Newbie question- what is your success percentage?

[that_darn_elf]

I have just joined, as I am hoping to collect a load of autographs for a fundraiser for my local amdram group in the autumn... already made use of a lot of addresses from this site in the past week or so, but I was just wondering... what, in general is the success rate of getting replies?

(bear in mind I am sending photos and SAE!)

Thanks in advance for all advice and any useful hints!

[BossC]

It all depends on who you are sending: if you send to a lot of A listers, many of them don't sign at ALL, but some lesser knowns do.

Photos and a SAE really increase your chances as well as you telling them about the fundraiser. I can't put a number on mine but good luck.

BossC

[that_darn_elf]

Hi BossC
Thanks. Yes, I am doing the photos and SAE's thing and a nice letter explaining about the autograph being for the fundraiser and what the aims of the fundraiser are. I am writing to a complete mixture of celebrities, A list and otherwise.

So far one local TV presenter has sent back a photo, she actually did it by return post, amazingly quick) and sent me an email to say it was on its way. That's my first success so far but I only started writing off a week ago, hehe.

[osiris]

It's very difficult to say a success rate, considering the length of time some replies take. I've had ones come back that were over a year old. So I have no idea if the ones I am still waiting for will come back or not.

Good luck on your collection. Some times, writing about a fundraiser gets unexpected results. I remember quite a few people have posted here saying that items of clothing have been sent to auction, Graham Norton sent a jacket he had worn on one of his shows, and Coronation Street sometimes send clothing too. Obviously, this is rare, but sometimes people are very generous!

[morwesong]

It helps to look up all of the people you want on the database. If you see a lot of successes from them, then you are more likely to get a response.

I tend to only send to celebs that have successes in the database with a few exceptions. For every 10 autograph requests I send out, I usually get 8 or 9 back.

Good luck!