Purchased for X

I purchased 16 autographs from @RRSC_14 from X last week and they arrived today.  Making up the 16 is 12 Baseball autographs and 4 Football autographs.  See below for a picture of them and a detailed listing.

1. Xavier Meachem - 2024 Panini USA Star & Stripes # NTS-XM #'d 020/199 Jersey.
2. TJ Hopkins - 2024 Topps # 89BA2-TH.
3. J.P. Martinez - 2024 Topps Stadium Club # SCBA-JMA.
4. Luis Morales - 2023 Leaf OptiChrome # OSM-LM1 #'d 10/10.
5. Logan Evans - 2023 Leaf OptiChrome # OSM-LE1 #'d 7/9.
6. Christopher Paciolla - 2023 Panini Elite Extra Edition # HG-CPL.
7. Jay Allen - 2022 Panini Elite Extra Edition # HG-JA.
8. Jake Cousins - 2022 Panini Prizm # RA-JE.
9. Charlie Barnes - 2022 Topps Inception # BRES-CB #'d 74/75.
10. Jesse Franklin - 2020 Topps Pro Debut # PD-131. X2
11. Trevor Richards - 2019 Topps Chrome # RA-TR.
12. Trey Knox - 2024 Wild Card Automania # AMAH-TK #'d 2/2.
13. Josh Vann - 2023 Panini Contenders # 167.
14. Tiawan Mullen - 2023 Panini Contenders # 191.
15. Walker Howard - 2022 Leaf Ulitmate Draft # UF-WH1 #'d 25/50.

Stack Sale Purchase

I had participated in a sale over the last few weeks from X seller @Jgray_03 I bought a total of 42 cards 6 of which are autographs with the remainder being PC cards or to try and get signed, mostly Ravens Panini Prizms with a bunch of different colors.

1. Carlos Peguero - 2010 Bowman Chrome # BCP187.
2. Ryan Jamison - 2002 Donruss Studio # 227 #'d 176/250.
3. Mike Kinkade - 1998 Bowman # 38.
4. Jason Brester - 1998 Bowman # 40.
5. Jason Conti - 1998 Bowman # 56.
6. Josh Reaves - 2019 Panini Prizm Draft Picks # 114.

Giveaway and Purchase

The end of February I won an Autographed 8x10 of Former Philadelphia Eagles QB Ron "Jaws" Jaworski on X from @mailmanstacks. I contacted a little bit after win as picture hadn't arrived he said he was going to have a sale and send all out together.  So as part of the sale I didn't buy a lot only 5 cards 4 autographs and a Trout, Ohtani & Rendon card. Seller also charged no shipping as he just added the 5 cards to the 8x10 in one mailing.

1. Nick Ramirez -  2010 Bowman Platinum # PAR-NR #'d 281/740 W/Game Worn Jersey.
2. Trent Matthews - 2016 Panini Contenders Draft Picks # 255.
3. Troy Williamson - 2005 Bowman # SF-TW.
4. Byron Chamberlain - 1995 Signature Rookies # 17 #'d 4667/7750.

Cassius Marsh

Two Sunday's ago I made a claim on X thread #Cards4Free from @Kevin Spollen and the 2014 Topps Turkey Red Rookie card autograph of Cassius Marsh # 75.  Marsh had a nice 8 year NFL career coming out of UCLA.  He always stood out to me for his Tattoos. Nice addition to the autograph collection as I had not acquired one until now.

 

Ravens card purchase

I purchased on X from @Glomscards 6 Ravens & the Michael Phelps card and he added some additional Ravens so was a total of 13 adds to the collection with a bunch of colors and rookies but the key card was the Phelps who comes to Ravens games so I will hopefully be able to get it signed in person next season.  The last sale on eBay of the Phelps was $55. So think I got a good price on this one. 

