I just found this thread today, but have been thinking about it ever since I started in February... It just seems too easy to "lose" a few autos before they ever reach the correct person.

There is NO WAY to know if it is happening, and NO WAY to stop it from happening. I always put my own return address on the SASE and all of that, but my envelopes are pretty thin (too keep costs down) and are easy to see through. I can usually tell who I got back before even opening the envelope. So, it is definitely a concern of mine. Especially when you see LOTS of people get back an auto from a specific person and you get nothing (in my case that is Stan Lee)... So, either he just didn't sign mine, or there are some major comic book fans at my Post Office.

Either way, its the risk that comes with this hobby. I have gotten back some REALLY BIG names though, so I would think that if someone was going to steal autos, they would look through my envelopes (since they are so thin) and pick the ones that are worth the most.

Unfortunately, as I said before, there is almost NO WAY to know for sure if your mail is being tampered with, so its better to just keep enjoying the hobby and if you really feel that there is a problem, move your PO box or send them to another address...

i always have a little feeling about that.

i always grab the mail when i comehome from school and our mail person does not know how to close our mailbox (sarcasm, they're probably just too lazy to) so i'm more worried about the neighbors.
cause there it is, a yellow envelope in a wide open mailbox. a bored neighboe snatches it and they now have your autograph.


you'll never know, it could happen

Give them gifts at Christmas time, that's what I do

That is very smart. I think I might do that. :razz:

Give them gifts at Christmas time, that's what I do

is this illegal???????

Gary2880 wrote:Send yourself a letter bomb. soon as he see's your 8x10 with the familiar hand writing "ah another autograph for him" *opens* BOOM!!! no more theving postie.

p.s. DONT DO THAT!.

just jokes.

LOL that made me laugh

Seriously...I'm really really starting to feel this way again....grrrr

i have not got an autograph from a mlb player in 2 weeks and isent out at less 5o requests
and it is not stupid iam watching my mail lady now

Luckily my postie is good, and also luckily in the UK we actually have letter boxes in our doors! unlike having to walk accross your garden to get to a little "postal house" thingy or whatever you call it sitting on the grass. and as my envilopes are too big to get through the letterbox he knocks at the door and hands it too me to save bending it.

2 options to solve the mailman stealing post, firstly.

Send yourself a letter bomb. soon as he see's your 8x10 with the familiar hand writing "ah another autograph for him" *opens* BOOM!!! no more theving postie.

p.s. DONT DO THAT!.

just jokes.

Secondly, not all that cheap, could get yourself a P.O Box, however may look odd to the celeb and still needs to be delivered to the box so doesn't really help anything in the long run.....

oooor... you could make your SASE's recorded delivery, so when its posted they are trackable/insured. But still problems with that no doubt

I doubt it's the mailman, perhaps someone in the postal system though if you've been missing mass amounts of mail, bills, magazines, etc., but I wouldn't base that solely on not getting a success.
If you think the autographs attract his attention, don't put the celebrities name on the SASE.