I began assembling autographed 1985 Topps & Topps Traded sets the year they were released. Most of my signatures were obtained through the mail using Jack Smalling's Baseball address list; and a few others I obtained in person. I had about 70% of both sets completed before I got married in 2001 and shelved the project for 16 years.
I started up again four years ago, purchasing a number of autos from reputable dealers. Today, I am four signatures short on the Base set and six short on the Traded series.
Here's a list of the autographs I still need:
1985 TOPPS BASE SET
CARD # |
PLAYER |
NOTES |
DECEASED |
136 |
Jeff Kunkel / Bill Kunkel |
Father-Son Baseball Card (both signatures) |
D |
374 |
Brian Downing |
|
|
481 |
Dale Murray |
|
|
719 |
Gary Carter |
All-Star Card |
D |
1985 TOPPS TRADED SET
CARD # |
PLAYER |
NOTES |
DECEASED |
17 |
Gary Carter |
|
D |
18 |
Bobby Castillo |
|
D |
29 |
Brian Dayett |
|
|
67 |
Bruce Kison |
|
D |
77 |
Fred Lynn |
|
|
96 |
Jerry Royster |
|
|
I would be willing to pay a modest premium for the remaining signatures. Also, I'd prefer PSA/DNA authenticated signatures as the rest of my set is authenticated. That said, I'd also consider non-authenticated autographs if I can inspect the signatures before the transaction.
Lastly, I am only interested in non-personalized signatures.
Thanks!