Mike D's 1986 Topps Traded TTM Auto Project

[Mike D.]

With the wrapping up of my 1985 Topps Traded TTM project a few days ago, it's time to start the next project in the series...1986 Topps Traded!

I picked up a 1986 Topps Traded Set on eBay a little while back for $9.99, delivered. Unlike most of the sets I've worked though, the 1986 Topps Traded set actually has some value. It lists for $40 in Beckett. The set I have is a bit miscut top-bottom, though, and that makes it a great TTM project candidate.

The key cards in the 1986 Topps Traded set are (Beckett value):

11T. Barry Bonds XRC ($15)
20T. Jose Canseco XRC ($4)
24T. Will Clark XRC ($1.50)
40T. Andres Galarraga XRC ($1)
50T. Bo Jackson XRC ($5)
56T. John Kruk XRC ($1)

You can view the entire 1986 Topps Traded set on my Baseball Card Scans site.

[Mike D.]

The first four cards, to get us started off:

1T. Andy Allanson (Front) (Back)
2T. Neil Allen (Front) (Back)
3T. Joaquin Andujar (Front) (Back)
4T. Paul Assenmacher (Front) (Back)

Andy Allanson has no successes, ever, on SCN, in 16 total attempts. We'll skip him.

Neil Allen has only an 18% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him, as well.

Joaquin Andujar is another guy that SCN has no successes for, ever (6 attempts). 0-for-3 so far.

Paul Assenmacher has a 73% success rate on SCN, but no successes since early 2011. He appears to have stopped signed. We'll pass.

Not a great start, but at least we got the ball rolling!

Cards: 4
Requests: 0
Successses: 0

[Mike D.]

The next four:

5T. Scott Bailes (Front) (Back)
6T. Don Baylor (Front) (Back)
7T. Steve Bedrosian (Front) (Back)
8T. Juan Beniquez (Front) (Back)

Scott Bailes has a 96% success rate on SCN, so we'll send a request his way.

Don Baylor also appears to be a solid signer, with an 84% success rate and recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Steve Bedrosian only has one success on SCN, out of 37 requests, and that was way back in 2003. We'll pass.

Juan Beniquez has only a 13% success rate on SCN, with no recent successes. We'll skip him.

Cards: 8
Requests: 2
Successses: 0

[Mike D.]

Up next:

9T. Juan Berenguer (Front) (Back)
10T. Mike Bielecki (Front) (Back)
11T. Barry Bonds (Front) (Back)
12T. Bobby Bonilla (Front) (Back)

Juan Berenguer has an 89% success rate on SCN, with recent successes. We'll give him a try.

Mike Bielecki has a 95% success rate, with recent successes. We'll send him a request, as well.

Barry Bonds to nobody's surprise, I'm sure, is not a good signer. He has a 20% success rate on SCN with no successes since 2009.

Bobby Bonilla has an 88% success rate on SCN, with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Cards: 12
Requests: 5
Successses: 0

[Mike D.]

The next group:

13T. Juan Bonilla (Front) (Back)
14T. Rich Bordi (Front) (Back)
15T. Steve Boros (Front) (Back)
16T. Rick Burleson (Front) (Back)

Juan Bonilla has no successes on SCN, ever, in 5 total attempts. We'll skip him.

Rich Bordi has a 97% success rate on SCN, with recent successes. I actually sent this card when I sent to Bordi for the 1985 TT project, and it came back signed, and can be seen here.

Steve Boros is deceased. RIP.

Rick Burleson has a 79% success rate on SCN, but no successes since early 2010. He appears to have stopped signing, so we'll skip him.

Cards: 16
Requests: 6
Successes: 1

[Mike D.]

The next four:

17T. Bill Campbell (Front) (Back)
18T. Tom Candiotti (Front) (Back)
19T. John Cangelosi (Front) (Back)
20T. Jose Canseco (Front) (Back)

Bill Campbell has a 70% success rate on SCN, but no successes since last summer. Appears he's stopped signing. We'll skip him.

Tom Candiotti has a 54% success rate on SCN, and no successes since 2010. Looks like another guy who has stopped signing.

John Cangelosi has only a 27% success rate on SCN, and no successes since 2007. We'll skip him.

