You could try emailing the venues before you send them. That way you'll know whether or not they will get forwarded to the management. But they decide what happens to it. Ive emailed several venues and some have said they would forward it and some say it's against their policy.

gordon fan wrote:Thanks Dancingirl, Im glad that you understood what I was TRYING to say. Maybe its stupid of me to stick my 2 cents worth in but I was hoping people that KNEW a hell of alot more than i do about that topic would step in. Thanks for the KIND words. Made me feel like MAYBE I was learning something about this stuff.

1. I, 100% understood what you meant.
2. DON'T EVER FEEL ANY TYPE OF WAY FOR SAYING SOMETHING!
3. You ARE learning new things. It happens every day...(even for myself after 5 yrs.)

Thanks Dancingirl, Im glad that you understood what I was TRYING to say. Maybe its stupid of me to stick my 2 cents worth in but I was hoping people that KNEW a hell of alot more than i do about that topic would step in. Thanks for the KIND words. Made me feel like MAYBE I was learning something about this stuff.

martinmich wrote:their from the database or from other success people have had from

O okay. Well I guess it all goes back to me saying:
""VV is always a gamble and is never guaranteed a success.."

their from the database or from other success people have had from

martinmich wrote:i know it takes time for some replies but never been this long without successes, usually have a few in a month (nothing since early september)
even have some in system since 2009 when i started collecting,
updated post to include who i sent pics too
i hope i get something soon as its so disappointing when i open the mailbox and theres NOTHING

But you are assuming that the addresses you to are correct...
How do you know they are 100% correct?

i know it takes time for some replies but never been this long without successes, usually have a few in a month (nothing since early september)
even have some in system since 2009 when i started collecting,

updated post to include who i sent pics too
i hope i get something soon as its so disappointing when i open the mailbox and theres NOTHING

To be honest and I am surprised that no one picked up on this except for Gordon: A LOT of your requests are VV and just because you found the right VV address doesn't mean that you will get a success back. I mean when it comes to a agency address you can almost guarantee a success for yourself. BUT VV IS NEVER GUARANTEE 100%! (And you are also assuming that the addresses you sent to for the VV requests are correct....LOL!)

Also yes this hobby you need to have patience. Requests can take MONTHS (like 10-11 months) and YEARS even.....So get a secondary hobby

BTW Did you include a letter, postage, and a photo with ALL The VV requests?
(just wondering.)

You got back 7 since june which is actually good and the reality is you wont get most of your requests back ever. Just part of the hobby If you send requests out thinking you will get most back you are mistaken because you will be lucky to get back 1 in 5.

Yes I agree with all that responded. I have some out since late march and april. Sending vv is the hardest of all. You pretty much HAVE to send a photo for them to sign plus the venue has to be willing to pass them on or hold on til star gets there.In my opinion theres to many things can go wrong. I would try TTM til you get more experience under your belt. No offense intended. Some veterans on here might be able to help you more than me.