Mike D's 1986 Topps Traded TTM Auto Project

[Mike D.]

The next group:

69T. Candy Maldonado (Front)(Back)
70T. Roger Mason (Front)(Back)
71T. Bob McClure (Front)(Back)
72T. Andy McGaffigan (Front)(Back)

Candy Maldonado has a 59% success rate on SCN and no successes since 2010. We'll skip him.

Roger Mason has a 91% success rate on SCN, although he's been a bit spotty of late. We'll send a request his way, though.

Bob McClure shows 0 successes on SCN in 32 total attempts. Guess the new Sox pitching coach is not a TTM guy.

Andy McGaffigan has a 48% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him.

Cards: 72
Requests: 17
Successes: 8

[Mike D.]

The next four:

73T. Gene Michael (Front) (Back)
74T. Kevin Mitchell (Front) (Back)
75T. Omar Moreno (Front) (Back)
76T. Jerry Mumphrey (Front) (Back)

Gene Michael has a 63% success rate and a very sporatic track record. I'll pass.

Kevin Mitchell has a 36% success rate according to SCN. We'll skip him.

Omar Moreno has no successes on SCN, in two attempts. He appears to live in his native Panama.

Jerry Mumphrey has a 90% success rate on SCN and recent successes. We'll send a request his way!

Cards: 76
Requests: 18
Successes: 8

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Pete Ladd #58T

Cards: 76
Requests: 18
Successes: 9

[Mike D.]

Up next:

77T. Phil Niekro (Front) (Back)
78T. Randy Niemann (Front) (Back)
79T. Juan Nieves (Front) (Back)
80T. Otis Nixon (Front) (Back)

Phil Niekro charges a fee to sign. I'll pass for now.

Randy Niemann has a 90% success rate with recent successes on SCN. We'll give him a try c/o the Red Sox, where he's the "assistant pitching coach" this year.

Juan Nieves has only a 28% success rate on SCN and no successes since 2008. We'll skip him.

Otis Nixon shows no successes on SCN, ever, in 21 total attempts. We'll skip him.

Cards: 80
Requests: 19
Successes: 9

[Mike D.]

The next group:

81T. Bob Ojeda (Front) (Back)
82T. Jose Oquendo (Front) (Back)
83T. Tom Paciorek (Front) (Back)
84T. David Palmer (Front) (Back)

Bob Ojeda has only 1 success listed on SCN, ever, and it was back in 2007 (36 total requests). We'll skip him.

Jose Oquendo has a 36% success rate on SCN with no successes since 2006. We'll pass on him.

Tom Paciorek has a 66% success rate on SCN, but no successes since 2008. Guess he stopped signing.

David Palmer has only a 2% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him.

Cards: 84
Requests: 19
Successes: 9

[Mike D.]

The next four:

85T. Frank Pastore (Front) (Back)
86T. Lou Piniella (Front) (Back)
87T. Dan Plesac (Front) (Back)
88T. Darrell Porter (Front) (Back)

Frank Pastore has a 75% success rate on SCN with recent successes. He seems to be signing fairly steadily c/o the radio station where he has a show. We'll try him there.

Lou Piniella has a 35% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Dan Plesac has an 83% success rate and recent successes c/o the MLB Network. I'll give him a try there.

Darrell Porter is deceased. RIP.

Cards: 88
Requests: 21
Successes: 9

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Mark Eichhorn #34T

Cards: 88
Requests: 21
Successes: 10

[Mike D.]

Up next:

89T. Rey Quinones (Front) (Back)
90T. Gary Redus (Front) (Back)
91T. Bip Roberts (Front) (Back)
92T. Billy Jo Robidoux (Front) (Back)

Rey Quinones shows no successes on SCN, ever, in 5 total attempts. I believe he lives in his native PR. We'll pass.

Gary Redus has only a 13% success rate and no successes since 2008, according to SCN, so we'll skip him.