Jose Canseco has only a 9% success rate on SCN. We'll pass.

We have a knuckeballer and a knucklehead in this batch, no no good TTM signers.

Cards: 20
Requests: 6
Successes: 1

[Mike D.]

Up next:

21T. Carmen Castillo (Front) (Back)
22T. Rick Cerone (Front) (Back)
23T. John Cerutti (Front) (Back)
24T. Will Clark (Front) (Back)

Carmen Castillo has no successes on SCN, ever, in 6 total attempts. We'll skip him.

Rick Cerone has a 93% success rate on SCN, with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

John Cerutti is deceased. RIP.

Will Clark has a 60% success rate on SCN, but is very hit or miss. We'll skip him.

Cards: 24
Requests: 7
Successes: 1

[Mike D.]

The next four:

25T. Mark Clear (Front) (Back)
26T. Darnell Coles (Front) (Back)
27T. Dave Collins (Front) (Back)
28T. Tim Conroy (Front) (Back)

Mark Clear has a 43% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2008. We'll skip him.

Darnell Coles has only a 17% success rare on SCN, with no successes since 2008. We'll pass on him, as well.

Dave Collins has a 24% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2008. We'll skip him too. Wonder what happened in 2008, though!

Tim Conroy has a 48% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Cards: 28
Requests: 7
Successes: 1

[Mike D.]

Up next:

29T. Joe Cowley (Front) (Back)
30T. Joel Davis (Front) (Back)
31T. Rob Deer (Front) (Back)
32T. John Denny (Front) (Back)

Joe Cowley has only an 11% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2003. We'll skip him.

Joel Davis has no successes on SCN, ever, in 8 total attempts. We'll skip him as well.

Rob Deer has a 36% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

John Denny has no successes on SCN, ever, in 16 total attempts. We'll pass on him, as well.

Cards: 32
Requests: 7
Successes: 1

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Scott Bailes #5T

Cards: 32
Requests: 7
Successes: 2

[Mike D.]

The next four:

33T. Mike Easler (Front) (Back)
34T. Mark Eichhorn (Front) (Back)
35T. Steve Farr (Front) (Back)
36T. Scott Fletcher (Front) (Back)

Mike Easler has a 78% success rate on SCN, but no successes since last summer. We'll pass on him for now.

Mark Eichhorn has a 98% success rate on SCN. We'll send a request his way.

Steve Farr has a 93% success rate and fairly recent successes, so we'll send him a request, as well.

Scott Fletcher has a 53% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him.

Cards: 36
Requests: 9
Successes: 2

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Don Baylor #6T

(It came back smudged, though)

Cards: 36
Requests: 9
Successes: 3

[Mike D.]

Up next:

37T. Terry Forster (Front) (Back)
38T. Terry Francona (Front) (Back)
39T. Jim Fregosi (Front) (Back)
40T. Andres Galarraga (Front) (Back)

Terry Forster has a 31% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2006. We'll skip him.

Terry Francona has a 76% success rate, but no successes since August 2010. It'll be interesting to see if he starts signing now that he's not managing. Until we get more info, though, I'll hold off.

Jim Fregosi has a 96% success rate on SCN with recent successes. I'll give him a try.

Andres Galarraga has only a 9% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Cards: 40
Requests: 10
Successes: 3

[Mike D.]

The next four:

41T. Ken Griffey Sr. (Front) (Back)
42T. Bill Gullickson (Front) (Back)
43T. Jose Guzman (Front) (Back)
44T. Moose Haas (Front) (Back)

Ken Griffey Sr. has only a 5% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him.

Bill Gullickson has an 18% success rate on SCN, and no successes in over a year. We'll pass on him.

Jose Guzman has a 56% success rate on SCN, but no successes since early 2010. We'll pass on him, as well.

Moose Haas has an 80% success rate, but no successes since early 2010. Appears to have stopped signing. We'll skip him.

Cards: 44
Requests: 10
Successes: 3

[Mike D.]

Up next:

45T. Billy Hatcher (Front) (Back)
46T. Mike Heath (Front) (Back)
47T. Tom Hume (Front) (Back)
48T. Pete Incaviglia (Front) (Back)

Billy Hatcher has a 54% success rate on SCN and appears to be pretty hit or miss. I'll pass on him for now.

