Jumping into the TTM game

[ballsandstrikes]

Todays mail brought good and bad.
Hank Aaron was a disaster. First time I sent him two custom photos with offer to keep one he signed the outside protector and not the photo.
So I sent again without the protector and this time he sends them both back, still unsigned. Waste of about $8 worth of postage and mailers.
On to the good....
Was a Pirates day with several signed baseball cards each from Larry Mcwilliams, Brian Fisher and Bill Almon and 2 index cards from Charlie Kress who played baseball in the 40's-50's and spent 3 years in the Army during W.W.2
Also Boog Powell signed an index card.

 

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Nice day today.
Bob Kipper signed 6 trading cards
Jimmy Key signed TEN cards (told him to keep some)
Milt Schmidt signed one of 3 index cards but inscribed his hall of fame year, Boston Bruins and more
Mark Grace signed two of 3 trading cards

 

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Several successes recently. Matt Williams signed 6 cards, Walt Bellamy, Bert Campaneris, Bobby Doerr, and others....
John Antonelli was a big fat failure. Sent 2 IC, he used my SASE to return them unsigned with no explaination.

 

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Today brought 5 signed cards from Mark Eichorn, 3 signed cards from Matt Young and 2 signed IC from Rebecca Lobo who also included signed Elite card.

 

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Haven't done much with this in a few months but am giving it another go.

 

[expos94]

looks like it's going pretty well... you have a few guys who you've indicated as write offs but I've gotten TTM and seen others too so I wouldn't give up on Rex Hudler or Rob Ducey if you really want them.

 

[ballsandstrikes]

I hope you are right but I won't count on them
However yesterdays mail brought two index cards each from Ed Kranepool and Lou Sleater. Not bad. One week turnaround!

 

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Couple of nice mail days brought stuff from Bobby Shantz, Joe Schmidt, Greg Gross and more

 

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In the file of "good things come to those who wait" Paul Molitor nicely signed Blue Jays card arrived today. Request was sent out 2-24. Just glad to have it!

 

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bringing this thread up to date...

 

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Lots of great stuff in the mail. Carl Erskine inscribed 2 index cards dating it for both no hitters and listing all of the years he was in a world series.
Bobby Bragan wrote a nice note and sent extra cards.

 

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Got a fail today...
Jim Gott
1260 E mendocino street
Altadena Ga 91001

Sent in July. Came back yesterday scribbled on it " NOT AT THIS ADDRESS"
hmmm....?

 

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Huge mail day today!
Success from
Al Rosen (added signed card)
Vern Benson (added signed card)
Johnny Logan
Mark Rypien
Ken Anderson
Ara Parseghian
Lou Klimchock
Don Robinson