Bip Roberts has only a 16% success rate and no successes since 2005, so we'll pass on him, as well.

Billy Jo Robidoux has a 68% success rate on SCN, but no successes since November. Not sure if he's stopped signing or not. Will hold off a bit and see if successes start flowing from him again.

Cards: 92
Requests: 21
Successes: 10

[Mike D.]

The next four:

93T. Jeff Robinson (Front) (Back)
94T. Gary Roenicke (Front) (Back)
95T. Ed Romero (Front) (Back)
96T. Angel Salazar (Front) (Back)

Jeff Robinson has a 38% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Gary Roenicke has a 90% success rate with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Ed Romero has a 93% success rate with recent successes. We'll send a request his way, as well.

Angel Salazar shows one success in two total attempts on SCN, but that success was back in 1988 when he was an active player. I think he lives in his native Venezuela. We'll pass on him.

Cards: 96
Requests: 23
Successes: 10

[Mike D.]

Up next:

97T. Joe Sambito (Front) (Back)
98T. Billy Sample (Front) (Back)
99T. Dave Schmidt (Front) (Back)
100T. Ken Schrom (Front) (Back)

Joe Sambito has a 97% success rate on SCN. We actually sent this card along with his card from the 1985 Topps Traded project, and got it back signed already. It can be seen here.

Billy Sample has an 86% success rate and fairly recent successes. We'll give him a try.

Dave Schmidt has an 87% success rate and successes at the end of 2011 (he tends towards longer wait times), so we'll give him a shot.

Ken Schrom has a 94% success rate and recent successes. We'll give him a try, as well.

Cards: 100
Requests: 27
Successes: 11

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Bob Kipper #54T

Cards: 100
Requests: 27
Successes: 12

[Mike D.]

The next four:

101T. Tom Seaver (Front) (Back)
102T. Ted Simmons (Front) (Back)
103T. Sammy Stewart (Front) (Back)
104T. Kurt Stillwell (Front) (Back)

Tom Seaver shows only 2 successes on SCN in 33 attempts. We'll pass on him.

Ted Simmons has an 18% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him.

Sammy Stewart has no successes on SCN, ever, in 17 total attempts. We'll pass on him, as well.

Kurt Stillwell has an 81% success rate on SCN. No successes this year, but he tends to take a long time, and there are some from late Dec. We'll give him a try.

Cards: 104
Requests: 28
Successes: 12

[Mike D.]

Up next:

105T. Franklin Stubbs (Front) (Back)
106T. Dale Sveum (Front) (Back)
107T. Chuck Tanner (Front) (Back)
108T. Danny Tartabull (Front) (Back)

Franklin Stubbs has a 91% success rate and recent successes. We'll give him a try.

Dale Sveum has a 95% success rate and recent successes. We'll give him a try, as well (c/o Cubs).

Chuck Tanner is deceased. RIP.

Danny Tartabull has a 73% success rate, but recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Cards: 108
Requests: 31
Successes: 12

[Mike D.]

The next four:

109T. Tim Teufel (Front) (Back)
110T. Bob Tewksbury (Front) (Back)
111T. Andres Thomas (Front) (Back)
112T. Milt Thompson (Front) (Back)

Tim Teufel has a 72% success rate, but recent successes. I'll give him a try c/o the Mets.

Bob Tewksbury has a 77% success rare, but no successes since the end of 2010. He appears to have stopped signing.

Andres Thomas has no successes on SCN, ever, in 3 total attempts. I think he may live in his native DR. We'll pass.

Milt Thompson has an 83% success rate on SCN, but no successes since Oct, 2011. May have stopped signing.

Cards: 112
Requests: 32
Successes: 12

[Mike D.]

Up next:

113T. Robby Thompson (Front) (Back)
114T. Jay Tibbs (Front) (Back)
115T. Wayne Tolleson (Front) (Back)
116T. Alex Trevino (Front) (Back)

Robby Thompson has a 27% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him.

