Decided to do some TTM with some extras I have. Got back my first return today (10 day turn around):
John Robert Stefero is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played parts of three seasons in the majors between 1983 and 1987 for the Baltimore Orioles and the Montreal Expos.
The guy only has 9 total cards listed on Beckett. Maybe I should try to become a SUPER COLLECTOR on him, as I have 44% of his stuff already, LOL. And the other 5 cards would be fairly easy to obtain I would think. Oh well, here is a success, took 10 days. Sent in care of the Toyota dealership that he is the GM of. Thanks for the look, Tony.
1984 Donruss #622 John SteferoRC - $0.25
1985 Charlotte O's TCMA #5 John Stefero - n/a - NEED IT
1987 Donruss #541 John Stefero - $0.10
1987 Expos Postcards #30 John Stefero - $0.50 - NEED IT
1987 Fleer #652 K.Seitzer/J.Stefero RCRC - $0.50
1987 Topps #563 John Stefero - $0.05
1987 Topps Tiffany #563 John Stefero - $0.30 - NEED IT
1988 Colorado Springs Sky Sox ProCards #1522 John Stefero - n/a - NEED IT
2007 Bluefield Orioles 50th Anniversary Grandstand #46 John Stefero - n/a - NEED IT
Got these back, 12 day turn around
Got Bruce Benedict back in 11 days
Received Grant Jackson back in 6 days
Received Jeff Calhoun back in 10 days
Received Chris James back in 8 days
Received Lee Elia back in 13 days, the coach's card I am now sending off to Claude Osteen
Received Jim Beattie back in 26 days
Received Joe Nolan back in just 3 days
Received Lonnie Smith back in 8 days
Claude Osteen back in 7 days. Now the coach's card is off to Hank King (former scout) to sign. Might also have to send the pic off to Bill Singer.
Del Unser came back in 7 days, and in addition to the cards he signed, he answered my letter asking if he would sign the Phillies coaching staff card. His response was "Happy to sign it, Del". So when the card comes back from Hank King, it will be off to Mr. Unser.
Received Bobby Doerr back in 9 days
Received Tom Lawless back in 4 days
Received Tom Kelly back in 9 days
Received Bill Stein back in 7 days
Received Greg Gagne back in 8 days
Received Mike Smithson in 8 days
Received Jerry Kutzler in 11 days
Received Phil Bradley back in 21 days, which from the looks of things for him, is pretty quick. Just wish he used something other than an ink pen, but hey, at least I got it back!!!!
Wes Chamberlain back in 10 days
Paul Noce back in 10 days
Keith Miller back in 9 days
Greg Brock back in 11 days
Ken Singleton back in 9 days
Received Floyd Bannister back in 11 days
Received Rick Cerone back in 11 days
Received Jimmy Key back in 12 days
Received Roberto Hernandez back in 19 days
Received Rick Reuschel back in 17 days
Received Burt Hooton back in 11 days
Received Mike Trujillo back in 12 days
Received Chuck Cottier back in 14 days
Received Steve Comer back in 9 days
Received Bill Almon back in 9 days
Received Bryn Smith back in 25 days
Received Duffy Dyer back in 9 days
Received John Mabry back in 4 days
Received Matt Young back in 18 days
Received Ron Cey back in 16 days
Received Tom Foley back in 17 days
Received Tom Niedenfuer back in 16 days
Received Vance Law back in 23 days, with a suprise of having Vern sign his half of the card while mailed away to Vance. Didn't ask, but he might have seen has dad and figured. A nice plus.
Received Jim Frey back in 18 days
Received Hank King (former Major League Scout for the Phillies) in 10 days. Now off to Del Unser
Received John Felske back in 12 days
Received Jim Lindeman back in 22 days
Received Marc Hill back in 9 days
Received Garth Iorg back in 13 days
Received Tom Veryzer back in 15 days
Received Al Hrabosky back in 4 days, and he switched pens while signing. Guess he didn't like one of them.
Got back Bill Virdon in just 4 days. He is one that went the extra mile, as I add the extra $0.20 on each envelope for NON-MACHINABLE. I also label them front and back DO NOT BEND NON-MACHINABLE. About 95% come back run through the sorting machine, so I am wasting my $0.20 each time. Mr. Virdon's envelope came back hand cancelled and was stamped non-machineable. Either he took it into the PO and had them hand cancel it, or his route carrier seperates for him. A definite impression on me, LOL, as you can tell.
Here is the photo that I sent Virdon in a mat. I measured and created the custom on HP photo paper. The mat is a 5x7. And Wow, my scanner is DIRTY!!!!
John Robert Stefero is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played parts of three seasons in the majors between 1983 and 1987 for the Baltimore Orioles and the Montreal Expos.

