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a little contest- Griffey & Olerud auto'd RC *WINNER- fuj*

WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
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I have two autographed RC's I bought at a card show about 15 years ago. One is a Ken Griffey Jr. '89 Donruss #33, and the other is a '90 Donruss John Olerud #711. The Griffey is signed in black marker, and the Olerud is signed in blue marker. The cards themselves are both in approximately NM-MT condition. Here's the thing: I don't know if the signatures are authentic. I have no specific reason to believe that they aren't legit, but I just don't know. They did not come with any kind of authentication when I purchased them.

I don't collect autographs, and these cards aren't worth enough (real or not) that I am willing to do even several seconds of research. And I wouldn't feel right trying to sell them. So I'll give them away in a contest, and hopefully they are legit and would make some collector happy. If they turn out to be junk, at least they were free.

RULES:
1. Pick all of today's NFL early games against the spreads below.
2. Assign a point total to each of the seven games, 1-7. *READ MY POST BELOW FOR CLARIFICATION*
3. Answer the tiebreaker question.
4. Most total points wins; if there's a tie for the top spot it'll come down to closest to the number of the tiebreaker question.
4a. If the game is a push, you get half the points you assigned to that game.
5. No more entries after 11:59 central time today.
6. If the winner gets all seven games right, they'll get some sort of bonus TBD.

Go get 'em!

**HOME TEAM IN CAPS**
-PACKERS 14 over rams
-STEELERS 12.5 over jaguars
-eagles 3 over REDSKINS
-LIONS 4.5 over niners
-BENGALS 6 over colts
-GIANTS 3 over bills
-FALCONS 3.5 over panthers

TIEBREAKER QUESTION: I play in a summer softball league. What's my number?
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA

Comments

  • daddymcdaddymc Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭
    -PACKERS 14 over rams. Packers 7 pts
    -STEELERS 12.5 over jaguars. Steelers 1 pts
    -eagles 3 over REDSKINS. Redskins 5 pts
    -LIONS 4.5 over 49ers. Lions 4 pts
    -BENGALS 6 over colts. Bengals 2 pts
    -GIANTS 3 over bills. Bills 3 pts
    -FALCONS 3.5 over panthers. Falcons 6 pts

    Tiebreaker: #5

    Thanks for the contest!

    Edit: To correct point totals.
    Currently working on: Kurt Warner PSA 9 or 10

  • WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
    Clarification: by "assigning a point total" what I meant was: put seven points on the game in which you are the most confident, six points on the next-most confident, etc. I didn't mean pick the total points scored in the game. Sorry.
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
    -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

    *1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
    *Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
  • otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭


    << <i>PACKERS -14 over rams
    STEELERS -12.5 over jaguars
    eagles -3 over REDSKINS
    LIONS 4.5 over 49ers
    BENGALS 6 over colts
    GIANTS 3 over bills
    FALCONS 3.5 over panthers >>



    Confidence - Winner to cover over/vs Loser

    7 - PACKERS (-14) over Rams
    3 - STEELERS (-12.5) over Jaguars
    1 - REDSKINS (+3) vs Eagles
    6 - LIONS (-4.5) vs 49ers
    4 - BENGALS (-6) over Colts
    2 - Bills (+3) vs GIANTS
    5 - FALCONS (-3.5) over Panthers

    You wear #44 . . .

    Edited to add Tiebreaker.
  • DoctorKDoctorK Posts: 868 ✭✭✭



    (6) PACKERS -14
    (7) STEELERS -12.5
    (3) REDSKINS +3
    (5) LIONS -4.5
    (2) COLTS +6
    (4) BILLS +3
    (1) PANTHERS +3.5

    Jersey---#13

  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭
    7 - Packers (-14) over Rams
    6 - Steelers (-12.5) over Jaguars
    1 - Eagles (-3) over Redskins
    5 - 49ers (+4.5) over Lions
    3 - Colts (+6) over Bengals
    2 - Bills (+3) over Giants
    4 - Falcons (-3.5) over Panthers

    edit to add your number - #20
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  • lucasjlucasj Posts: 152 ✭✭✭
    -PACKERS 14 over rams - PACKERS - 7
    -STEELERS 12.5 over jaguars - JAGS - 2
    -eagles 3 over REDSKINS - EAGLES - 1
    -LIONS 4.5 over niners - NINERS - 4
    -BENGALS 6 over colts - COLTS - 5
    -GIANTS 3 over bills - GIANTS - 3
    -FALCONS 3.5 over panthers - FALCONS - 6

    #21

    thanks for the contest!

    luke
    1987 Topps FB - Signed
    1989 Hoops BB - Signed
    Seattle Seahawks & Mariners Key Cards
    Selectively Random Cards That Make Me Happy
  • EchoCanyonEchoCanyon Posts: 2,288 ✭✭✭

