CALLING ALL METS FANS!

[aflea627]

I wanted to start a forum for Mets fans like others have done for MMA, wrestling, comic books, etc. where Mets fans can post addresses where they have had TTM successes. A little bit about myself: I have been a Mets fan for almost 40 years. During that time I've met a who's who of players. Some of the names in my collection include-Tom Seaver, Mike Piazza, David Wright,Nolan Ryan, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, Keith Hernandez, Dwight Gooden, and Daryl Strawberry among others.

[aflea627]

I have had TTM successes with rookies and older players simply by writing them c/o:
NY Mets
CitiField
Flushing, NY 11368

Here are some addresses where I have had recent successes:

Ed Kranepool
177 High Pond Drive
Jericho, NY 11753-2806

Cleon Jones
751 Edwards Street
Mobile, AL 36610

Bud Harrelson
357 Ridgefield Road
Hauppauge, NY 11788-2314

Dave Kingman
PO Box 29
Glenbrook, NV 89413-0209

[aflea627]

This is a good website to obtain player addresses:

www.sportscardforum.com

[aflea627]

I was able to obtain the following autographs through their respective charitees. There were fees involved. Each autograph runs about $50-$75 apiece:

Nolan Ryan http://www.nolanryanfoundation.org
Willie Mays (wrote to him c/o SF Giants was referred to his Say Hey Foundation)
Yogi Berra www.yogiberra.com
Tom Seaver www.reggiejackson.com (Mr October Foundation)

[aflea627]

Jerry Koosman
2483 State Road 35
Osceola, WI 54020

(Charges $10 an autograph)

[ProWolf]

I was able to obtain the following autographs through their respective charitees. There were fees involved. Each autograph runs about $50-$75 apiece:

Nolan Ryan http://www.nolanryanfoundation.org
Willie Mays (wrote to him c/o SF Giants was referred to his Say Hey Foundation)
Yogi Berra http://www.yogiberra.com
Tom Seaver http://www.reggiejackson.com (Mr October Foundation)

90% of the world would call you crazy paying those kind of fees for autographs that you weren't there to see them sign in person. But if it makes you happy to think that they sit around all day signing the 1000s of requests then that's great.

[aflea627]

That's what they're charging presently. I agree with you, that unless you have money to spend the prices are pretty steep. I got all of them 15-20 years ago when the autographs were still reasonabley priced($20-$35), You can write them off as charity donations on your taxes, they provide certificates of authenticity, and I'd like to think that if they're using their charitees as a means to raise money for their respective organizations their integrity is at stake. The 'free' autographs that we get through the mail are probably more open to "ghost signers"...