Cpt. Caveman's TTM Autographs : Cpt. Caveman's TTM Autographs #164

Welcome back for another weekly TTM success post. This week let's talk about trying to get a multi signed piece TTM. A great addition to any autograph collection is a photo signed by multiple film or show cast members or athletes. It's awesome when you have the opportunity to work on a multi signed piece in person but when you can't get that ink face to face or through a consignment then it's time to try TTM. I'm always a little weary when sending something that's already been signed out to try for another signature. Remember one of the major rules of TTM graphing is never send something you're not willing to loose. Nothing is guaranteed in this hobby and any number of things could happen to your prized multi signed item. Things get lost in the mail everyday. Sometimes the celebs or their assistants just toss fan mail out in the trash and never lay eyes on what's inside that's special to you. As a rule of thumb when trying to get another signature added to something already signed is I try to only send items that have been signed by celebs that I have more than one item signed by them. That way if something does happens and it doesn't return I still have at least one of their autograhs in my collection. If you plan on sending a high value item or a rare piece in a TTM attempt it might be best to first write the celeb asking if it would be ok if you sent them the item you want to get sign. This is better than just blindly taking a chance and gambling with something that may be irreplaceable. Make sure you send a SASE just like a regular TTM request so they can easily send you their reply. If and when they say it's ok to send the item you can go the extra mile and play it safe by shipping the item with a tracking number and sometimes even have them send it so it requires a signature when It's picked up or delivered. While you're at it go ahead and pay for tracked shipping for the return when they send it back. You're always taking a risk when you send something valuable in the mail and even tracked packages come up missing every now and then so just be careful and take every precaution you can to insure your items are safe and sound. Now on to this week's TTM successes. Monday brought the first return of the week when we received both out Star Trek TOS photos back signed by Robert Brown after only eight days. Tuesday brought a great return when Richard Karn returned our Home Improvement photos back signed and it only took eight days for them make the round trip back to my mail box. Thursday brought an amazing return from the lovely Sean Young who signed both our photos from Dune and took eight months to return. She even sent an extra signed 5x7 photo of her and her husband and a smaller pre prined photo. I thought this attempt was a lost cause after seven months of waiting and seeing a bunch of other TTMers who've had success with a quick turtnaround. After seven months of crying the no return empty mailbox blues I decided to rewrite her and try again. Unfortunately attempt #2 came back with a dreaded yellow RTS sticker on it after only seven days. Shortly after I sent my 2nd request I began seeing several others get a RTS from her and I figured she had gotten hammered with TTM requests and stopped signing. So I was totally surprised when I Opened my SASE today and discovered my Dune photos actually came back signed. Friday brought a return when we received both our Twilight DVD covers back signed by Peter Facinelli after only ten days. That's if for this week have a safe labor day weekend and I'll be back next week with more TTM autographs and address's.