    -PACKERS 7
    - jaguars 6
    - REDSKINS 5
    -LIONS 4
    -colts 3
    -bills 2
    -FALCONS 1

    Your number 21
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    -PACKERS 14 over rams = Packers 7
    -STEELERS 12.5 over jaguars = Jags 1
    -eagles 3 over REDSKINS = Redskins 4
    -LIONS 4.5 over niners = Lions 3
    -BENGALS 6 over colts = Bengals 6
    -GIANTS 3 over bills = Giants 2
    -FALCONS 3.5 over panthers = Falcons 5

    TIEBREAKER QUESTION: I play in a summer softball league. What's my number? = my number in softball is 12, so that will be my guess. image

    Thanks!
  • wingsneckwingsneck Posts: 41
    HOME TEAM IN CAPS**
    6.-PACKERS
    5.-STEELERS
    2. REDSKINS
    3.niners
    4.BENGALS
    7.- bills
    1.panthers

    YOU WEAR #7
  • mlbfan2mlbfan2 Posts: 3,115 ✭✭✭
    7. Eagles
    6. Bills
    5. Lions
    4. Panthers
    3. Rams
    2. Colts
    1. Steelers

    Jersey #9

    Thanks.
  • 123Slider123Slider Posts: 851 ✭✭
    (7) - PACKERS -14 over rams
    (2) -STEELERS -12.5 over jaguars
    (1) -REDSKINS +3 over eagles
    (3) -LIONS -4.5 over niners
    (6) -BENGALS -6 over colts
    (4) -Bills +3 over GIANTS
    (5) -FALCONS -3.5 over panthers


    You wear #20

    Thanks for the contest!
    The best pitch to start a hitter off with is always strike one.
  • jasoneggertjasoneggert Posts: 486 ✭✭
    PACKERS 7
    jaguars 6
    REDSKINS 1
    niners 2
    colts 4
    bills 3
    panthers 5

    edited to add your number: #7
  • fujfuj Posts: 559 ✭✭✭
    7 Packers
    6 Lions
    5 Bengals
    4 Falcons
    3 Eagles
    2 Jags
    1 Giants

    Jersey #21

    Thanks for the contest!
  • thenavarrothenavarro Posts: 7,497 ✭✭✭
    Great contest, I'll try:


    7 Lions
    6 Falcons
    5 Bills
    4 Bengals
    3 Redskins
    2 Packers
    1 Jaguars

    Tiebreaker #3
    Buying US Presidential autographs
  • WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
    Contest is now closed to entries. Good luck!

    Lots of confidence in the Pack to cover a two-touchdown spread; 12 of the 13 participants picked Green Bay- and 11 of those put either 6 or 7 points on them.
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
    -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

    *1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
    *Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
  • WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
    Amazingly, this thing is still unresolved. The top two guys tied, and they both guessed #21 for the tiebreaker question (the correct answer is #29, but I like the thought process).

    So I guess it's going into overtime! fuj and lucasj, please post your prediction for the total points (both teams combined) scored in tonight's Vikings/Bears game. Closest to the number wins.
    If you don't post your picks before that game- or if it's still a tie after that- we will do the same thing for the Monday night game.

    Point totals:
    *fuj- 21.5
    *lucasj- 21.5
    *jeffcbay- 20
    *123slider- 20
    *jimrad- 18
    *otwcards- 17
    *jasoneggert- 16.5
    *daddymc- 16.5
    *wingsneck- 16.5
    *thenavarro- 15.5
    *echo canyon- 15
    *mlbfan- 10
    *doctor k- 7.5
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
    -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

    *1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
    *Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
  • lucasjlucasj Posts: 152 ✭✭✭
    i'll go with 39 points for tonight. thanks again.

    luke
    1987 Topps FB - Signed
    1989 Hoops BB - Signed
    Seattle Seahawks & Mariners Key Cards
    Selectively Random Cards That Make Me Happy
  • fujfuj Posts: 559 ✭✭✭
    I'll guess 40

    Thanks!
  • WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
    Excellent. We're all set, and it can't possibly be a tie again! image
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
    -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

    *1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
    *Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
  • benderbroethbenderbroeth Posts: 1,699 ✭✭
    if it is a tie again just cut the cards in half...lol
    my t-205's


    looking for low grade t205's psa 1-2
  • WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
    The Vikes/Bears total is already over 40, so fuj is the winner of the second tiebreaker. Please PM your mailing address to me, and I'll get the cards right out!

    Thanks to all who decided to play.
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
    -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

    *1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
    *Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
  • fujfuj Posts: 559 ✭✭✭
    Awesome! PM sent w/address.

    Thanks so much for the contest!
  • lucasjlucasj Posts: 152 ✭✭✭
    the vikings keep coming up with new ways to let me down. thanks again for the contest.
    1987 Topps FB - Signed
    1989 Hoops BB - Signed
    Seattle Seahawks & Mariners Key Cards
    Selectively Random Cards That Make Me Happy
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