#Cards4Free

I had claimed 2 cards from the Sunday X #Cards4Free thread and both came in the mail. The first was a 2019 Panini Prizm Eduardo Nunez # GB-EN Autograph which came from @KevinSpollen.  The second card was a Topps Heritage 2015 Rookie Stars Daniel Corcino that I'm hoping he is back in the Atlantic League this season so I can get it signed in person.

 

Ravens Auctions

I needed TJ Tampa and Sanoussi Kane autographs as I didn't get either Raven Player during there first season last year so when I saw Commemorative Tickets signed by both and Beckett Authenticated I bid on 2 of each and wound up winning all 4 2 of each player. See pictures of the signed tickets below I will still be trying to get each in person next season but these are nice place holders in the Baltimore Ravens all-time roster.

Sale on X

I purchased a total of 23 cards from a seller on X @SportscardsJb.  What I got was 5 autographs, 4 Dion's, a Trout & a Marino plus some other miscellaneous cards.  Pleas see below for the list of the autographs and a picture of all the cards.

1. TJ Clark - 2021-22 Topps Inception Overtime Elite # IAPC-TC Jersey #'d 108/199.
2. Josh Reynolds - 2017 Panini Donruss Certified Cuts #237 Patch #'d 221/299.
3. Gerald Everett - 2017 Panini Illusions #183 #'d 233/250.
4. Josh Reynolds - 2017 Panini XR # 197 3X Jersey #'d 13/99.
5. Gerald Christian - 2010 Razor All-American Bowl #BA-GC1 # 12/20.

Trade # 6

I made a 1 card trade on X with @Whndsmokeclears my side was this 2023 Panini Contenders # 146
Parker Washington. 

Darren Sproles

Yesterday I went to the Grand Opening Academy Sports and Outdoors York PA store where they had a meet and greet with former NFL player Darren Sproles.  I got there about 20 minutes early and was about 20th in line.  I brought 4 cards I had of Darren as I wasn't sure how this was going to be run sometimes they just sign a picture that they supply which he had but was signing other items as well. so I went through the line he was very nice took pictures and signed whatever you had.  So I had brought and had in my car a wine bottle from Super Bowl LII Eagles team that he was a part of, I got back in line and he signed the bottle and gave me a second picture.  Nice event a total of 7 autographs and a picture!

Sale on x

I purchased 9 autographs from X seller @4SharpCorners_ 7 of which were Baseball and the remaining 2 football.  See the list of each card below along with a picture of the cards.

1. Chris Murphy - 2022 Onyx Autnenticated # VACM.
2. Kyle Muller - 2022 Panini Donruss # SS-KM.
3. Greg Deichmann - 2022 Topps Gypsy Queen # GQA-GD.
4. Anderson Tejeda - 2021 Topps Gypsy Queen # GQA-AT.
5. Codi Heuer - 2021 Topps Gypsy Queen # GQA-CH.
6. Cristian Hernandez - 2020 Leaf Trinity # A-CH2.
7. Jackson Stephens - 2018 Topps Chrome # RA-JS.
8. Arnold Ebiketie - 2022 Panini Contenders Optic # 145.
9. Devon Williams - 2021 Onyx Vintage # CADW.

Trade # 5

I made a small 1 card trade with @WanderingPotat7 on X my side of the deal was this 2025 Topps 1990 Topps Baseball Autograph of Cristian Mena # 90A-CME.  Nice add to the collection for basically cost of a stamp.

Trade # 4

I made a trade on X about a week ago and the cards arrived in the mail today.  The trade partner this time was @gornography10 and was for 6 Baseball autographs from between 2017-2021.  See below for the listing of each and a picture of the cards.

1. Mike Soroka - 2021 Topps Archive Signature Series # BP89 #'d 64/67.
2. Jesus Luzardo - 2020 Topps Brooklyn Collection # BKA-JLZ #'d 48/75.
3. Trent Grisham - 2020  Topps Five Star # FSA-TG.
4. Brendan Rodgers - 2020 Topps Tier One # BOA-BR #'d 041/299.
5. Brendan Rodgers - 2019 Bowman's Best # 99FFA-BR #'d 49/50.
6. Ian Anderson - 2017 Bowman High Tek # BHT-IA.
   

Larry Borom

I bought this 2021 Leaf Draft autographed card of Larry Borom off of eBay for a total of .64 Cents so less then cost of a stamp. Larry was a 5th round draft pick of the Chicago Bears and has started 27 games for them. Nice cheap add to the collection.

Marquise Copeland

From the Sunday X thread #Cards4free I made a claim of this 2019 Panini Prizm Draft Picks # 230 Marquise Copeland autograph from @KevinSpollen and it arrived yesterday.  Nice card of a current LA Ram player I didn't have.

Marion Motley

I purchased this autographed Marion Motley 8x10 off of eBay as he was one the Football HOFers I needed in the collection. Marion is my 296th different autograph I have of Football HOFers.  See picture of the item below nice shot and clean auto.

Trade # 3

I made a trade on X with @holdtheline74.  My side was 4 football autographs below is a list and a picture of them nice adds to the collection.

1. Nate Wiggins - 2024 Sage # A-NW.
2. Skylar Thompson - 2022 Leaf Draft # BA-ST2.
3. Tyler Badie -2022 Leaf Pro Set # PSA-TB1.
4. Chris Gragg - 2013 Topps Magic# 109.

Topps RIP Night Part 2

A friend of mine Jim went to the Topps RIP Night in Bel Air MD Saturday night I wasn't able to make as had family stuff planned.  The guest was Cecil Fielder.  Jim said he couldn't have been nicer.  He was able to get a bunch of items signed all my cards 9 see below for the picture of them and then Jim and his grand son got some cards a ball and a bat with some inscriptions added.  Sounded like a good time and Cecil has a great autograph too!

Mike Bielecki

Yesterday I went to a Topps Rip Day even in Essex, MD at a card shop I had never been to before as it's about an hour away.  They were to have 3 signers but I only needed Mike Bielecki as I've gotten Mike Bordick and AL Bumbry a number of times it was a quick signing as not a lot in attendance for the 1pm signing and Mike was nice and signed a lot as you can see from picture below he did 16/18 I had in my book on 2 pages. The big one for me was the 1987 Fleer as I have a few of this set signed nice to add to it. The Facebook Flyer for the shop and event is also below.

Tre'Quan Smith

I received these 3 Tre'Quan Smith New Orleans Saints 11x14 autographed JSA Certified pictures from Metabilia I ran into an issue online trying to redeem points that I had on my account then they expired so they gave me additional points so I selected these so wound up basically for free.  So it took awhile but in the end it all worked out.

Matthew Modine - Vision Quest

I follow Actor Matthew Modine on X and he does giveaways from time to time and for the 40th Anniversary of his movie Vision Quest he was giving away a signed by him Flat of the band Red Rider from the soundtrack! and I won when I entered I posted a picture of the Ronnie James Dio Vision Quest flat that I have signed as well so maybe he thought they should be together which they are now.

Edward DeBartolo Jr.

I purchased this autographed Edward Debartolo Jr. picture off of EBay.  I needed his auto for the Football HOF collection which now stands at 295 that I have autographs of in my collection.  Down to needing 87 more. Nice picture with the Super Bowl trophies. 

Stack Sale

I purchased 6 cards from a Stack sale on X from @RRSC_14 the lot was made up of 5 Autographs and a Devin Leary.  See the list of autographs purchased and a picture of them.

1. Michael Stefanic - 2023 Topps Inception # BRES-MS #'d 086/125.
2. Danny Mendick - 2022 Panini National Treasures # NMS-DM #'d 74/99 Jersey.
3. Evan White - 2021 Bowman Sterling #BSRA-EW #'d 11/75.
4. Kevin Newman - 2019 Topps Gold Label #GLA-KN.
5. Junior Moraes - 2020-21 Topps Merlin # BCA-JM #'d 09/50.

Jermaine Lewis

My buddy Dave gave me this signed Jermaine Lewis Ravens Alumni Postcard.  I didn't have this one so a nice add to the Ravens collections.

