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Re: Beginners mistakes?

by Jay Beezy » Wed Oct 16, 2013 3:53 am

stillluckyas13canbe wrote:
Jay Beezy wrote:
famecollecter wrote:you know what i do? I use a fancy colored envelope to sorta have my letter stand out. I also always ask for two pictures. One for me and one for my son. Works 90% of the time. I never send a pic or sase. Heck, they're the ones w the money, not me! Lol
Celebs, or whoever sends it back out, don't necessarily want to stand in line at the post office to get the correct postage. It's easier for them for us to give them a stamped envelope so once they sign the item and put it in the envelope, they can just drop it off at the post office.
It's also just rude. You have no right to demand a celebrity pays for doing YOU a favour. You're asking them to do something for you, especially when you want more than one item. It's people like you who give collectors a bad name.
It's like when you meet them in person. You hope that they have the time to take a pic with you, but you don't ask for their money just because they have it.

Re: Beginners mistakes?

by stillluckyas13canbe » Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:55 pm

Jay Beezy wrote:
famecollecter wrote:you know what i do? I use a fancy colored envelope to sorta have my letter stand out. I also always ask for two pictures. One for me and one for my son. Works 90% of the time. I never send a pic or sase. Heck, they're the ones w the money, not me! Lol
Celebs, or whoever sends it back out, don't necessarily want to stand in line at the post office to get the correct postage. It's easier for them for us to give them a stamped envelope so once they sign the item and put it in the envelope, they can just drop it off at the post office.
It's also just rude. You have no right to demand a celebrity pays for doing YOU a favour. You're asking them to do something for you, especially when you want more than one item. It's people like you who give collectors a bad name.

Re: Beginners mistakes?

by Jay Beezy » Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:46 pm

famecollecter wrote:you know what i do? I use a fancy colored envelope to sorta have my letter stand out. I also always ask for two pictures. One for me and one for my son. Works 90% of the time. I never send a pic or sase. Heck, they're the ones w the money, not me! Lol
Celebs, or whoever sends it back out, don't necessarily want to stand in line at the post office to get the correct postage. It's easier for them for us to give them a stamped envelope so once they sign the item and put it in the envelope, they can just drop it off at the post office.

Re: Beginners mistakes?

by famecollecter » Tue Oct 15, 2013 4:23 pm

you know what i do? I use a fancy colored envelope to sorta have my letter stand out. I also always ask for two pictures. One for me and one for my son. Works 90% of the time. I never send a pic or sase. Heck, they're the ones w the money, not me! Lol

Re: Beginners mistakes?

by Jay Beezy » Thu Oct 10, 2013 6:11 pm

I wrote to someone whose show ended last season. I wrote a comment about being in withdrawal because if it didn't end it would have started about now, which is when I sent the letter and photo. But she may not get it until way later.

Re: Beginners mistakes?

by dunnellz » Thu Oct 10, 2013 5:49 pm

We live and learn in this hobby. No worries.

Re: Beginners mistakes?

by Jay Beezy » Thu Oct 10, 2013 5:42 pm

dunnellz wrote:It's all OK.

There is no "right" way. A letter should be personal. The only way it is personal is if you write it the way you want to and you feel best conveys your message.

Write what works for you. I was just saying what I do as an example. Feel free to ignore it completely, copy it entirely, or pick and choose words of advice people give you to word your perfect letter yourself.
Aside from some typical compliments, I don't think I could have gotten more personal. Then again, dependent on when she receives it if she receives it, I probably should have added some additional words.

Re: Beginners mistakes?

by dunnellz » Thu Oct 10, 2013 5:38 pm

It's all OK.

There is no "right" way. A letter should be personal. The only way it is personal is if you write it the way you want to and you feel best conveys your message.

Write what works for you. I was just saying what I do as an example. Feel free to ignore it completely, copy it entirely, or pick and choose words of advice people give you to word your perfect letter yourself.

Re: Beginners mistakes?

by Jay Beezy » Thu Oct 10, 2013 5:31 pm

The format I wrote in was:

Address by first name.

First paragraph - My request detailing what I want signed and how I want it signed plus my inexperience at sending fanmail and photos to be signed.

Second paragraph - My admiration for her and her work plus how I felt when I met her.

Third paragraph - Small joke about my obsessiveness and possible mental problems.

Finally, a P.S. describing something about the photo.

Is that an okay format?

Re: Beginners mistakes?

by dunnellz » Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:02 pm

Oh, and specifically on some of the ones you wrote to:

I've seen Jeri Ryan take 4+ months (I have one pending out for three and a half months to her) and Lucy Lawless can takes years (plural) if at all.

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