TTM success thread

[mschwade]

Congratulations on your success! I recently got back a Paul O'Neill 3x5 TTM and was literally jumping up and down in excitement. One of my favorite Yankees of the late 90's early 2000's and I got it for one of the projects I am working on.

It's always nice when you are able to cross off a player from your project want list without paying more than the price of two stamps, two envelopes, a letter, and an index card!

[cubsfan-budman]

At some point I'm definitely going to have to move over to cards (baseball or index) for autographs, instead of ROMLBs. Gets spendy!

[isaac2004]

Originally Posted by cubsfan-budman

At some point I'm definitely going to have to move over to cards (baseball or index) for autographs, instead of ROMLBs. Gets spendy!

I know what you mean, something about a baseball though that makes me happy

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by cubsfan-budman

At some point I'm definitely going to have to move over to cards (baseball or index) for autographs, instead of ROMLBs. Gets spendy!

See, I'm thinking I have to move from index to baseball cards because most of the younger players refuse to sign them-- orders from agents and MLB. Dumb. Index cards mat and frame so beautifully with a picture.

[chaddurbin]

i get my list on sportscollectors.net, and i usually aim for the high % success guys also. euro hockey players are tough, when they're done they usually go back to europe.

latest successes are roenick, andreychuk, yashin, zhitnik, and will the thrill. i stick to cards i still have as a kid to send in.

[kmac32]

Hey Cubsfan-budman
What do you think of these?

[scooter729]

I hadn't done any TTM's for the past couple of years, but seeing this thread made me fire off a couple about two weeks ago. I already got back HOFers Wade Boggs (2 signed rookie cards, included $5 each for his charity) and Al Kaline (card for $5 also), along with a couple of others.

It's nice to get back in the TTM game - it sure makes the mailman's visit more interesting!

[cubsfan-budman]

Ken - when you have a bunch of signed baseballs just sitting in a bucket, you might have too many

I love coming home from work and seeing those fat envelopes sitting in the mailbox!

[scmavl]

Andre Dawson has the signature of a gentleman. I need to send him something to sign. Very impressive.

I've only done three TTMs but have a 100% success rate so far:

Carl Erskine


Russ Kemmerer


And Steve Garvey, who signed two of his RC for me (Carl and Russ were just replies to letters).

[HRBAKER]

For the past several years I have bought these "cards" in small groups and sent them off ttm for autos. I am up to 115 different and have a few dupes that I wold trade for others that I need. Here is a half dozen or so that I have gotten back in the last couple of months: