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cujoluva
06-25-2004, 09:34 PM
Post All Of Your Basketball Return To Senders Here!

minew_m
06-26-2004, 01:42 PM
Here's the RTS's I got so far:

LaPhonso Ellis
3611 Paces Valley Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30327

Danny Fortson
c/o Mavericks

Shane Battier
c/o Grizzlies

Shaquille O'neal
c/o Lakers (sent program)

Stanislav Medvedenko
c/o Lakers

Danna Barros
17 Clarkwood St.
Mattapan, MA 02126

J.R. Reid (sent SASE back empty)
121 Cemetary St.
Chester, SC 29706

James Worthy
11666 Goshen Ave. #316
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Travis Knight
c/o Knicks

Rick Smits
8554 Moore Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46278

Tyronn Lue (sent twice and replied second time)
c/o Magic

Brian Grant
c/o Heat

Alan Houston
c/o Knicks

mailboxautographs
07-29-2004, 06:33 AM
all mail sent to the basketball hall of fame is now sent back and not forwarded. In case you guys didn't know. thanks

beaujoe
08-06-2004, 03:04 PM
tom gugliotta 14 days. c/o the home addy that's flaoting around on the net. got a refuse.

LakersMC
08-09-2004, 03:02 AM
I count these guys as RTS because I've been waiting for over a year or two.
- Kareem Abdul Jabbar c/o home
- Kobe Bryant c/o home
- Horace Grant c/o Lakers
- Ron Harper c/o home
- Eddie Jones c/o Heat
- Slava Medvedenko c/o Lakers
- Glen Rice c/o (Rockets @ the time)
- Jamaal Wilkes c/o home

minew_m
08-09-2004, 09:02 AM
Antawn Jamison c/o team

minew_m
08-09-2004, 09:02 AM
Antoine Walker c/o team

keithmcm
10-08-2004, 11:50 PM
Billy Cunningham c/o Miami Heat over a year, no longer with team

LakersMC
10-30-2004, 04:14 PM
- Kobe Bryant c/o home

Just got this back as RTS. Address is correct but mail refused.

joop
10-30-2004, 06:49 PM
charles barkeley c/o home

a*list-man
02-21-2005, 12:17 AM
I don't get it, I sent 3 cards to Dirk Nowitzki c/o the team and have received them all back. I sent an 8x10 and the package got returned marked as undeliverable. I don't get it...I used this address...

Dirk Nowtizki
c/o Dallas Mavericks
Reunion Arena
777 Sports Street
Dallas, TX 75207

ChicagoCubs04
02-21-2005, 12:19 AM
wrong address

Turd Ferguson
02-21-2005, 12:31 AM
Try this one :

c/o American Airlines Center
2500 Victory Avenue
Dallas, TX 75219

a*list-man
02-22-2005, 12:51 PM
Thanks, I will. I still don't understand why that address worked for my cards but not for my photo? strange, also, that is the address listed on the sportscollectors.net website

Turd Ferguson
02-22-2005, 01:04 PM
Well, I know that they play in the American Airlines Center now. SportsCollectors.net must not have updated their info when they moved to that venue.

LakersMC
02-25-2005, 06:41 PM
Haven't gotten any RTS in a while. Now, two in the same day. Address is right, but cards came back unsigned.
- Bob Cousy. Asking for $35. Frustrating bc I see a ton of successes on SCN.
- George Mikan. Well, I wasn't expecting too much on this one.

a*list-man
02-25-2005, 09:10 PM
I don't have a "premier" membership so I can't e-mail this site to tell them they have the incorrect address for the Mavs...can someone please save someone else the stamps and trouble and e-mail them to change it, thanks

roaddogg02316
03-28-2005, 07:04 PM
Matt Guokas
458 Devon Place
Heathrow,FL 32746-5002

Undeliverable as addressed
I believe this is the addy in Harveys 05 bball list.

JammingJames23
04-29-2005, 04:36 PM
Greg Graham
9021 Butternut CT
Indianapolis IN
USA 46260-1526

Former NBA player w/76ers. No longer at this address.

keithmcm
10-29-2005, 03:14 PM
Big O Oscar Robertson
621 tusculum Ave Cincinnati
Not exactly RTS addy is okay, just got my card back unsigned. Fast turnaround though 6 days.

gostate1122
10-30-2005, 03:24 PM
Paul Pierce- preprint
226 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02114

bronxbomber
11-25-2005, 03:00 PM
Sparky Lyle-

I think address was O.K. but returned cards unsigned.

Dennis Rasmussen
16606 Palm Royal Drive #118
Tampa, FL 33614

Turd Ferguson
02-20-2006, 12:25 PM
Caldwell Jones
3588 Higway 138 SE
Stockbridge, GA 30281-4171

Came back box closed.

golfmanccl
02-27-2006, 06:07 PM
sent one to gonzaga to try and get adam morison got it back with not saying they cant do it because of number of requests

Turd Ferguson
03-18-2006, 04:40 PM
Larry Bird

No RTS but just returned my 2 cards unsigned with a letter says that Larry can't sign because of the enormous volume of requests. I did get my sase returned, so I can use it for someone else. Too bad this return took 425 days !

celtics1
08-06-2006, 05:02 PM
Gail Goodrich rts....

