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For some reason Ricky Wright will not sign his 1987 Topps card and apparently nobody knows why.
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12-18-2013, 12:55 PM
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Must be one expensive table you have there
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He has said publicly several times that he will not sign a first edition of that book, but you still see fake signed copies on eBay every now and then. That's when you realize how delusional some people can be when they, a) don't do basic research before spending $400 on an autograph, and b) even when presented with evidence that an author/athlete does not sign a specific item, they still reason that maybe one slipped by somehow. Maybe an autograph collector put a false dustjacket on The Road and tricked McCarthy into signing it! It's possible.
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12-18-2013, 11:09 AM
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Brian Cole, a Mets prospect, passed away in a car accident leaving ST in 2001. A few of his '01 cards came out about 3-4 weeks prior. They aren't widely collected but incredibly tough to find signed. His '01 UD Victory and UD Vintage (3-player with Grant Roberts and Timo Perez) lead the list, as well as his '01 Topps RC with Chris Wakeland and Jason Conti
It's been talked about here I think that Doug Flynn almost never signs his 1986 Topps card. He did sign a small quantity (5 l think) for charity and I believe they sold in the $500 range. 1987 Topps Al Pulido is tough because he was back in Mexico by the time it was issued. Byron McLaughlin's 84 Topps is very difficult to find as he was on the run from the FBI when it was issued and fled the country soon after. I don't think anyone knows to this day where he is, though the rumor is he now lives in France. Others that are rare due to the player passing away soon after the card was issued: 1989 Score/Fleer Donnie Moore 2002 Topps Total Darryl Kile 2003 Topps Total Dernell Stenson 1987 Topps Dick Howser Last edited by dgo71; 12-18-2013 at 11:34 AM.
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12-18-2013, 03:27 PM
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Good thread, hope it keeps on going and would love to hear Stinson and Simon chime in…
I have seen a 1969 Topps Minnie Rojas (not mine) so at least one exists. A few more to add… 1990 Leaf Kelly Gruber (will sign anything else but not this one) 1976 Topps Mike Miley 1977 Topps Mike Miley (might be impossible, he died Jan 1977) 1961 Topps Duke Maas (when offered sells > $1,000)
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12-18-2013, 03:48 PM
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1981 Topps and Donruss Steve Macko are fairly tough. He passed on Nov 15 1981.
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12-18-2013, 08:48 PM
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1981 Topps/Donruss reminded me of Win Remmerswaal, pitcher briefly for the Red Sox who has lived the better part of the last two decades in an asylum in The Netherlands. I believe he had several strokes (likely from heavy drug use) and is incapable of signing. I saw an 81 Donruss in dried up blue sharpie that honestly looked awful on eBay years back and it sold for well over $200.
Another toughie and a common name on 1986 Topps want lists is Ramon Romero. A pitcher for the Indians, he disappeared to the Dominican about a year after the card was issued. Romero is in the 1986 Donruss set as well, but it's his Topps card most collectors are after. On one of his many Dominican Republic private signing trips, collector Dave Cameron was informed that Romero had died (perhaps even was murdered) in NYC years ago. His death hasn't been "officially" confirmed though and most websites do not list him as deceased.
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12-18-2013, 10:02 PM
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I believe that 1993 versions of Steve Olin and Tim Crews, both killed in spring training, are hard to find.
I also dont believe that David Wells signs cards of a certain team, Jays maybe? Also, re Doug Flynn and the 86 Topps. Johnny Bench put him on the spot to sign those for charity at an event. He didnt want to, but was completely called out by him on the spot, and felt bad saying no.
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He was not arrested until 1990 and signed mail through his parents address (which Jack Smalling published) during that time. The key was to mail to him right before Thanksgiving or Christmas. Received in Mail from his parents home in the mid 1980s  Received in person in 1984 
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04-25-2015, 05:56 AM
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this should be somewhat tough (Died in 1955)
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The 1991 Topps Archives Johnny Mize must be very difficult. It was released in December, and he died in 1993 after having been in bad health. I've only seen one, and the signature was very shaky.
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05-01-2015, 09:36 PM
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