I discovered the 1997 Upper Deck Legends Marquee Matchups subset too late, but I made up for it in spades with a few good ones. Bob was kind enough to adorn the dual signature card in gold paint pen. An absolute killer choice. Great card. Took me a while to get around to it as these have become rarer and rarer. For some reason someone was pricing this card at nearly $20.00- A figure I easily balk at… But with some patience the right price came up on this card and I quickly snagged it.
James Lofton has a great reputation as a fabulous TTM signer. His normal cost is $10.00 per flat, but like many players, he will sign for as little as $5.00 a card. After I had gotten James many years ago in person at Dallas Cowboys’ training camp, I had piled up a significant number of really nice cards of the Hall of Fame player. The big incentive was this really nice Upper Deck Marquee Matchups card that I had previously gotten signed by Drew Pearson in person.
Spurred on by the number of responses I was seeing, I decided to go ahead and shoot a few cards out with a donation. It didn’t take but a week for the Hall of Famer to respond signing all 4 of my cards, throwing in the additional Hall of Fame card. Lofton’s autograph is slightly different from his 1992 signature. It is missing the star in the loop of the ‘J’ and the number 80 inside the ‘L’. He was also kind enough to inscribe each card with his Hall of Fame year. Still it looks legitimate enough that I believe it is from him and not a ghost signer.
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