Mailday PWE's & Trade # 2

In Friday's mail I received 2 PWE's first was a trade with @Hurl1238Shawn from X with my side being a 2024 Panini Mosaic # 374 of current Ravens Adisa Isaac the second was from the Sunday #Cards4free thread from back before Christmas and was a 2023 Panini Score Khalil Shakir It's Good Autograph this came from @LanceN1991 he also threw in a Green Zay Flowers NFL Debut RC. All nice new additions to the PC's.  See picture below of each.

 

New Class Football HOF

With last nights announcement of the 4 newest members of the Football Hall of Fame I have my 293rd & 294th members of my HOF autograph collection with Eric Allen and Antonio Gates.  I need the other 2 Jared Allen and Sterling Sharpe.  Interesting that I purchased the Gates in 2014 for a grand total of $1.62 seems like that was a good deal.  Below is a picture of the items I already had acquired years ago.

Larry Csonka

I've needed a Larry Csonka autograph and have been looking for one for some time.  I finally found a Ron Mix Platinum Series /2500 postcard on Ebay and was at a reasonable price, so I was bidding and won it.  Larry is my 292nd Football Hall of Famer autograph in the collection.  I'm down to needing 86 more, will see how the weekend goes with the new class being announced I already have a few of them and depending on who gets in the Hall of Fame I could have all that get in this year which would be great.

Barry Sanders

About 6 weeks ago just before Christmas I saw a tweet from Barry Sanders account that said if you send a card in he would sign and return so I tried it.  Today in the mail a card came back not the same card as I sent in which it was stated that it was guaranteed you would get the same back so wasn't upset at all was just glad I got the reply and the autograph of a great Hall of Famer. the card that was returned was a 1990 Score Ground Force # 325. great add to the collection.  I did a post of it on X and Barry's account liked it as well!

Westminster, MD Show

Mike and I went to the show today.  It didn't have a lot of what I was looking for but did pick up 5 cards, 6 unsigned 8x10's and 4 signed 8x10's they had a list of signers but I had them all and wouldn't have paid what they price was anyway most were 25 or 30 bucks and was like Rick Dempsey, Bart Scott, Ken Singleton, Ben McDonald etc..... The autographs are listed below that I got where at a great price.

1. Austin Hays - JSA certified 8x10.
2. Dave Robinson - 8x10.
3. Shawn Springs - PSA Certified 8x10.
4. Fitzgerald Toussaint - Playball Ink Cert #'d 22/50 8x10. with Michigan inscriptions. 

Ben McDonald Signing

Bart Scott Signing in the back room.

5 football autographs/Trade # 1

I received this PWE from fellow Xer @BobBothe1 it had 5 autographs and a Ravens OBJ I needed.

1. Javian Hawkins - 2021 Leaf Draft #BA-JH1.
2. Taywan Taylor - 2017 Panini Contenders Draft Picks # 169.
3. Tre Madden - 2016 Hit # A36.
4. Kenny Cook - 2015 Hit # A119.
5. Sylvester Morris - 2000 Sage #A31 #'d 56/999.

DeMarcus Ware

I purchased off of eBay this 2005 Sage #A45 #'d 895/910 DeMarcus Ware to add to my HOF autograph collection. This is my 291st different in my collection.

Commanders Watch Party

Today I meet Ty at Terrapin Station in College Park, MD for a Washington Commanders watch party with former players Gary Clark, Ravin Caldwell & Clarence Vaughn.  John Booty was also supposed to attend but since he played for the Eagles he went to an event in Philly instead he's friends with Gary Clark.  All 3 players were very nice and signed everything for the 3 players I got a total of 31 autographs as Gary killed it as you will see below are pictures of items signed and of each alumni plyer.

1. Gary Clark - 21 Cards & Yearbook.
2. Ravin Caldwell - 4 cards & Yearbook.
3. Clarence Vaugh - 3 cards & 3x5.