My TTM Success thread

mnvikingstwins · 07-31-2010, 12:15 PM

Just starting TTM's, looking for any suggestions of players to send to, I'll keep the OP updated with sent/success failures. Here's what I've sent so far:

7/29
Pat Neshek- c/o Twins- 2010 Topps base, 2010 Topps Target Field set card

Success, 4/2, 14 days

Toby Gerhart- c/o Vikings TC- 2010 Score Hot Rookies, Prestige Rookie SUCCESS!
2/2 personalized, 52 days

James Laurinaitis- c/o Rams TC- 2010 Prestige, 2009 Bowman RC

7/31

Jared Allen- c/o Vikings TC- 2010 Score All-Pro

8/7

Herschel Walker- c/o Home- 2 cards, one Vikings, one Cowboys

Success, 2/2, 7 days

8/13

Pat Neshek c/o Rochester Red Wings
RTS, needed more postage
Dallas Clark c/o Colts

SUCCESS 1/1 45 days

Drew Brees c/o Saints
RTS needed more postage
Brian Duensing c/o Twins SUCCESS 1/1 7 days, personalized

Carlos Gomez c/o Brewers

Koji Uehara c/o Orioles 0/1, 13 days, signed the sleeve

Jon Rauch c/o Twins SUCCESS 1/1 7 days

Matt Capps c/o Twins

Jeff Reardon c/o Home SUCCESS 1/1 plus inscribed toploader, 20 days

8/16

Pat Neshek c/o Rochester, w/ 2 stamps 2/2 16 days, 1 smeared

Drew Brees c/o Saints w/ 2 stamps

9/23

Jimmy Clausen c/o Panthers
Drew Butera c/o Twins
2/2 32 days
Ron Gardenhire c/o Twins
SUCCESS 1/1 9 days
Michael Cuddyer c/o Twins
Brian Duensing c/o Twins
SUCCESS 2/2 12 days

9/29
James Laurinaitis c/o Rams
SUCCESS 2/2, 16 days
Eric Decker c/o Broncos
SUCCESS 2/2 17 days
Joe Nathan c/o Twins

mnvikingstwins · 08-01-2010, 05:18 PM

3 IP successes in the last week:
Jesse Crain, signing at Lunds a week ago

Carl Pavano at Sports Authority on Friday. Waited 1 1/2 hours, one of the last ten people, they cut off the line because he had to get to a meeting

Twins game today, bat giveaway, just missed Mijares and Guerrier, but got Pavano again

mnvikingstwins · 08-09-2010, 10:18 AM

Sent 2 cards to Herschel Walker on Saturday, no successes back yet

mnvikingstwins · 08-11-2010, 10:07 PM

Still nothing back, was hoping to at least get one quick one

mnvikingstwins · 08-12-2010, 06:54 PM

First success back today, Pat Neshek 4/2. Sent 2 2010 Topps cards, got back 4 minor league cards, all just in the envelope not using the toploaders I sent. Pic coming shortly

mnvikingstwins · 08-12-2010, 07:06 PM

mnvikingstwins · 08-12-2010, 07:17 PM

Going out tomorrow:
Pat Neshek 2 or 3 2010 Topps cards c/o Rochester
Carlos Gomez 1+ Twins cards c/o Milwaukee

mnvikingstwins · 08-15-2010, 08:05 PM

Yesterday I got Alexi Casilla IP and Herschel TTM, pics coming soon

mnvikingstwins · 08-15-2010, 08:57 PM

Same bat as the Pavano auto

mnvikingstwins · 08-16-2010, 08:34 PM

2 RTS's today that were short postage, I guess it's too much to send 2 cards with toploaders, index card, and folded SASE, going back out tomorrow with an extra stamp

sd_navarre · 08-16-2010, 09:13 PM

skip the toploaders - saves on postage and makes it easier for the person to sign and return. I've seen some posts on here where the person will sign the toploader etc.

mnvikingstwins · 08-16-2010, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sd_navarre

skip the toploaders - saves on postage and makes it easier for the person to sign and return. I've seen some posts on here where the person will sign the toploader etc.

I don't want them to get too damaged though

danmecum51 · 08-17-2010, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mnvikingstwins

I don't want them to get too damaged though

Believe it or not, I have only had 1 card damaged and I send them all out without toploaders. I have had 2 cards that were damaged in toploaders (the card slid halfway out and then got creased. I also have had 2 toploaders signed on the toploader... soon as the 2nd one happened I stopped sending them in toploaders. Also, the USPS machine rollers can bend the toploaders and they can get smashed and caught. The card itself can easily bend through the rollers without any damage. Just my .02

hope that they start rolling in for you in mint condition

mnvikingstwins · 08-20-2010, 01:53 PM

2 successes back today

Brian Duensing c/o Twins- 1/1, 7 days, personalized. He's done great this year, shutout last game, pitching tonight

Jon Rauch c/o Twins- 1/1, 7 days. Must have been going quick, auto left a few marks on sleeve, smeared a tiny bit, but great auto

RedSox82696 · 08-20-2010, 02:32 PM

Don't send in toploaders. It's like flushing 2 stamps down the toilet every time. Instead, I put two index cards in between them. Not too heavy or thick, but just enough so it adds a little protection.

mnvikingstwins · 08-20-2010, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedSox82696

Don't send in toploaders. It's like flushing 2 stamps down the toilet every time. Instead, I put two index cards in between them. Not too heavy or thick, but just enough so it adds a little protection.

