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TTM update: He kept my card but return an empty envelope

austinchauaustinchau Posts: 360
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I was excited to receive one of my earlier TTM back today, right away I noticed that the envelope is empty, nothing but spaces! I am not sure I understand this, so the guy decided to keep my card but have the courtesy to return me an empty envelope?!!! kind of a twisted humor or sarcasm ..

Since I didn't want to expose the athlete's address on the returned envelope (for their privacy) I did not put his address on the SASE, which is unfortunate 'cause now I can't even tell who did this. Has this ever happened to any of you ?

Austin
"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain" - Apostle Paul - Philippians 1:21

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  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    Who was it?
  • austinchauaustinchau Posts: 360
    I can't tell because all of my SASE (self-addressed and stamped address) do not have their return address. And I have sent out a bunch out ...I guess I can tell by process of elimination when I start getting back all the rest.

    Austin
    "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain" - Apostle Paul - Philippians 1:21
  • jay0791jay0791 Posts: 3,575 ✭✭✭✭
    yes
    its sometimes a scam..take the card and say they never recieved card.
    or they return nothing and send it delivery confirmation back.....an still file.

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  • MBMiller25MBMiller25 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭
    Youve got to figure out who pulled that stunt!
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    Tell me you sent one to Johnny Bench just so we can start another Bench bashing thread.
  • austinchauaustinchau Posts: 360


    << <i>Tell me you sent one to Johnny Bench just so we can start another Bench bashing thread. >>



    Nope it's not Mr Johnny Bench.

    I am a slightly upset over this, I can't imagine someone upon receiving a nice letter from a fan would do something like that ...

    Austin
    "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain" - Apostle Paul - Philippians 1:21
  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭
    It was Dale Murphy Bill....so sorry to tell you.

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  • BlackborderBlackborder Posts: 2,797 ✭
    image
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭


    << <i>It was Dale Murphy Bill....so sorry to tell you. >>



    My son tried to get an auto from Emmit Smith one time. He said "Go away you brat!". He cried.image
  • austinchauaustinchau Posts: 360


    << <i>

    << <i>It was Dale Murphy Bill....so sorry to tell you. >>



    My son tried to get an auto from Emmit Smith one time. He said "Go away you brat!". He cried.image >>



    That's terrible.

    Something like this really make feel disgusted with some of these "star" athletes ...
    "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain" - Apostle Paul - Philippians 1:21
  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    what kind of envelope do you use?

    if it's the adhesive type they CAN be opened and resealed and you'd never know it.

    I'm just sayin....
  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>It was Dale Murphy Bill....so sorry to tell you. >>



    My son tried to get an auto from Emmit Smith one time. He said "Go away you brat!". He cried.image >>



    That's terrible.

    Something like this really make feel disgusted with some of these "star" athletes ... >>




    lol

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  • AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭✭
    probably an accident.
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  • ping4u43ping4u43 Posts: 908


    << <i>

    << <i>It was Dale Murphy Bill....so sorry to tell you. >>



    My son tried to get an auto from Emmit Smith one time. He said "Go away you brat!". He cried.image >>



    I have to agree that Emmit is/was a real jerk in person. I used to set up at the shows at the Super Bowl and was just down the aisle from his parents 2 years straight, our contracts stated no stars allowed at any booth during the show, and Emmit always showed up at his parents table. Didn't want to play by the rules.image
  • mickeymantle24mickeymantle24 Posts: 2,768 ✭✭✭
    Man, Sorry that happened to you. Does not say much for this person!
  • thenavarrothenavarro Posts: 7,497 ✭✭✭
    I agree with Ahmanfan that it could be an accident. The athlete might have had a mountain of mail, and got a call during the middle of it, or some other normal function of life or something, to where they inadvertently got items mixed up, or sealed one by accident thinking they already stuffed it, or something. I've seen several occasions over on sportscollectors.net where they send the wrong item back to the wrong person.

    Austin, in the future if you don't want to put their return address, put yours as the return as well, but use their initials for the sender, that way you'll know who they are from and if for some reason the envelope gets returned to the sender, it will get returned to you.

    Mike
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  • otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭
    There are a couple of NFL players that "conveniently" fail to seal their envelopes. Sometimes you get the contents, sometimes you don't...
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,525 ✭✭✭✭
    Since I mostly collect autographs on blank 3x5's, I write the athletes initials very small on the back side of my SASE just in case I can't read their handwriting. Does the postmark offer any clues?
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  • DrJDrJ Posts: 2,213
    A lot of guys dont lick/seal the envelopes for fear of poison etc. Nate Archibald is notorious for this. I received a couple of empty envelopes back from him which the cards must have fallen out during mailing before finally obtaining his signature.

    J
  • earlycalguyearlycalguy Posts: 1,247 ✭✭
    send the envelope out for dna testing
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    I was actually just joking about Emmit. I did get to meet him once and he was as polite as he could be.
  • ajmoeller81ajmoeller81 Posts: 258
    Emmitt was about to kick Steve Young's ass last night on Monday Night Countdown. Anyone else see that?
  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>It was Dale Murphy Bill....so sorry to tell you. >>



    My son tried to get an auto from Emmit Smith one time. He said "Go away you brat!". He cried.image >>



    I have to agree that Emmit is/was a real jerk in person. I used to set up at the shows at the Super Bowl and was just down the aisle from his parents 2 years straight, our contracts stated no stars allowed at any booth during the show, and Emmit always showed up at his parents table. Didn't want to play by the rules.image >>



    Bill was joking about Emmitt..lol

    I have never met him but from what I hear from people, he is a nice dude.

    Of course people have opinions of others based on their own circumstances.

    You can't and shouldn't judge someone by what you hear.

    By the way Lloyd, you spelled Emmitt, Emmit. This is your first warning lol

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  • BlackborderBlackborder Posts: 2,797 ✭


    << <i>
    By the way Lloyd, you spelled Emmitt, Emmit. This is your first warning lol >>



    I spell it coleman.
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