Cody Webster
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Boy, looking at that signature and then the handwriting in his note, you'd think it was two different people
OT: Autographs/Hockey Cards Thread
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CutOnDime97
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Bought this off COMC and sent it to SGC mostly just to get cased up. Great grade, especially for a patch card. Had my eye out for a nice Datsyuk auto for a while.
That card is nice! I just started using SGC when PSA went insane with the prices and services (I have one still at PSA from before the price change that is still probably several months off). Pretty happy so far with SGC. About to send in another order.
CutOnDime97
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Yeah I definitely prefer PSA or BGS slabs but just makes no sense to send them stuff with their prices and turnaround times unless it's high end. SGC has been great, I've done 4 orders and have one more there now.
Yeah, I really only collect cards, not really selling them but I like to have them slabbed. I used to always send in one card that I would sell basically to pay for the PSA order and hope for 10. If it came back a 10 I'd sell it, if not it would go in the PC. PSA was always the gold standard for me and the turnaround times weren't an issue when it was affordable. Now that prices have skyrocketed it just doesn't make sense (unless like you said it is something high end). I sent in a 4 card order to SGC just to see how I liked it and honestly I think the slabs are nicer looking and feeling than PSA, especially for newer cards.
I have a Cole Hamels 1/1 auto patch card at PSA right now along with a Giroux FWA patch and some other nice ones.
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This is what I am waiting to get back, been stuck in step five for like 6+ months haha.
Strawberry Fields
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Return 4:
Jack Finley
c/o Spokane Chiefs
Either 11 or 13 days- I don't record the exact day I send stuff out but I know it was one of those days (I send in batches).
Incredibly clean signature.
Jack Finley
c/o Spokane Chiefs
Either 11 or 13 days- I don't record the exact day I send stuff out but I know it was one of those days (I send in batches).
Incredibly clean signature.
Lord Defect
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His signature will change after a few hundred I’d wager lol.
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Prepared a letter for Caps prospect Aliaksei Protas last weekend only for him to get called up Monday. Luckily I made it home in time to pull it out of the mailbox.
Thursday he got sent down again, so I got it mailed out Friday. Friday he was called up again. And now he was sent down again today, lol.
The perils of sending to prospects in the AHL!
Thursday he got sent down again, so I got it mailed out Friday. Friday he was called up again. And now he was sent down again today, lol.
The perils of sending to prospects in the AHL!
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Returns 5 and 6!
Joaquim Lemay, c/o Lincoln Stars, 21 days
Adam Fantilli, c/o Chicago Steel in 12 days.
These are my first ever returns from the USHL, though this is also the first time I've ever sent to that league.
Joaquim Lemay, c/o Lincoln Stars, 21 days
Adam Fantilli, c/o Chicago Steel in 12 days.
These are my first ever returns from the USHL, though this is also the first time I've ever sent to that league.
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All-time name team member Bear Hughes c/o Spokane Chiefs in about two weeks. He added a note on the back of the card.
BrindamoursNose
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A random non-sport one, but I got back another signed Funko Pop box today and wanted to share.
Tim Allen, voice of Buzz Lightyear (and a million other comedies), gotten through the mail through BoxingCat Productions.
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Just dropped these in the mail to SGC. Hoping for a couple dual 10/10.
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Great mailday with some great notes back from players.
Jackson Hallum c/o Green Bay Gamblers
Ronan Seeley c/o Everett Silvertips (seriously, how DID this kid slip to round 7?)
Kevin Korchinski c/o Seattle Thunderbirds. I think this is one of my favorites.
Owen McLaughlin c/o Sioux City Musketeers
I've really been having a blast writing to the junior prospects. Hoping to get some Canadian stamps at some point so I don't have to limit myself to those playing on the handful of American teams.
Jackson Hallum c/o Green Bay Gamblers
Ronan Seeley c/o Everett Silvertips (seriously, how DID this kid slip to round 7?)
Kevin Korchinski c/o Seattle Thunderbirds. I think this is one of my favorites.
Owen McLaughlin c/o Sioux City Musketeers
I've really been having a blast writing to the junior prospects. Hoping to get some Canadian stamps at some point so I don't have to limit myself to those playing on the handful of American teams.
CanadianFlyer88
Knublin' PPs
I like the first ever fan mail comment. I also like that he didn't write over the logo.
When I was young my mom worked closely with the Queen's University football team and my favourite player was a wide receiver named Jock Climie. I had the opportunity to play catch with him and run some routes. I even got to wear a game worn jersey of his.
When he graduated, he signed a picture with a very similar note.
He actually went on to have a pretty good CFL career and later was a long time CFL broadcaster.
When I was young my mom worked closely with the Queen's University football team and my favourite player was a wide receiver named Jock Climie. I had the opportunity to play catch with him and run some routes. I even got to wear a game worn jersey of his.
When he graduated, he signed a picture with a very similar note.
He actually went on to have a pretty good CFL career and later was a long time CFL broadcaster.
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Lord Defect
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Do you write each letter individually or do you have a copy paste one where you change some info up?
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I handwrite each one and follow a general formula, but I tailor each one to the player I'm writing to. I start by saying I'm a huge hockey fan and would greatly appreciate it if they'd take the time to sign. Then I talk about some specific things I admire about their game and how I think said skills will be useful in helping them succeed as a pro. Examples, great shot selection, strong positioning that helps them create offensive chances, smart defensively, etc. Then I finish by thanking them for their time and wishing them good luck in their careers, and I request personalization in the PS.
Beyond the general formula I'll personalize it when I can for each player; for example, in my letter to McLaughlin I wrote how it was cool fo see a fellow PA kid succeeding in hockey and how it must've been cool to be drafted by his "hometown" team. For players like Seeley and Conner Roulette, whom I did feel went way later than they should have, I said that 30 teams are going to regret passing on them. Basically, I try to make it more personal than just saying "I think you're a great player," blah blah.
Lord Defect
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That’s pretty cool dude. I love living vicariously through your autographs even if that’s the wrong word
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A box of Platinum. As you might imagine these cards photograph horribly but are beautiful in person. I do kinda sorta wish the rookie auto was actually from 20-21, can't complain pulling a numbered parallel auto though.
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Carter's earned his place back in the video background.
CutOnDime97
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It is probably one of my favorite cards. Usually not a fan of Leaf stuff because it isn't licensed, but this just has headshots so you don't have to worry about the airbrushed logos. Six nice patches numbered I think out of 20. Probably not going to get a high grade because it is pretty thick but it is such a nice card I just wanted it slabbed.
JojoTheWhale
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I'm in Canada and will be home (NJ) before the holidays. You want me to grab you some stamps?
CutOnDime97
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34 days c/o Flint Firebirds!
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