TTM success thread

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by isaac2004

Sent one out to Mark Buehrle. I already have him, but I was hoping I could get one with his Perfect Game inscription for my collection. Unfortunately, he didn't add the inscription, but he personalized it for me. Only bummer is that its not sweet spot. Still happy to get it back.

A lot of those guys will leave the sweet spot open because they feel like they don't belong there. I had a 1940's player sign a side panel, even though I told him I wanted him to sign it on the sweet spot for a single signed ball.

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by mschwade

A lot of those guys will leave the sweet spot open because they feel like they don't belong there.

I don't think that applies to today's players and their million dollar egos. Buehrle in particular was exceptionally grumpy towards collectors last year in Spring Training. He also categorically refused to add any Perfect Game inscriptions.

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by dgo71

I don't think that applies to today's players and their million dollar egos. Buehrle in particular was exceptionally grumpy towards collectors last year in Spring Training. He also categorically refused to add any Perfect Game inscriptions.

I think A LOT of the bigger modern players put too much thought into people just turning around and selling the items. So they may do subtle things to drive down the value of what they're signing, like not signing on the sweet spot, or insisting on personalizations, or refusing certain inscriptions.. They'll save the sweet spot, inscriptions and non-personalized items for when they're being paid for it..

[isaac2004]

Originally Posted by novakjr

I think A LOT of the bigger modern players put too much thought into people just turning around and selling the items. So they may do subtle things to drive down the value of what they're signing, like not signing on the sweet spot, or insisting on personalizations, or refusing certain inscriptions.. They'll save the sweet spot, inscriptions and non-personalized items for when they're being paid for it..

The issue have is I would gladly take a personalization, but if I specifically ask for an inscription, and instead personalize it to me, you tell me that you read my letter enough to know my name, but you don't care about the actual request. I know it is noones job to fulfill my request to the t. But to not do it and do something competly different is odd to me.

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by isaac2004

The issue have is I would gladly take a personalization, but if I specifically ask for an inscription, and instead personalize it to me, you tell me that you read my letter enough to know my name, but you don't care about the actual request. I know it is noones job to fulfill my request to the t. But to not do it and do something competly different is odd to me.

Something that I've found some success doing... When I am trying to be specific with what I am asking for, I will not only ask for it in the letter, I will also include a yellow sticky note with the same instructions on the index card or ball. If they don't want to read a 1-2 page letter, fine.. Here's one sentence.

[isaac2004]

Originally Posted by mschwade

Something that I've found some success doing... When I am trying to be specific with what I am asking for, I will not only ask for it in the letter, I will also include a yellow sticky note with the same instructions on the index card or ball. If they don't want to read a 1-2 page letter, fine.. Here's one sentence.

Thats what I did, added a sticky on the ball asking specifically for his Perfect Game date... oh well :/

[39special]

Got a couple more Exhibits in the last week.