Wanted: Truly Oddball Tom Seaver items

[onlychild]

(But I suspect I'll already have it.)

Not these - I have some made Seaver Franken-cards. Everything blank on front with just Seaver's body. Looks like a sticker on a blank card...back is normal.

[laughlinfan]

Hi Paul - are you asking if any of us have a Seaver Laughlin stand-up (10 inch) or a super Laughlin standup (3 feet or so)? Just curious - I do have a Seaver regular standup (took me about 10 years to finally get one - crazy tough!) but haven't seen a super standup of Seaver - I've seen three foot versions of Ruth, Aaron, and Mantle, but never any others. Just not sure which size you are referencing.

[paul]

I'm looking for the 10" size. I was not even aware of the 3' size. I guess I'm looking for both now. Is your 10" Seaver available?

[sflayank]

have the 10" seaver also
only a single so not for sale

[laughlinfan]

Unfortunately, I'm trying to put together the set, and I'm a big Mets/Seaver fan. I really don't think there is a 3 foot version of Seaver. The ten inch one I have is the only one I've ever seen - not sure why there are so few, considering Laughlin set up and sold these at shows in the tristate area and through a memorabilia store in Cooperstown, as well as through the mail. I'm wondering if he produced Seaver at the end of his run for these.

Certainly if I ever find another, I will let you know.

[paul]

I've been looking for decades. Literally.

[laughlinfan]

Hey Paul -

Found this in an old Laughlin newsletter from November of 1975 - I don't know if he didn't list the other 4 because he hadn't made them yet, or if he didn't sell enough to make the list. I saw a grouping of a "set" of 8 of these in pretty rough shape on eBay a few years back, and it consisted only of the ones listed in this ad (no Musial) - makes me think that for quite a while he was only selling these nine, and added Bench, Hodges, Koufax and Seaver later, perhaps, or maybe stopped making them if they were not selling well.

[paul]

Thanks. I did see a complete set with Seaver once in a major auction house's auction. Too many thousands of dollars. If anyone has any inclination to part with their Seaver, please let me know.