What's new in your collection?

How about an ongoing thread to highlight the new additions to your collection?

Whether it's a through-the-mail freebie or a big buck acquisition... it's all good. Show us what you got!

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Permalink Reply by Null on January 26, 2015 at 7:31am

David, that is an amazing ball. Did he have a steep asking price?

I have heard Randy does not like signing at all and will take off if he even sees someone approaching him in public who looks like they want an autograph/picture. I read somewhere a couple weeks ago that he will only sign jerseys that have 6+ signatures on it already... Very odd.

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Permalink Reply by David S on January 26, 2015 at 4:49pm

yeah he was $199 for the ball (no inscriptions). a bit ridiculous, but I really wanted him on that ball.

and yes, they did list that thing about not signing jerseys without 5 or 6 other signatures...though i saw someone in front of me get a Johnson 51 jersey signed, and i didn't see any other signatures on it. so i'm not sure what the deal was with that. the guy got like 4 or 5 inscriptions, so maybe he let it go.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on January 27, 2015 at 12:45am

Ryan, A lot of that is exaggerated by the autograph hounds that pester him. True Randy isn't the friendliest guy but he does have occasional good days where he will sign. He just real moody and hard to tell when those good days are as they don't happen often. If he sees you with handfuls of junk he won't sign that's for sure.

I've seen him sign jerseys before. He doesn't count signatures on them or even look for other signatures. Never heard that one before.

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Permalink Reply by Erich Jerozal on January 25, 2015 at 8:10pm

sweet

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Permalink Reply by stevo on January 28, 2015 at 10:17am

Here's what I can make out from the players that were on the National team in 1983-

East- ?, ?, Leon Durham, Gary Lavelle

West- Fernando Valenzuela above Pedro

North- Dave Dravecky is above Ozzie

Hope this helps- Cannot vouch for authenticity but these are what they look like to me

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Permalink Reply by David S on January 28, 2015 at 9:48am

A Bargain Book Warehouse was going out of business, everything 75% off their already discounted prices....I was just browsing and found an autographed Juan Marichal book in the Sports section. It was marked down to $7.00 plus 75% off, came to a whopping $1.75. NOT BAD! :)

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Permalink Reply by Dane on January 28, 2015 at 2:14pm

Very cool deal. Cheap enough that it makes for a quick read, and a free signature, to boot!

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Permalink Reply by Mark Roberts on January 29, 2015 at 11:17am

Just picked up this Elvis Presley signed 1956 program on the back. It comes with the original newspaper clipping of him when he came to SC in 1956. LOVE IT!!

Mark

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Permalink Reply by Bradford on January 29, 2015 at 11:22am

That's a great item, Mark...especially since he's a Mississippi boy like me. Where did you come across this?

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Permalink Reply by Mark Roberts on January 29, 2015 at 11:30am

Thanks!! I got it from an antique store in SC. They were selling for the person who got it back in 1956. She said that Elvis was in the ticket booth and you could pass items for him to sign…. "You couldn't touch him". The newspaper clipping is very interesting as well.

Here is the clipping - I am going to frame it with the program. :)