That's what I'll do next time. And it gives you a chance to get 2 extra autos if the player signs the index cards

mnvikingstwins · 08-26-2010, 07:04 PM

One success back, Koji Uehara. But he signed the penny sleeve

. Now I've had about everything, RTS, signed sleeve, extra cards, personalization. But now I'm done using sleeves and toploaders, not sure if I'll send back to him or not.

MrOpinion · 08-26-2010, 07:46 PM

In all honesty, I keep the cost even lower by using business size envelopes, folding the SASE in three and placing the card inside. It's done a great job of protecting the card to this point.

mnvikingstwins · 09-02-2010, 05:04 PM

One success today

Pat Neshek c/o Rochester, 2/2 16 days. 1 of the autos is perfect, the other one smeared pretty bad, I'd take a picture if I knew where my camera went

mnvikingstwins · 09-03-2010, 03:59 PM

Another success back today, Jeff Reardon c/o Home. Signed the card and inscribed toploader: "1987 WORLD CHAMPS". Pictures coming shortly of Reardon and Neshek, going to send out some more tomorrow

danmecum51 · 09-03-2010, 04:25 PM

nice, you broke the ice! they will start piling up now!

mnvikingstwins · 09-03-2010, 04:48 PM

mnvikingstwins · 09-18-2010, 04:31 PM

Went to the Twins game today, got 5 autos in about 90 minutes before the game. Pat Neshek, Jesse Crain, Jeff Manship, Alex Burnett, and Jose Mijares

MrOpinion · 09-18-2010, 08:32 PM

I gotta tell you, I love the look of that Neshek with the gold border and the red ink.

mnvikingstwins · 09-18-2010, 08:33 PM

Thanks

I brought a green sharpie too, couldn't find a black one

. Was going to try to get Pavano to sign the Twins Franchise History Topps card and get a few more to sign that one, but he just kept running sprints

07-31-2010, 12:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	My TTM Success thread Just starting TTM's, looking for any suggestions of players to send to, I'll keep the OP updated with sent/success failures. Here's what I've sent so far: 7/29 Pat Neshek- c/o Twins- 2010 Topps base, 2010 Topps Target Field set card Success, 4/2, 14 days Toby Gerhart- c/o Vikings TC- 2010 Score Hot Rookies, Prestige Rookie SUCCESS! 2/2 personalized, 52 days James Laurinaitis- c/o Rams TC- 2010 Prestige, 2009 Bowman RC 7/31 Jared Allen- c/o Vikings TC- 2010 Score All-Pro 8/7 Herschel Walker- c/o Home- 2 cards, one Vikings, one Cowboys Success, 2/2, 7 days 8/13 Pat Neshek c/o Rochester Red Wings RTS, needed more postage Dallas Clark c/o Colts SUCCESS 1/1 45 days Drew Brees c/o Saints RTS needed more postage Brian Duensing c/o Twins SUCCESS 1/1 7 days, personalized Carlos Gomez c/o Brewers Koji Uehara c/o Orioles 0/1, 13 days, signed the sleeve Jon Rauch c/o Twins SUCCESS 1/1 7 days Matt Capps c/o Twins Jeff Reardon c/o Home SUCCESS 1/1 plus inscribed toploader, 20 days 8/16 Pat Neshek c/o Rochester, w/ 2 stamps 2/2 16 days, 1 smeared Drew Brees c/o Saints w/ 2 stamps 9/23 Jimmy Clausen c/o Panthers Drew Butera c/o Twins 2/2 32 days Ron Gardenhire c/o Twins SUCCESS 1/1 9 days Michael Cuddyer c/o Twins Brian Duensing c/o Twins SUCCESS 2/2 12 days 9/29 James Laurinaitis c/o Rams SUCCESS 2/2, 16 days Eric Decker c/o Broncos SUCCESS 2/2 17 days Joe Nathan c/o Twins __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html Last edited by mnvikingstwins; 10-25-2010 at 04:46 PM.

