Waiting Time

[goswannies]

It has become a growing concern with the new members, and those who are new to the hobby about how long they should wait to receive an autograph reply.

Here's my advise

If mailing a to a celeb in your own country:
Mailing to a celeb in your own country will often get you a faster response than when mailing out of country. Most celebs will take an average of 3-5 months for a reply, but many will sign faster. Some successes I've had have taken a week, while others have taken over a year. Many times celebrities will sign only a few a day, so take this into account when wondering why yours isn't back yet. Also take into account that a celebs schedule can affect the delivery time as well...Ex: A request to a former baseball player will probably take a lot less time than a reques to an A-List celeb that is filiming different movies at any given time.
When mailing to a celeb in your own country, always try to include a SASE (Self-Addressed-Stamped-Evenlope). This will help to get your reply faster.

When using emails to request autographs:

Emails can both be a quick and easy way to get an autograph of who you like, but they can also be a waiting game as well. Like the 2 above scenarios, they can take a couple of days, or they can take well over a year. Remember that depending on where you are in the world, and where the celeb is in the world, that will effect the time.

I hope this was helpful to all who need help.

Remember these two things for general knowledge

1 - No matter how you request an autograph, always be polite
2 - This hobby is all about paitence.



I just got a reply from a footballer in my own country eight years after I sent my request. I'd moved house 3 times over that time.

[BossC]

Great advice! For me, the waiting time is the hardest thing: some people are fast, some slow and unfortunately some never respond, but in this hobby you never know!

How did you get the letter after that long of a time? I have moved too and I always wonder about what would happen if my early letters were finally responded to. After a certain time the Post stops forwarding mail to the new address.

BossC

[renef09]

Eight years is a lot man!