TTM Success: Bobby Shantz (for my son)

If there were a Mount Rushmore for TTMs, Bobby Shantz would be on there. He is one of the most generous signers in the hobby. His success rate is close to 100%. I already had two successes with him before, including one for my Topps Yankees Project. But when Nick from “Dime Boxes” send me a new Shantz in a trade package, I decided to send it along for an autograph.

However, this one is not for me. I asked Mr. Shantz to personalize it for my six-month-old son. More and more, I am considering scrapping TTM for myself, and sending out requests on behalf of Joey. I’ve gotten three cards personally signed to him so far, and I’m thinking it could eventually be a very cool keepsake for him if I can fill up a small binder of cards signed and personalized to him.

Rags auto from the Dime Box master

This took me forever to post, mostly out of sheer laziness. Nick from Dime Boxes pulled this sweet 2012 Archives Dave Righetti auto. Now, he didn't get it from a dime box, although I wouldn't put it past him. I saw the card and wanted it. One, I love 1986 Topps, and two, I didn’t have a Rags auto, so I contacted Mr. Dime Box himself about it. We hammered out a trade, and I could not be happier with the card.

I like Rags' signature. It’s a little goofy and loopy, but so is the name Righetti, so it fits in perfectly.

Nick also sent me an awesome assortment of Yanks, some I’m certain coming for hapless dime boxes all over the Chicago area that don't know what hit 'em.
 

Here is an assortment of cards he sent, including some oddballs that I haven’t seen before, and a large assortment of 1988 Pacific Legends cards.

Thanks for a great deal, Nick!