Mike Heath has an 84% success rate and some recent successes on SCN, but I tried him last year and had no luck. I'll skip on him, as well.

Tom Hume has only a 5% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2002. I'll pass on him.

Pete Incaviglia has an 81% success rate on SCN, with recent successes. I've had good luck with him before, so I'll give him a shot.

Cards: 48
Requests: 11
Successes: 3

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Mike Bielecki #10T

Cards: 48
Requests: 11
Successes: 4

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Rick Cerone #22T

(came back smudged, though)

Cards: 48
Requests: 11
Successes: 5

[Mike D.]

The next group:

49T. Dane Iorg (Front) (Back)
50T. Bo Jackson (Front) (Back)
51T. Wally Joyner (Front) (Back)
52T. Charlie Kerfeld (Front) (Back)

Dane Iorg has an 89% success rate on SCN, but a very spotty record since last July (one one success). We'll hold off for now and see if he's stopped signing.

Bo Jackson has a 33% success rate on SCN, but his actual success rate seems lower, as he apparently has done some private signings and occassional sends pre-printed photos. We'll skip him.

Wally Joyner has only an 8% success rate on SCN and no successes since 2006. We'll skip him.

Charlie Kerfeld has an 85% success rate on SCN, with recent successes. We'll give him a try.

Cards: 52
Requests: 12
Successes: 5

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Jim Fregosi #39T

Cards: 52
Requests: 12
Successes: 6

[Mike D.]

The next four:

53T. Eric King (Front) (Back)
54T. Bob Kipper (Front) (Back)
55T. Wayne Krenchicki (Front) (Back)
56T. John Kruk (Front) (Back)

Eric King has a 52% success rate on SCN and a very spotty recent history. We'll skip him.

Bob Kipper has a 96% success rate on SCN with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Wayne Krenchicki has a 79% success rate on SCN, but only one success in the last year. Appears to have stoppe signing.

John Kruk has a 76% success rate on SCN, but no successes since 2008. I guess he's quit signing too.


Cards: 56
Requests: 13
Successes: 6

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Mike Laga #59T

Cards: 56
Requests: 13
Successes: 7

[Mike D.]

Up next:

57T. Mike LaCoss (Front) (Back)
58T. Pete Ladd (Front) (Back)
59T. Mike Laga (Front) (Back)
60T. Hal Lanier (Front) (Back)

Mike LaCoss now charges a fee to sign (in the form of a donation to Y.E.S.S Foundation. I'll pass for now, though.

Pete Ladd has a 94% success rate with recent successes. We'll give him a try.

Mike Laga has an 89% success rate and recent successes. I sent a request to him, and it came back already (see post above this one).

Hal Lanier has an 81% success rate, but a spotty track record of late. I'll skip him.

Cards: 60
Requests: 15
Successes: 7

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Charlie Kerfeld #52T

Cards: 60
Requests: 15
Successes: 8

[Mike D.]

The next four:

61T. Dave LaPoint (Front) (Back)
62T. Rudy Law (Front) (Back)
63T. Rick Leach (Front) (Back)
64T. Tim Leary (Front) (Back)

Dave LaPoint has an 86% success rate and recent successes. We'll give him a try.

Rudy Law has a 59% success rate and no successes since October. We'll skip him.

Rick Leach has only a 12% success rate on SCN, so we won't send him a request.

Tim Leary has a 25% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Cards: 64
Requests: 16
Successes: 8

[Mike D.]

Up next:

65T. Dennis Leonard (Front) (Back)
66T. Jim Leyland (Front) (Back)
67T. Steve Lyons (Front) (Back)
68T. Mickey Mahler (Front) (Back)

Dennis Leonard charges a fee to sign. We'll pass for now.

Jim Leyland who looked old way back in 1986, has a 65% success rate and a spotty track record. I'll hold off and see if he seems to be signing this season c/o team.

Steve Lyons has started charging a fee to sign. I'll pass on him, as well.

Mickey Mahler shows only one success on SCN, ever, and it was back in 2005. We'll skip him.


Cards: 68
Requests: 16
Successes: 8