1987 Topps Project

[justinw182]

I have recently begun to work on the 1987 Topps project again. I went thru the box that I had in my room, and sent out to all the guys that sign that were in it. I now plan on going to Ebay and buying unsigned cards for the others that sign that I have not gotten cards for yet. So far I have 75 of the set signed, which are the following...

5) Dave Righetti
19) Matt Young
26) Greg Brock
29) Jimmy Key
54) Bill Dawley
66) Marc Sullivan
67) Bill Swift
68) Tony LaRussa
69) Lonnie Smith
77) Bryan Oelkers
78) Tom Foley
85) Kevin Bass
98) Bill Scherrer
104) Billy Sample
114) Billy Beane
122) Jim Clancy
129) Rick Cerone
147) Randy Niemann
157) Danny Darwin
158) Tim Teufel
186) Bruce Benedict
179) Bill Wegman
192) Cory Snyder
225) Mike Smithson
227) Jamie Moyer
230) Don Baylor
248) Gene Walter
255) Juan Samuel
269) Cliff Speck
279) Dan Plesac
303) Juan Berenguer
333) Ken Phelps
336) Allan Anderson
351) Gene Garber
357) Steve Fireovid
358) Sal Butera
361) Mark Thurmond
369) Brian Dayett
371) Mark Eichhorn
372) Jerry Mumphrey
379) John Russell
391) Jay Howell
394) Mike Bielecki
401) Billy Jo Robidoux
407) Jim Acker
423) Jaime Cocanower
424) Chris Speier
428) Bruce Bochy
429) Tim Pyznarski
443) John Felske
447) Bill Almon
451)Joe Sambito
453) Scott Terry
454) Luis Salazar
470) Dave Dravecky
487) Dave Gumpert
525) Phil Bradley
544) Zane Smith
563) John Stefero
564) Larry McWilliams
572) Pete Ladd
586) Ben Oglivie
618) Tom Kelly
619) Jerry Reed
627) Ken Oberkfell
651) Benny Distefano
662) Frank DiPino
675) Ed Romero
683) Gary Roenicke
690) Dane Iorg
696) Gary Lucas
706) Rick Manning
708) Scott McGregor
709) Dave Kingman
726) Frank Tanana
728) Tippy Martinez

[97S281_27]

If you have a list of cards of the guys that you know that sign but you need a card to send to them shoot me that list (card #'s). I'm sure i've got tons of that base laying around and might be able to help you with some of those cards you need. I'd be willing to send them to you for nothing more than the shipping.

[justinw182]

That is really nice of you! I'm working on a list and will send it to you when I'm done. Thanks again.

[arfmax]

Please check my post for duplicates that I have available:

https://www.sportscardforum.com/threa...all-Autographs

-arfmax

[justinw182]

Got Randy Niemann back today.

[indyreds]

Got Randy Niemann back today.

Congratulations! Just seven more to go and you can check the 10% mark off your list! Best of luck on the project. I wanted to pass a few tips that I have seen from others who are willing to take on such a large goal as a Topps set!

~I would tackle the coaches cards early as most sign well vs the players and with their age they are more likely to hit a stage of life where they will no longer be able to sign quicker than the players.

~ Getting the superstars when there is a window is huge on any project this big. I know that Boggs has been signing lately.
Catch the stars during those windows instead of having to pay up in cash or in a trade later helps a ton.

~Make sure that you send requests with only cards from your set. I have seen a few guys that threw extras into the envelope trying to build trade stock and ending up with the cards signed that were not in their set and their set card returned unsigned. Should you really feel that you need a second card to build trade stock just send two from your set.

~Build a list of guys who have passed, but were alive when your set was issued. I have seen some guys thrilled to have found a very common name in a trade or in an online auction find that there would have been no other way to add to their collection. Seriously doing a search on popular online sites for the names that have passed on a regular basis might be the only way to run across someone like Gary Carter or Kirby Puckett! Always take a few minutes to compare to certified autos before you waste your cash though!

~ Make the choice early on as to how to handle cards with more than one player on it. Team cards for instance. Would you want to risk a autographed Gary Carter Mets team card and try to get Strawberry on it or just grab another Mets team card and get the Strawberry if possible and have two of that card in your set signed? Some folks would want both on the same card, some would be satisfied with either in their set and some would want a separate card signed by each player pictured.

I hope that this helps a little!

[J_A_S_Z]

Welcome to the club, I've been collecting set for 3 years now and I can tell you about 250/300 guys can be had TTM and another 100 can be had ttm with a little cash. Once you hit the 400 mark this set gets expensive. I send to every coach at ST and during the season in both MLB and Minors. This is a good way to knock off players as coaching staffs change pretty often.

The hardest cards to get are Ricky Wright and Dick Howser. Be careful when buying cards on eBay there are a ton of fakes out there. Several other sites I'm on have informed that eBay seller Samsobo is forging several of the tougher signers.

Good Luck and have fun

[justinw182]

Three more came back today. Got John Felske, Larry McWilliams and Phil Bradley.

[justinw182]

Got Tim Pyznarski and Jim Acker the other day.

[justinw182]

Have added Ken Schrom, Paul Zuvella,Darren Daulton, Charles Hudson, Scott Fletcher, Bobby Witt and Jay Tibbs.