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It took some patience, but Buzz finally found a Mel Allen auto
You ever have one of those items that you need for your collection that could be found somewhat easily but you're either too picky about its quality, too finicky about the price tag attached or have such narrow wants that it might not be too easy of a find after all?
I did, but I finally got over it a little bit while still getting what I wanted.
That item for me? An autograph from "The Voice of The Yankees" and former This Week in Baseball host Mel Allen. After years of casual looking from time to time, months of daily eBay searches with stuff that was either too pricey or not quite good enough for me (and my low price want), I finally found what I was looking for.
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This entry was posted in Autograph Collecting, Baseball, TV and tagged Alabama football, autographs, Baseball Hall of Fame, New York Yankees, Ford C. Frick Award, PSA/DNA, Roger Maris, University of Alabama, Mel Allen, This Week In Baseball, "The Voice of the Yankees", How about that?, Red Barber, TWIB, Baseball Funny Side Up, Baseball Card Collector on June 15, 2018 by BlowoutBuzz.

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