $4.55


Thanks for the look! 8-)

-John

Thanks! I just sprayed then with KRYLON Crystal Clear 1301 to darken/preserve the autographs. They look pretty sweet!

I went to see a memorabilia guy near St. Louis, and I ended up with these two for $25 TOTAL:

Lou Brock ONLB (Not as faded as it looks, I used a webcam to take the picture)


Ozzie Smith '96 All Star Game Ball; his last All-Star game! (Again, not as faded as it looks)


They are not perfect, but you couldn't even by (2) OMLB's UNSIGNED for that price. =)


-John

Thanks! I got another nice one today:

Ryne Sandberg, c/o Tennessee Smokies in 86 days. Signed a Topps Rookie Card in black sharpie!

A nice one today!

Robin Yount

Sent: 11/29/08
Received: 7/9/09
Total time out: 222 days

Got a '92 Topps back signed in blue.


Address used:

Robin Yount
5001 E Arabian Way
Paradise Valley, AZ
85253

-John

Blake Hawksworth, c/o Cardinals in 18 days. Signed a '04 Bowman Chrome Blue Refractor


Tommy Hanson, c/o Braves in 12 days. Signed a ticket stub from first win.


Randy Messenger, c/o Tacoma Rainiers in 19 days. Signed a card for my set.


Daryl Jones, c/o Springfield Cardinals in 12 days. Signed 2 customs.


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