Jay Tibbs has a 16% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2007. We'll pass on him.

Wayne Tolleson has a 64% success rate, but no successes since 2009. I guess he stopped signing.

Alex Trevino has a 44% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2005. We'll skip him.

Cards: 116
Requests: 32
Successes: 12

[Mike D.]

The next few:

#117T Manny Trillo (Front) (Back)
#118T Ed VandeBerg (Front) (Back)
#119T Ozzie Virgil (Front) (Back)
#120T Bob Walk (Front) (Back)

Manny Trillo has an 85% success rate on SCN, but no successes since last September. Appears to have stopped signing. I tried him back in 2009 with no luck.

Ed VandeBerg has a 72% success rate, but a very spot track record of late. We'll pass for now.

Ozzie Virgil has now successes on SCN, in 11 total attempts. He may live outside the US.

Bob Walk has a 54% success rate on SCN, but no successes since mid-2010. We'll skip him.

Cards: 120
Requests: 32
Successes: 12

[Mike D.]

Had successes from:

Pete Incaviglia #48T

Dan Plesac #87T

Cards: 120
Requests: 32
Successes: 14

[Mike D.]

The next group:

121T. Gene Walter (Front) (Back)
122T. Claudell Washington (Front) (Back)
123T. Bill Wegman (Front) (Back)
124T. Dick Williams (Front) (Back)

Gene Walter has a 47% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him.

Claudell Washington shows zero successes on SCN, ever, in 24 total attempts. We'll pass on him.

Bill Wegman has a 95% success rate on SCN with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Dick Williams is deceased. RIP.

Cards: 124
Requests: 33
Successes: 14

[Mike D.]

Up next:

125T. Mitch Williams (Front) (Back)
126T. Bobby Witt (Front) (Back)
127T. Todd Worrell (Front) (Back)
128T. George Wright (Front) (Back)

Mitch Williams has a 15% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Bobby Witt has a 94% success rate with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Todd Worrell has a 73% success rate, but very few successes in the last several years. Appears to have stopped signing.

George Wright has zero successes, ever, on SCN in 7 total attempts. W'll skip him.

Cards: 128
Requests: 34
Successes: 14

[Mike D.]

The last four:

129T. Ricky Wright (Front) (Back)
130T. Steve Yeager (Front) (Back)
131T. Paul Zuvella (Front) (Back)
132T. Checklist 1T-132T (Front) (Back)

Ricky Wright has zero successes on SCN, ever, in 6 total attempts. We'll pass on him.

Steve Yeager has only a 10% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him.

Paul Zuvella has a 95% success rate on SCN, with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Cards: 132
Requests: 35
Successes: 14

[Mike D.]

This completes the send-out portion of the project. I ended up sending out 35 of the 132 cards (26.5%), and have already had 14 successes (40%). The project took just over a month to complete.

I'll continue to update this thread with successes as they arrive.

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Randy Niemann #78T

Cards: 132
Requests: 35
Successes: 15

[Mike D.]

Had successes from:

Jerry Mumphrey #76T

Ed Romero #95T

Ken Schrom #100T

Cards: 132
Requests: 35
Successes: 18

[jimm]

Cool project, there was a yard sale recently with a piles of traded sets for a buck a pop. Since most 80s stuff is dime a dozen this is a fun way to collect. I recall having good luck with Catfish way back in the day, will have to post my '71 topps

[Mike D.]

Cool project, there was a yard sale recently with a piles of traded sets for a buck a pop. Since most 80s stuff is dime a dozen this is a fun way to collect. I recall having good luck with Catfish way back in the day, will have to post my '71 topps

Thanks...these projects have been a lot of fun, and have been a great way to keep myself motivated to send out autograph requests.

As you mentioned, many of the traded sets are pretty cheap (for some, I pay more for shipping than the actual set) so it's an inexpensive and fun project!

Thanks for looking!