Anyone Else Collecting a 1987 Topps Autographed Set?

[BenG76]

Originally Posted by Topps206

Wow. Seven returns today. Six are from the 1987 set.

John Stefero (Also signed a checklist)
Floyd Rayford
Luis Salazar
Bob Horner (From a show in St. Louis)
Sammy Stewart (From a show in New York)
Ricky Horton (X2)

Now I'm at 245/792.

Nice progress on your set. I have been considering doing the 1989 Topps set. I have a case of wax boxes and may open enough to make a set or two. I want to send some out plus I already have several. Are there very many difficult to get guys in 89 Topps?

Also would it be wise to send some from like 89 Donruss or Fleer since the checklists may be similar and some guys will sign multiples. I have not worked on any larger sets. I have been working on a 1976 Wonder Bread Football set and I need just a few more signatures to finish it up.

[Topps206]

Originally Posted by BenG76

Nice progress on your set. I have been considering doing the 1989 Topps set. I have a case of wax boxes and may open enough to make a set or two. I want to send some out plus I already have several. Are there very many difficult to get guys in 89 Topps?

Also would it be wise to send some from like 89 Donruss or Fleer since the checklists may be similar and some guys will sign multiples. I have not worked on any larger sets. I have been working on a 1976 Wonder Bread Football set and I need just a few more signatures to finish it up.

Let me research and I'll be happy to share. Go ahead and send multiples, but be careful not only who signs but how much. Some are one per. Others do multiples. I'll come up with a list for you.

[JMEnglish27]

If anyone needs any A's guys from 86 or 87...I may be able to help. Fire off some names and I'll check this stack of oddball signed A's that I have.

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by BenG76

Are there very many difficult to get guys in 89 Topps?

There are quite a few deceased and HOF players but most are relatively inexpensive. The toughest/most expensive HOFer in the set would probably be Randy Johnson, unless you also decide to work on the Traded set which includes Ken Griffey Jr. The tougher guys are going to be the commons that disappeared after their careers, especially those players from foreign countries like the Dominican, Mexico, etc.

Here's a quick run down of the guys that might be challenging and/or costly to acquire:

HOFers-
Randy Johnson
Hank Aaron TBTC (he's very pricey these days)
Gary Carter (has 3 cards in the set (base, All-Star, highlights), and he did not sign cards made after 1984 for free, so anyone who obtained these cards probably did so for their own private collection, which limits the amount that would be available to the public now.)
Kirby Puckett (probably not hard to find per se but may be more expensive than you'd first think since his death was sudden and unexpected)

Deceased players-
Tim Crews
Pascual Perez
Frank Williams
Bo Diaz (passed in Venezuela in 1990, would be very hard to find)
Carmen Castillo (he hated signing)

Toughies-
Fred Manrique
Hipolito Pena
Jim Traber
Mel Hall
Andy Allanson
Johnny Paredes
Mike Diaz
German Jimenez
Jose Cecena
Stan Jefferson
Carlos Quintana
Candy Sierra
German Gonzalez
Wil Tejada
Barry Bonds (even though he's involved in the game again, he's super tough)

Hope that helps.

[BenG76]

Originally Posted by dgo71

There are quite a few deceased and HOF players but most are relatively inexpensive. The toughest/most expensive HOFer in the set would probably be Randy Johnson, unless you also decide to work on the Traded set which includes Ken Griffey Jr. The tougher guys are going to be the commons that disappeared after their careers, especially those players from foreign countries like the Dominican, Mexico, etc.

Here's a quick run down of the guys that might be challenging and/or costly to acquire:

HOFers-
Randy Johnson
Hank Aaron TBTC (he's very pricey these days)
Gary Carter (has 3 cards in the set (base, All-Star, highlights), and he did not sign cards made after 1984 for free, so anyone who obtained these cards probably did so for their own private collection, which limits the amount that would be available to the public now.)
Kirby Puckett (probably not hard to find per se but may be more expensive than you'd first think since his death was sudden and unexpected)

Deceased players-
Tim Crews
Pascual Perez
Frank Williams
Bo Diaz (passed in Venezuela in 1990, would be very hard to find)
Carmen Castillo (he hated signing)

Toughies-
Fred Manrique
Hipolito Pena
Jim Traber
Mel Hall
Claudell Washington
Andy Allanson
Johnny Paredes
Mike Diaz
German Jimenez
Jose Cecena
Stan Jefferson
Carlos Quintana
Candy Sierra
German Gonzalez
Wil Tejada
Barry Bonds (even though he's involved in the game again, he's super tough)

Hope that helps.

I really appreciate the reply. I may get started on it and see just how far I can get.

[Topps206]

Claudell Washington is not tough to get. He signs for $10.00 via PastPros.

I got Glenn Hubbard on my Braves Leaders today and special thanks to someone who got Bert Blyleven and Tim Laudner for me at TwinsFest, along with Neil Allen and Roy Smalley again.

248/792.

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by Topps206

Claudell Washington is not tough to get. He signs for $10.00 via PastPros.

True. I forgot about those guys.

[Topps206]

It's now 249 with a Roger Mason return.

[Topps206]

I got Mark Salas back c/o White Sox Spring Training and also Kurt Stillwell for 251.

Both would be good for the person who's collecting the 1989 set.