08-01-2010, 05:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	3 IP successes in the last week: Jesse Crain, signing at Lunds a week ago Carl Pavano at Sports Authority on Friday. Waited 1 1/2 hours, one of the last ten people, they cut off the line because he had to get to a meeting Twins game today, bat giveaway, just missed Mijares and Guerrier, but got Pavano again __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

08-09-2010, 10:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	Sent 2 cards to Herschel Walker on Saturday, no successes back yet __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

08-11-2010, 10:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	Still nothing back, was hoping to at least get one quick one __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

08-12-2010, 06:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	First success back today, Pat Neshek 4/2. Sent 2 2010 Topps cards, got back 4 minor league cards, all just in the envelope not using the toploaders I sent. Pic coming shortly __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

08-12-2010, 07:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	__________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

08-12-2010, 07:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	Going out tomorrow: Pat Neshek 2 or 3 2010 Topps cards c/o Rochester Carlos Gomez 1+ Twins cards c/o Milwaukee __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

08-15-2010, 08:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	Yesterday I got Alexi Casilla IP and Herschel TTM, pics coming soon __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

08-15-2010, 08:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	Same bat as the Pavano auto __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

08-16-2010, 08:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	2 RTS's today that were short postage, I guess it's too much to send 2 cards with toploaders, index card, and folded SASE, going back out tomorrow with an extra stamp __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

08-16-2010, 09:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
sd_navarre Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,110 veasel21 sd_navarre	skip the toploaders - saves on postage and makes it easier for the person to sign and return. I've seen some posts on here where the person will sign the toploader etc. __________________ Collecting: John Navarre Auto's

08-20-2010, 01:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	2 successes back today Brian Duensing c/o Twins- 1/1, 7 days, personalized. He's done great this year, shutout last game, pitching tonight Jon Rauch c/o Twins- 1/1, 7 days. Must have been going quick, auto left a few marks on sleeve, smeared a tiny bit, but great auto __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

08-20-2010, 02:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
RedSox82696 Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Agawam Posts: 1,165 RedSox82696 RedSox82696	Don't send in toploaders. It's like flushing 2 stamps down the toilet every time. Instead, I put two index cards in between them. Not too heavy or thick, but just enough so it adds a little protection. __________________ I don't walk into Subway telling them the price I will pay for a sandwich. So I won't tell you how much I will pay for YOUR cards. I Collect ALL Kolten Wong

08-26-2010, 07:04 PM	#17 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	One success back, Koji Uehara. But he signed the penny sleeve . Now I've had about everything, RTS, signed sleeve, extra cards, personalization. But now I'm done using sleeves and toploaders, not sure if I'll send back to him or not. __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

08-26-2010, 07:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
MrOpinion Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pottstown, PA Posts: 762 jumpingsquare mropinion	In all honesty, I keep the cost even lower by using business size envelopes, folding the SASE in three and placing the card inside. It's done a great job of protecting the card to this point. __________________ My Brandon Gibson Super Collection 300 of 421 Total Cards = 71.3% Owned 9 of 91 Total 1/1s = 9.9% Owned 291 of 330 Common Cards = 88.2% Owned

09-03-2010, 04:25 PM	#21 (permalink)
danmecum51 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Autzen Stadium Posts: 3,742	nice, you broke the ice! they will start piling up now! __________________ blowouts resident criminal. Put your left leg down,your right leg up. Tilt your head back, let's finish the cup.

09-02-2010, 05:04 PM	#19 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	One success today Pat Neshek c/o Rochester, 2/2 16 days. 1 of the autos is perfect, the other one smeared pretty bad, I'd take a picture if I knew where my camera went __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

09-03-2010, 03:59 PM	#20 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	Another success back today, Jeff Reardon c/o Home. Signed the card and inscribed toploader: "1987 WORLD CHAMPS". Pictures coming shortly of Reardon and Neshek, going to send out some more tomorrow __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

09-03-2010, 04:48 PM	#22 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	__________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

09-18-2010, 04:31 PM	#23 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	Went to the Twins game today, got 5 autos in about 90 minutes before the game. Pat Neshek, Jesse Crain, Jeff Manship, Alex Burnett, and Jose Mijares __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

09-18-2010, 08:32 PM	#24 (permalink)
MrOpinion Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pottstown, PA Posts: 762 jumpingsquare mropinion	I gotta tell you, I love the look of that Neshek with the gold border and the red ink. __________________ My Brandon Gibson Super Collection 300 of 421 Total Cards = 71.3% Owned 9 of 91 Total 1/1s = 9.9% Owned 291 of 330 Common Cards = 88.2% Owned

09-18-2010, 08:33 PM	#25 (permalink)
mnvikingstwins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Land of 11,842 lakes Posts: 24,971	Thanks I brought a green sharpie too, couldn't find a black one . Was going to try to get Pavano to sign the Twins Franchise History Topps card and get a few more to sign that one, but he just kept running sprints __________________ 66 plate autos so far: photobucket.com/plateautographs Collect Trevor Plouffe, Kennys Vargas, Twins Printing Plates, Toby Gerhart, Eric Decker Anyone need photos edited for signings? See here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ttm-auto/500472-anyone-need-any-photos-edited-use-ttm-autos-willing-help.html

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