I used this address which he has a lot of success but I guess he moved....

147 Byram Shore Rd.
Greenwich, CT 06830-6907

If anybody has another address lmk......

celtics1

softballa04
08-07-2006, 11:37 PM
Grant Hill came back with original card not touched and preprint.

celtics1
08-14-2006, 11:45 PM
I got Oscar Robertson sent back to me.....Hes very tough....

LakersMC
08-22-2006, 07:04 PM
Chauncey Billups @ home
RTS

JammingJames23
12-23-2006, 04:49 AM
Unsuccessful TTM auto attempts:

P.J. Brown
Rasual Butler
Tyson Chandler
Speedy Claxton
Ricky Davis
Keyon Dooling
Grant Hill
Mike James
Richard Jefferson
Joe Johnson
Jeff McInnis
Mike Miller
Bo Outlaw
Michael Redd
Clifford Robinson
Wally Szczerbiak
Yao Ming (he usually signs, but it's been over a year IIRC and I haven't gotten his)

RockiesFan33
02-23-2007, 02:53 PM
Grant Hill - sent a card to him through the Magic. Received my card back and a PP oversized card back.

palantri
04-02-2007, 04:23 PM
Bob McAdoo c/o the Naismith Hall of Fame
I recieved my card and envelope back with a letter stating mr mcadoo does not accept fan mail- but the HOF was nice enough to send me a list of hall of famers who do accept fan mail through the hall of fame, so its not a total loss

palantri
04-25-2007, 12:09 PM
Georgia Tech Mens basketball coach Paul Hewitt- I recieved a form letter saying Tech coaches didnt sign autographs, and an unsigned media guide

RockDiesel
05-04-2007, 03:04 PM
Dean Smith: sase and index card returned unsigned. letter from secretary saying he is too busy to sign. sent an 8x10 which is a photocopy of another signed 8x10. not even a facsimile auto. will try again at another date.

kevind
05-05-2007, 04:51 PM
Dean Smith: sase and index card returned unsigned. letter from secretary saying he is too busy to sign. sent an 8x10 which is a photocopy of another signed 8x10. not even a facsimile auto. will try again at another date.


I got the same thing today

RockiesFan33
05-05-2007, 05:05 PM
I got the same thing today
That's strange. I sent an 8x10 to him c/o UNC Athletic Department on 3/13/07 and received it backed signed on 4/9/07.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t253/RockiesFan33/DeanSmith.jpg

palantri
05-14-2007, 04:33 PM
Ray Allen- returned my card unsigned and sent a preprinted card along with it- kinda bummed on this one, I had seen a few successes with Allen
Oh well

RockiesFan33
05-14-2007, 05:05 PM
Ray Allen- returned my card unsigned and sent a preprinted card along with it- kinda bummed on this one, I had seen a few successes with Allen
Oh well

Weird. I've received 6 signatures from him so far this year. Sorry to hear about your response.

My rejection for the day: Jermaine O'Neal - received my card back unsiged + unused SASE and fan pack - media guide and product catalog. Sent the request on 2/7/07.

Giantsfan24
06-09-2007, 11:18 PM
John Stockton - Sent request about 1 and a half months ago, received my cards back today along with an unsigned 4x6 card.

Sent c/o his dad's bar, in spokane, wa

palantri
09-29-2007, 03:58 PM
Kirk Hinrich returned my cards unsigned after about 8 months of waiting...

RockiesFan33
01-02-2008, 10:00 PM
RTS Today:

Clyde Drexler - returned my 8x20 unsigned in my SASE. Postmarked from TN with a note written on my protective cardboard stating that Mr. Drexler would be happy to sign for me in person.

RockiesFan33
02-23-2008, 05:14 PM
Today's failure:

Oscar Robertson - returned my 8x10 unsigned with a typed note saying he'll sign it for a $100 donation to the Nat'l Kidney Foundation.

tboculosis
03-21-2008, 01:47 PM
Received my photo back unsigned sent to Yao Ming's home address.

palantri
03-23-2008, 06:12 PM
marking all of these as failures, since I sent to them over 1 year ago

DeSagana Diop
Daniel Gibson
Tony Parker
JJ Redick
Doc Rivers
Charlie Villanueva

all were sent c/o teams last season

derk2428
03-29-2008, 09:18 PM
connie hawkins rts i used the phoenix address. Does anybody have an updated one? pm me

AK47
03-31-2008, 02:24 PM
I 2nd the Connie Hawkins. As of 3/31/08 RTS

FlipTreeJ
04-15-2008, 08:35 PM
David Robinson. Sent to the David Robinson Foundation address. Twice. RTS both times.

AK47
04-22-2008, 02:02 PM
Alvin Robertson Via the Buman Oaks addy

AK47
05-12-2008, 04:36 PM
Gail Goodrich - RTS

Baseballfan123
07-10-2008, 05:57 PM
Got a RTS- Unable to Forward on Vince Carter c/o his home. It took 9 days, and my 8 by 10 photo was returned unsigned

Baseballfan123
07-14-2008, 04:11 PM
Kobe Bryant- sent an 8 by 10 photo and it came back 14 days later with refused written across the package and it was sent c/o home

derk2428
07-15-2008, 03:58 PM
yao ming returned photo unsigned.