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AFLfanAFLfan Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited March 19, 2021 8:18AM in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum

Hey Guys...

I grew up trying to collect autographs at Padres Spring Training and Padres games in the 1980s. I don't really collect baseball anymore, but those are still very fond memories.

I've been kicking around the idea of starting a collection consisting of nothing but cards showing baseball players signing autographs for fans. Any player, any year, any brand. I've got the Topps 35th anniversary book to look for images from 1951-1985, but I am kind of stumped beyond that. I'm hoping that you all might know of some of these types of cards and can post titles of the cards and images if you have them, that I can then transfer to a living checklist. The Luis Tiant is posted below as an example of what I am talking about.

Thanks for your help.

Todd

Todd Tobias - Grateful Collector - I focus on autographed American Football League sets, Fleer & Topps, 1960-1969, and lacrosse cards.

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  • countdouglascountdouglas Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • blurryfaceblurryface Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 19, 2021 8:18AM

    i could get behind that concept. a tad bit different but the back of the '89 upper deck gary pettis blew my mind as a young collector. not necessarily signing the card but holding the card you are currently holding? what? 🤯

  • 1966CUDA1966CUDA Posts: 2,003 ✭✭✭✭

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  • AFLfanAFLfan Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @countdougIas - that's a great one! Would you mind telling me the name of the issue? I don't know a lot of the newer stuff. Thanks!

    @blurryface - thanks. Just an idea for a meaningful, but likely monetarily worthless collection. I remember that 89 Pettis and thinking the same thing.

    Todd Tobias - Grateful Collector - I focus on autographed American Football League sets, Fleer & Topps, 1960-1969, and lacrosse cards.
  • waxman2745waxman2745 Posts: 754 ✭✭✭

    Cool idea Todd. I've always liked the 1971 Manny Sanguillen card.

    Adam
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  • AFLfanAFLfan Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1966CUDA - that's a beauty! Thank you!

    Todd Tobias - Grateful Collector - I focus on autographed American Football League sets, Fleer & Topps, 1960-1969, and lacrosse cards.
  • AFLfanAFLfan Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks, @waxman2745! I didn't know about the Sanguillen. That's a good one also!

    Todd Tobias - Grateful Collector - I focus on autographed American Football League sets, Fleer & Topps, 1960-1969, and lacrosse cards.
  • Kid4hof03Kid4hof03 Posts: 1,855 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've always liked this one

    Collecting anything and everything relating to Roger Staubach
  • flcardtraderflcardtrader Posts: 797 ✭✭✭
    edited March 19, 2021 8:40AM

    Ok, so its not quite what you meant, but he is signing!

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  • countdouglascountdouglas Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @AFLfan That Brett is a 2015 Topps Stadium Club. The photo was originally featured in a National Geographic from 1976?, I believe. Supposedly, as I understand it, the photograph itself is the inspiration for the New Zealand pop singer Lorde's Grammy winning song, Royals. She saw it flipping through some old magazines, having no knowledge of baseball or Brett, just that the Jersey said Royals and everyone had their hand out trying to touch him, be near him, get a piece of him.

  • jlvette50jlvette50 Posts: 328 ✭✭✭

    As a Longoria collector, this one popped into my head immediatley.
    2008 Stadium Club #108b Evan Longoria VAR999 RCPhotoday shot

    Longoria Collector. Love the Longo!https://psacard.com/psasetregistry/baseball/player-sets/evan-longoria-master-set/alltimeset/90851 600+ PSA Graded 4,700+ unique Longoria cards scanned on TCDB 800+ different Longo autograph cards Jeff

  • AFLfanAFLfan Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Found this...

    Todd Tobias - Grateful Collector - I focus on autographed American Football League sets, Fleer & Topps, 1960-1969, and lacrosse cards.
  • countdouglascountdouglas Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭✭✭

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    1975 Topps Harmon Killebrew

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    1984 Fleer Steve Garvey

  • Kepper19Kepper19 Posts: 335 ✭✭✭
    edited March 19, 2021 9:18PM

    Here's a handful, minus images:

    1992 Upper Deck Cal Ripken Jr #165
    1993 Topps Ozzie Smith #40
    1992 Upper Deck Anthony Young #535
    1993 Upper Deck Charles Johnson #435
    1993 Upper Deck Mike Perez #204
    1996 UD Collector's Choice John Olerud #750
    1992 Upper Deck Mark Eichhorn #287
    1995 Topps Lou Whitaker #15
    1997 UD Collector's Choice Butch Huskey #173
    1992 Upper Deck Marvin Freeman #491
    1987 Topps Barry Jones #494
    2015 Topps Opening Day Robinson Cano #144 (SP)
    1970 Topps Bud Harrelson #634
    1975 Topps Harmon Killebrew #640

  • AFLfanAFLfan Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thank you!!

    Todd Tobias - Grateful Collector - I focus on autographed American Football League sets, Fleer & Topps, 1960-1969, and lacrosse cards.
  • jlvette50jlvette50 Posts: 328 ✭✭✭

    Forgot about this one. :)

    2012 Topps #350B Evan Longoria VAR SP With fans

    Longoria Collector. Love the Longo!https://psacard.com/psasetregistry/baseball/player-sets/evan-longoria-master-set/alltimeset/90851 600+ PSA Graded 4,700+ unique Longoria cards scanned on TCDB 800+ different Longo autograph cards Jeff

  • blurryfaceblurryface Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 19, 2021 9:48AM

    great job guys! seriously

  • maddux69maddux69 Posts: 2,147 ✭✭✭✭✭

    2015 Topps Update US283 Kris Bryant, even shows a BBCEx employee

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  • Nathaniel1960Nathaniel1960 Posts: 2,324 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Kiss me once, shame on you.
    Kiss me twice.....let's party.
  • countdouglascountdouglas Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't buy a lot of modern stuff, but weren't the SP Versions in the Topps flagship set a few years back photos of players signing autographs for the crowd?

  • jeffv96mastersjeffv96masters Posts: 607 ✭✭✭✭
    edited March 19, 2021 10:32AM

    Don't have a lot of time Todd= but two I know right off the top of my head just because I just handled the slabs


  • NGS428NGS428 Posts: 2,326 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting collection idea. Can’t say I would ever have thought of that one. Looks like you have some good options here Todd!

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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,407 ✭✭✭✭✭

    From my 91UD set:

    Mike
  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 19, 2021 1:20PM

    E.T.A.: I just noticed someone already posted about this Ripken one earlier, though the image wasn't on there.

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  • AFLfanAFLfan Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭✭✭

    These are great - thank you!

    Todd Tobias - Grateful Collector - I focus on autographed American Football League sets, Fleer & Topps, 1960-1969, and lacrosse cards.
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  • parthur1607parthur1607 Posts: 202 ✭✭✭

    Who would have thought Murphy would have fans in Philadelphia!?

  • SkynyrdSkynyrd Posts: 27 ✭

    Great post. Log on to the Trading Card Database site. At the bottom of the main page there is link under the Features column called "Tagged" In that link you can select the link "signing autographs" There you will find over 150 cards of players signing! Check it out.

  • AFLfanAFLfan Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Skynyrd said:
    Great post. Log on to the Trading Card Database site. At the bottom of the main page there is link under the Features column called "Tagged" In that link you can select the link "signing autographs" There you will find over 150 cards of players signing! Check it out.

    That's fantastic! I had no idea. Thank you very much!!

    Todd Tobias - Grateful Collector - I focus on autographed American Football League sets, Fleer & Topps, 1960-1969, and lacrosse cards.
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