The guy only has 9 total cards listed on Beckett. Maybe I should try to become a SUPER COLLECTOR on him, as I have 44% of his stuff already, LOL. And the other 5 cards would be fairly easy to obtain I would think. Oh well, here is a success, took 10 days. Sent in care of the Toyota dealership that he is the GM of. Thanks for the look, Tony.
1984 Donruss #622 John SteferoRC - $0.25
1985 Charlotte O's TCMA #5 John Stefero - n/a - NEED IT
1987 Donruss #541 John Stefero - $0.10
1987 Expos Postcards #30 John Stefero - $0.50 - NEED IT
1987 Fleer #652 K.Seitzer/J.Stefero RCRC - $0.50
1987 Topps #563 John Stefero - $0.05
1987 Topps Tiffany #563 John Stefero - $0.30 - NEED IT
1988 Colorado Springs Sky Sox ProCards #1522 John Stefero - n/a - NEED IT
2007 Bluefield Orioles 50th Anniversary Grandstand #46 John Stefero - n/a - NEED IT
Got these back, 12 day turn around

Got Bruce Benedict back in 11 days

Received Grant Jackson back in 6 days

Received Jeff Calhoun back in 10 days

Received Chris James back in 8 days

Received Lee Elia back in 13 days, the coach's card I am now sending off to Claude Osteen

Received Jim Beattie back in 26 days

Received Joe Nolan back in just 3 days

Received Lonnie Smith back in 8 days

Claude Osteen back in 7 days. Now the coach's card is off to Hank King (former scout) to sign. Might also have to send the pic off to Bill Singer.

Del Unser came back in 7 days, and in addition to the cards he signed, he answered my letter asking if he would sign the Phillies coaching staff card. His response was "Happy to sign it, Del". So when the card comes back from Hank King, it will be off to Mr. Unser.

Received Bobby Doerr back in 9 days

Received Tom Lawless back in 4 days

Received Tom Kelly back in 9 days

Received Bill Stein back in 7 days

Received Greg Gagne back in 8 days

Received Mike Smithson in 8 days

Received Jerry Kutzler in 11 days

Received Phil Bradley back in 21 days, which from the looks of things for him, is pretty quick. Just wish he used something other than an ink pen, but hey, at least I got it back!!!!

Wes Chamberlain back in 10 days

Paul Noce back in 10 days

Keith Miller back in 9 days

Greg Brock back in 11 days

Ken Singleton back in 9 days

Received Floyd Bannister back in 11 days

Received Rick Cerone back in 11 days

Received Jimmy Key back in 12 days

Received Roberto Hernandez back in 19 days

Received Rick Reuschel back in 17 days

Received Burt Hooton back in 11 days

Received Mike Trujillo back in 12 days

Received Chuck Cottier back in 14 days

Received Steve Comer back in 9 days

Received Bill Almon back in 9 days

Received Bryn Smith back in 25 days

Received Duffy Dyer back in 9 days

Received John Mabry back in 4 days

Received Matt Young back in 18 days

Received Ron Cey back in 16 days

Received Tom Foley back in 17 days

Received Tom Niedenfuer back in 16 days

Received Vance Law back in 23 days, with a suprise of having Vern sign his half of the card while mailed away to Vance. Didn't ask, but he might have seen has dad and figured. A nice plus.

Received Jim Frey back in 18 days

Received Hank King (former Major League Scout for the Phillies) in 10 days. Now off to Del Unser

Received John Felske back in 12 days

Received Jim Lindeman back in 22 days

Received Marc Hill back in 9 days

Received Garth Iorg back in 13 days

Received Tom Veryzer back in 15 days

Received Al Hrabosky back in 4 days, and he switched pens while signing. Guess he didn't like one of them.

Got back Bill Virdon in just 4 days. He is one that went the extra mile, as I add the extra $0.20 on each envelope for NON-MACHINABLE. I also label them front and back DO NOT BEND NON-MACHINABLE. About 95% come back run through the sorting machine, so I am wasting my $0.20 each time. Mr. Virdon's envelope came back hand cancelled and was stamped non-machineable. Either he took it into the PO and had them hand cancel it, or his route carrier seperates for him. A definite impression on me, LOL, as you can tell.

Here is the photo that I sent Virdon in a mat. I measured and created the custom on HP photo paper. The mat is a 5x7. And Wow, my scanner is DIRTY!!!!

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