I spoke to my local card shop today and discussed the possibility of Julio Cruz doing a private signing. He stops by the shop from time to time and has even signed at the shop before. I told the owner that I would spread the word on this site to see if there was enough interest to warrant doing it. Obviously we'd need to clear it with Mr. Cruz first, but it sounds like that may just be a formality.
I offered to handle the TTM items and I am not looking to charge anything for my time. I'd like to see this player earn a little money and put autographs into the hands of those who might otherwise not have a chance. If I got to meet and hang with a former Mariner for a little while, bonus! I would receive and send out orders, but I would want participants to send their items with a SASE so that I am not living at the PO for this either.
I am thinking that I'd like to try to keep the price down to the $5/item range (or less, if possible) for normal flats (8x10 or smaller) and small items (balls). Anything larger that would require special handling (jerseys, bats, large books, etc) would need to be cleared first. In order to make this happen, I need to have a fair amount of interest. The overall price will depend on the number of items and the fee for Mr. Cruz to sign.
Anyway, I am just trying to judge if there is enough interest to get this thing planned at $5 per auto before I move forward. If you need/want Julio Cruz, former Seattle Mariner and Chicago White Sox (1977-1986), let me know and how many items you'd be interested in, if more than one. If it looks like it would work, I'd discuss this with the store owner and Cruz and once it's approved, I can start taking orders. I am not a site nomad, so this is really the only site I spend time at, so I won't be advertising this anywhere else, but if you know of someone on another site who might be interested for a set or theme, feel free to mention it.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cruzju01.shtml
I offered to handle the TTM items and I am not looking to charge anything for my time. I'd like to see this player earn a little money and put autographs into the hands of those who might otherwise not have a chance. If I got to meet and hang with a former Mariner for a little while, bonus! I would receive and send out orders, but I would want participants to send their items with a SASE so that I am not living at the PO for this either.
I am thinking that I'd like to try to keep the price down to the $5/item range (or less, if possible) for normal flats (8x10 or smaller) and small items (balls). Anything larger that would require special handling (jerseys, bats, large books, etc) would need to be cleared first. In order to make this happen, I need to have a fair amount of interest. The overall price will depend on the number of items and the fee for Mr. Cruz to sign.
Anyway, I am just trying to judge if there is enough interest to get this thing planned at $5 per auto before I move forward. If you need/want Julio Cruz, former Seattle Mariner and Chicago White Sox (1977-1986), let me know and how many items you'd be interested in, if more than one. If it looks like it would work, I'd discuss this with the store owner and Cruz and once it's approved, I can start taking orders. I am not a site nomad, so this is really the only site I spend time at, so I won't be advertising this anywhere else, but if you know of someone on another site who might be interested for a set or theme, feel free to mention it.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cruzju01.shtml
