TTM Auto From Alexei Yashin...HORRIBLE!! (Pics inside)

jmlabonner · May 25, 2009 7:30AM

This is horrible! I have actually been waiting on this TTM Auto for about 6-7 months!! Whenever I open the envelope I pull the card out and it isn't even in a holder even though I sent one! To top it off, the card has numerous creases in it AND whoever sighed it, being Yashin or someone else, they signed it with a BLUE INK PEN not a marker! So yeah take a look at the pics to see for yourself!!

bigwilli · May 25, 2009 7:37AM

It looks like it was signed in sharpie. You have to expect that once in a while do to the postal
service not taking care of the mail. It also looks like the sig. rubbed off against the envelope.

I have about 2000 TTM returns and it has happened about 10 times. Sorry but if you send another
one , it may not happen the next time.

jmlabonner · May 25, 2009 7:39AM

Ahh ok now that I have calmed down I looked at it closer I see how the blue lines are too wide to be an ink pen.

bigwilli · May 25, 2009 7:46AM

Are you an Islanders fan or just a Hockey fan ?

jmlabonner · May 25, 2009 7:55AM

Just a hockey fan.

brianwintersfan · May 25, 2009 7:58AM

Those type of cards do not do well for TTM. Look for something without the glossy surface.

Ahmanfan · May 25, 2009 8:29AM

did you rub down or powder the card before sending?
John

jmlabonner · May 25, 2009 8:36AM

Hmm I didn't rub them down. Never heard of that, but I will for now on.

Robb · May 25, 2009 9:10AM

Rub glossy cards with baby powder to remove the gloss. You only need a lil' bit and just use the tip of your finger. GU cards do not do well in PWE due to their thickness. If you want to send GU, use two bubble mailers but may want to pass on the toploader. Sometimes the toploader will smear the ink. Sometimes the player will sign the toploader rather than the card. Sometimes the player will pass on signing all together due to the extra effort of screwing around with the toploader. It costs a couple of bucks more to do it this way but you are more likely to get your card back in one piece. Some believe that you also increase your odds of success because the mailers will stick out in a tote/bag full of PWEs.

jimq112 · May 25, 2009 9:37AM

Patch cards are too thick to survive the mail sorting machines in a PWE. They make a 90 degree turn several times, letters can do it but even in a toploader cards sometimes get bent. Patch cards have no hope.

Those wrinkles are consistent with the sorter.

EagleEyeKid · May 25, 2009 9:45AM

OMG, can I have that card so I can crap on it?
I hate Yashin!

Sorry that happened to you.

otwcards · May 25, 2009 11:14AM

Not to crap on the OP, but this is the result of expecting too much.

First, the OP wasn't aware of rubbing the gloss from the card. Second, the OP wasn't aware of the damage caused to thick cards by USPS sorting machines. Third, the OP is upset by the "delay" in response from the signer.

Here's a news flash... Athletes are not obligated to sign. They are not obligated to sign in a timely manner. They are not obligated to return your card in the same condition that it was sent in.

TTM is a win and lose proposition and I am really getting sick and tired of those, many very experienced, that constantly complain about the quality of a signature, delays, or failures. Whether sending a donation or not, these current and former athletes are doing us a favor. Keep that in mind.

I am currently working on two autograph projects (NFL HOF RC's and 1948 Leaf Football). The cost of many of the cards is quite significant, but I understand that is the nature of the beast that I have undertaken. I almost always send a cash donation along with my one card request. My success rate is very good, but it is not perfect. I have lost some significant RC's and some expensive cards as well as the cash I've enclosed with the TTM request. This is the cost of doing a project like this and doing it via TTM rather than buying the items from private sources or eBay.

To those that wish to complain or get upset when things aren't 100% to their liking, I would suggest that you look at another avenue for your collecting as there will be plenty more disappointments in the future.

Sorry for the rant, but this thing is getting under my skin as more and more people jump in on TTM and think it's supposed to be a perfect world.

mikeschmidt · May 25, 2009 11:26AM

you got the card back...things could be a lot worse

BassPro77 · May 25, 2009 11:42AM

looks like a blue crayola

hammered · May 25, 2009 11:43AM

I would like to say...
that you have a very good scanner

fur72 · May 25, 2009 12:44PM

Never "EXPECT" anything when doing TTM.

brianwintersfan · May 25, 2009 1:05PM

I heard that those Mr. Clean white erasers that you can buy for cleaning your tub work well. Powder is a mess that doesn't work that great.

csmtampa · May 25, 2009 2:02PM

be happy you got your card back.......and something like an autograph

MooseDog · May 25, 2009 11:51PM

I always thought Yashin never lived up to his potential, at least on the ice.

Maybe you'd have better luck (TTM, that is) with Alexi's current GF Carol Alt (yes, THAT Carol Alt - she's 49, he's 35). After all, she's been on the cover of Sports Illustrated more than he has.

richtree · May 26, 2009 12:09AM

Keep it -- it builds character to your collection.

Nathaniel1960 · May 28, 2009 2:11AM

Maybe Alexei was so touched by your TTM that he signed the card and then carried it in his back pocket for six months. That's real Game Used TTM Brotha!!!!

JH

TTM Auto From Alexei Yashin...HORRIBLE!! (Pics inside)

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