I sent to Hilary Duff and sent THREE CD covers, and my envelope was most likely just trashed.

I also was disappointed when I sent money to Debby as she asked me to and it went to the wrong place

I think everyone gets discouraged doing this as a hobby a lot of the time I know i do, i think why i stick with it and write so many letters is because of the fantastic feeling you get when someone sends back to you!!!!

now i just need the snow to clear up so i can get to the post office :(

Im so happy I have 4 out right now I can't wait to hear back :D
newbie i am envious of your twilight collection

I get get responses back sporadically, but I sent out another bakers dozen today.

i was nervous and kinda sad when i didn't get anything in three weeks which isn't that long compared to other people or some of my other requests but after 3 months I got two great pictures from peter facinelli and then a dissapointment from Alan Rickman. The rejection letter.

im sending out 3 whenever this snow storm stops! I'm trying not to be discouraged :D

I get discouraged sometimes. That's why I switched to collecting more in person then ttm. I've gotten some really nice ttm autographs over the years, but I have gotten disappointed also when certain ones don't come back. Some have been out for over 1,5 years.
But my biggest problem with ttm collecting is writing the letters, It takes more time then I have.

i dont really get discouraged to send but my thing is i only like to send a few times a year, because it does cost money to send and it cost around 13 dollars to send 6 letters plus 6 sases. and your never gurranteed a autograph yes their are some signers who are just better at signing so ya. but ya i dont really get discouraged from sending in general but their are particular people who ive been discouraged from writing and then in the end ive decided to write to someone else who i planned to wait for next time to write to, but man did it work for the better both times i got great succes from these people who i decided to write to last minute. and the people i didnt write to ive seen very few succeses from. but i do know if i had a really bad sending period i would not send for a extremly long time.

it does get discouraging a lot of them time waiting and waiting as days go by and you get nothing in the mail but I love collecting so I am not ready to quit yet.

[quote="Selise"]I know it sounds cliche, but just keep waiting! I waited for at least 4 years before I got my Placido Domingo autograph - and I lost track of how many letters I sent him.

I've had dry spells that have lasted over 3 months, and when you get something in the mail it's fantastic.
If you want authentic autographs, check in the "Is My Autograph Authentic" forum and see who sends out PP, AP and Secretarials.. and choose not to send to them. :)

Another tip - send only what you can afford (monetarily or otherwise) afford to lose.

Remember, this is a hobby - it should be fun. When it stops being fun, then stop.

Personally, I've sent out more in 2009 then I did in all of 2008, and I haven't gotten many successes yet, but they should come in soon.

Try to write to other stars that you like, not just the ones that are in the spotlight right now - you might have better success.[/quote]

That's very helpful! Thanks very much :)
I mean I have a part time job so buying stamps (and stealing some from the rents ;) ) isn't that bad for me and i have a ton of 9x12s. i bought a box of 100ish quite some time ago. I think I may write out some letters today and mail them early next week.

I agree seeing successes is definitely encouraging. I also think collecting is a lot of fun. I love checking the mail and seeing a big envelope and wondering who it could be.

I just wish a lot of the people i <3333 would sign TTM. I'm not a big risk taker. I also feel with the economy the way it is taking a lot of risks could have it's downsides so I always wait until i see a few successes before sending.

Do any of you guys know about the Harry Potter cast stuff. I've seen some people have just sent a letter and have gotten back a nice PP with no SASE or anything. Is it worth me giving it a shot? Also how many stamps should i put on just a regular business size envelope ? (I live in the US, sending to the studios in the UK)

I think tonight I am going to write Demi Lovato & Kellan Lutz and prepare to mail to their agencies. I've found I've had the most luck at agency addresses.