Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

**Shipp_96** · 08-20-2011, 10:26 AM

Re: Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

Thanks MLB~NUT,

Unfortunately by the time I got off work (PST) and read your post, they were already closed. I will call them on Monday.

No one has ever contacted me from MLB auctions "customer service", which is really sad. I would have bid on numerous auctions in the future, but now I am not so sure.

I am going to sound old here, but I miss when customer service meant you actually spoke to a human.

Oh well, thank you again for the help. I will keep you posted when it inevitably arrives.

**Dewey2007** · 08-20-2011, 02:58 PM

Re: Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

Shipp 96, here goes one. I found this photo of Willie Stargell from 1980 when the City of Alameda held a parade in his honor. It was Willie Stargell Day and the field at my old high school was dedicated in his name.

The cool thing is an 11 year old ME is in this photo. I am the dark haired kid who's head is directly below the young black girl with the beaded braids in her hair. I had never seen this photo before last night when I found it on Photoshelter.com and I was shocked to see my mug in it. Luckily the photographer has this photo for sale so I am going to buy a copy of it. I plan to frame it with the two "Welcome Home Willie" pin-on's that I kept from that day.

Attached Files

**frikativ54** · 08-20-2011, 04:07 PM

Re: Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

Originally posted by Dewey2007

Shipp 96, here goes one. I found this photo of Willie Stargell from 1980 when the City of Alameda held a parade in his honor. It was Willie Stargell Day and the field at my old high school was dedicated in his name.

The cool thing is an 11 year old ME is in this photo. I am the dark haired kid who's head is directly below the young black girl with the beaded braids in her hair. I had never seen this photo before last night when I found it on Photoshelter.com and I was shocked to see my mug in it. Luckily the photographer has this photo for sale so I am going to buy a copy of it. I plan to frame it with the two "Welcome Home Willie" pin-on's that I kept from that day.

Sorry, but I can 't figure out which mug is yours. Which black girl has the beaded braids? Where is she relative to the photo?

**frikativ54** · 08-20-2011, 04:08 PM

Re: Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

Originally posted by Dewey2007

Shipp 96, here goes one. I found this photo of Willie Stargell from 1980 when the City of Alameda held a parade in his honor. It was Willie Stargell Day and the field at my old high school was dedicated in his name.

The cool thing is an 11 year old ME is in this photo. I am the dark haired kid who's head is directly below the young black girl with the beaded braids in her hair. I had never seen this photo before last night when I found it on Photoshelter.com and I was shocked to see my mug in it. Luckily the photographer has this photo for sale so I am going to buy a copy of it. I plan to frame it with the two "Welcome Home Willie" pin-on's that I kept from that day.

Oh were you the long-haired kid on the right toward the front?

**Dewey2007** · 08-20-2011, 04:16 PM

Re: Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

Yep that's me 31 years ago!

Originally posted by frikativ54

Oh were you the long-haired kid on the right toward the front?

**frikativ54** · 08-20-2011, 04:27 PM

Re: Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

Originally posted by Dewey2007

Yep that's me 31 years ago!

You are the one circled? Sorry to be confused; there are a lot of people in that photo.

**Dewey2007** · 08-20-2011, 04:39 PM

Re: Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

Yep, you circled the right kid!

Originally posted by frikativ54

You are the one circled? Sorry to be confused; there are a lot of people in that photo.

**MLB~NUT** · 08-20-2011, 05:42 PM

Re: Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

Originally posted by Shipp_96

Thanks MLB~NUT,

Unfortunately by the time I got off work (PST) and read your post, they were already closed. I will call them on Monday.

No one has ever contacted me from MLB auctions "customer service", which is really sad. I would have bid on numerous auctions in the future, but now I am not so sure.

I am going to sound old here, but I miss when customer service meant you actually spoke to a human.

Oh well, thank you again for the help. I will keep you posted when it inevitably arrives.

I agree about customer service, especially getting an american on the phone these days...

**tigerdale** · 08-20-2011, 06:59 PM

Re: Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

Originally posted by Dewey2007

Yep that's me 31 years ago!

Thats just an awesome photo & find...what a thrill that had to have been!!!

**Shipp_96** · 08-20-2011, 07:08 PM

Re: Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

Originally posted by Dewey2007

Shipp 96, here goes one. I found this photo of Willie Stargell from 1980 when the City of Alameda held a parade in his honor. It was Willie Stargell Day and the field at my old high school was dedicated in his name.

The cool thing is an 11 year old ME is in this photo. I am the dark haired kid who's head is directly below the young black girl with the beaded braids in her hair. I had never seen this photo before last night when I found it on Photoshelter.com and I was shocked to see my mug in it. Luckily the photographer has this photo for sale so I am going to buy a copy of it. I plan to frame it with the two "Welcome Home Willie" pin-on's that I kept from that day.

Dewey, that is REALLY cool! What an awesome find!! You have me wanting to go look for old Steelers 70s training camp photos and see if I can find a young me also!

**frikativ54** · 08-20-2011, 10:34 PM

Re: Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

Originally posted by Dewey2007

Yep, you circled the right kid!

That's really neat. I would love to find a picture of myself and a favorite player; that photograph is absolutely priceless. Congrats, and good luck displaying it. It's one in a million.

-Frik

**Shipp_96** · 08-22-2011, 09:12 PM

Re: Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

Well, the good news is that my Buccos Cedano throwback uniform FINALLY arrived today, two weeks after the auction. Thank the Lord above my wife was home to sign for it, or it would have been even longer.

Though the uniform is simply awesome, two things irk me from this transaction.

1) MLB "customer service" STILL has not responded to me.

2) The Pirates sent this the day after I emailed them, which makes me wonder had I not sent an email to them, would I still be waiting?

At the end of the day I am thrilled with the purchase. Having the entire throwback uniform is going to be a nice added gem to my collection. But I have to seriously consider future auctions with MLB.

**MLB~NUT** · 08-22-2011, 10:24 PM

Re: Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

Originally posted by Shipp_96

Well, the good news is that my Buccos Cedano throwback uniform FINALLY arrived today, two weeks after the auction. Thank the Lord above my wife was home to sign for it, or it would have been even longer.

Though the uniform is simply awesome, two things irk me from this transaction.

1) MLB "customer service" STILL has not responded to me.

2) The Pirates sent this the day after I emailed them, which makes me wonder had I not sent an email to them, would I still be waiting?

At the end of the day I am thrilled with the purchase. Having the entire throwback uniform is going to be a nice added gem to my collection. But I have to seriously consider future auctions with MLB.

Glad to hear you finally recieved it, but 2 weeks for MLB Auctions is fast by anymeans bro, it does say in the decription allow 2-4 weeks for delivery in the shiiping description though...