Djauwerda's TTM Success Thread

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Two more in recently:

Vito Valentinetti: Returned 3/4 customs (kept 1 as offered) in 9 days via his home. He also included a nice note asking me to send a few more for his grand kids and great grandkids!

Turk Lown: Returned 3/4 customs (kept 1 as offered) in 14 days via his home. I also sent a $20 donation.

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Another big mail day... five more in today. Two spring training successes, two old school Chicago Bears and one short term Cub with a place in baseball immortality.

Brett Cecil: Returned 4/4 in 10 days via Blue Jays ST
Reggie Willits: Returned 4/4 in 10 days via Angles ST
Johnny Lujack: Returned 4/4 in 13 days via his home.
Bob Thomas: Returned & personalized 3/4 customs (kept 1 as offered) via his home
Don Larsen: Returned 4/4 via his home in 7 days. I included $20 with my LOR.

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Two more recent TTM's and and IP success:

TTM
Drew Stubbs: 15 days c/o Reds spring training. Returned 4/4.
Joe Fortunato: Former Bears standout returned 3/4 (kept 1 as offered) in 15 days via his home.

IP
Gus Frerotte: Mr. Frerotte is now a coach in Missouri, and he spoke at a recent coaches clinic. I found a decent image on Google, had it printed by a local print shop and he signed graciously. Ended up with 5 personalized copies. Wish it was in a Rams uni, but oh well.

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Two more old school returns:

Ed Winceniak: Former Cub Infielder played in 32 games in 1956-57.
Jim Fanning: Loved this return. Mr. Fanning replaced one of my customs with a card of his own, and wrote a great letter as well.

[Riggs]

Epic!! Great letter from a great player.. Love when athletes do that. Great stuff..

[djauwerda]

Riggs- Yes, very cool letter. I've had a couple come back with a letter, but I thought this one was awesome.

A few returns in today.

Jerry White: Former Cubs speedster, who is now the 1st base coach for Minnesota returned 2/3 customs (kept 1 as offered) in about 22 days.
Gail Hopkins: Former White Sox 1st baseman returned 3/4 customs (kept 1 as offered) in 58 days via his home.

Also got RTS'd from Ralph Kiner. Bummer.

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One in today:

Steve Larmer: Former Blackhawk great sent back 3/4 customs signed via his home in 23 days. I added $2 for postage.

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Two recent returns, one good, one bad.

First, got RTS'd from Roland Harper. He used a letter opener to open my letter, read everything, then put it all back in the envelope and sealed the cut with tape and RTS'd it. Wondering if he wants a donation.

The good return:

Harlon Hill: The 1954 NFL ROY and 1955 NFL MVP returned 3/4 customs (kept 1 as offered) via his home in 30 days.

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Got excited with two letters in the mailbox today... one was a total bust, though. Chone Figgins returned all four of my customs that I sent to Spring Training unsigned. Not sure why, he's always been pretty reliable.

But also, got back an old one that I had sent out in Spring Training 2010. Michael Cuddyer returned 1 of 3 customs signed (kept 1 as offered) and returned my other custom blank. It took 378 days, but that's ok. I hadn't written it off, as I know he's a good signer as well. But after a year, I started to wonder... but hey, I'll take it!

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Got 2 more Retro Cubs returns in...

Bob Will: Returned 3/4 customs (kept 1 as offered), along with a 4X6 black and white pic and a 3 page handwritten letter. I sent a $20 donation. Mr. Will is not in the greatest of health, and did ask me to send an additional few cards for his grandchildren, which I will do.

Ed Mickelson: Former journeyman returned 3/4 customs (kept 1 as offered). He personalized them to me and my kids. Very cool.