TTM Success (Doug Palazzari)

Doug Palazzari played in 108 NHL games for the Blues. He was elected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame for his success on Team U.S.A. during the Olympics.

Address: 4370 Dynasty Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Sent: 8-12-10 (1 trading cards)
Return: 8-20-10 (1 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black and Red Pen .

TTM Success (Keith Allen)

Keith Allen He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame As a builder. He did play 28 games in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings

Address: 10000 Highland Avenue, Long Beach Township, NJ 08008
Sent: 8-09-10 (1 trading cards)
Return: 8-21-10 (1 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie .

Sunday Offering

Hello again and Happy Sunday....

Please take the time to enjoy another offering.

Offer #1: Curtis Joseph
Address: c/o Newport Sports Management, Inc. Attn: Mr. Donald Meehan 601-201 City Centre Dr. Mississauga, ON L5B 2T4 CANADA

Offer #2: Joel Otto
Address: 7144 Sues Dr Pequot Lakes, MN 56472

Offer #3: Ryan Kraft
Address: 16219 Hawthorn Path, Lakeville, MN 55044

Offer #4: Marcel Dionne
Address: Marcel Dionne Inc. 4424 Montrose Road Niagara Falls, Ontario L2H 1K2

Offer #5: Gary Shuchuk
Address: 5713 Lancashire Court, Fitchburg, WI 53711

TTM Success (Ed Snider)

Ed Snider He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder for his success on Team U.S.A. during the Olympicsover the years with the Flyers.

Address: PO Box 25088, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Sent: 8-9-10 (1 trading cards)
Return: 8-20-10 (1 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie .

TTM Success (Bill Torrey)

Bill Torrey He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame for his success in building the Islander's dynasty that won 4 Stanley Cups.

Address: 2740 Clubhouse Pointe, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Sent: 8-9-10 (1 trading cards)
Return: 8-20-10 (1 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie .

TTM Success (Mike Ilitch)

Mike Ilitch is a member of the Hockey hall of Fame in the Builders catagory. He is the currently the owner of the Detroit Red Wings.

Address: Joe Louis Arena, 600 Civic Center Drive, Detroit, MI 48226
Sent: 8-9-10 (1 trading cards)
Return: 8-21-10 (1 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie .

TTM Success (Kevin Paden)

Kevin Paden was a 3rd round pick for the Oilers in 1993. He never played in the NHL.

Address: 22005 Hanover Court, Trenton, MI 48183

Sent: 6-26-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 8-19-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie and sent a quick thank you note.

TTM Success (Jack McCartan)

Jack McCartan played in 12 games for the NY Rangers but is most famous for his medal in the 1960 Olympics. He was elected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

Address: 15504 Almond Lane, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Sent: 8-11-10 (1 trading cards)
Return: 8-19-10 (1 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie.

TTM Success (Weldon Olson)

Weldon Olson is a former MSU Woverine (Go Blue!). He was elected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame for his success on Team U.S.A. during the Olympics.

Address: 2623 Goldenrod Lane, Findlay, OH 45840
Sent: 8-11-10 (1 trading cards)
Return: 8-19-10 (1 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie and included a Thank You note.

Sunday Offering

Sometimes I like to take a break from the hobby I love and try something new. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the fact that my children enjoy hockey as much as I do and they like to get autographs almost as much as I do.

Every now and then we like to take some time together that we call "Adventure Weekends"

Last weekend we took a trip to Venice, Florida to try our luck at shark tooth hunting.

In a little over two hours we managed to come away with our treasures seen above. These are believed to be relics from the Miocene Era. At least that is what the natives told us.

I know this is not a TTM post or even an in person adventure, but in order to truly appreciate our hobby and not burn yourself out of it, I would like to suggest a having a few adventure weekends of your own.

TTM Success (Paul Gardner)

Paul Gardner played in 447 for the Rockies, Leafs, Penguins, Capitals, and Sabres.

Address: 104 Drayton Court, Franklin, TN 37067
Sent: 7-26-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 8-13-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie.

TTM Success (Harry Sinden)

Harry Sinden was the coach of Team Canada during the 1972 Summit Series. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Address: C/O Bruins, 100 Legends Way, Boston, MA, United States 02114
Sent: 8-9-10 (1 trading cards)
Return: 8-16-10 (1 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Blue Pen. Another of my customs in an attempt to collect a signed card of more Hall of Famers.

TTM Success (Walter Bush)

Walter Bush He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, Hockey Hall of Fame , and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. The Trifecta of honors.

Address: 5200 Malibu Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55436
Sent: 8-9-10 (1 trading cards)
Return: 8-16-10 (1 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie. Another of my customs in an attempt to collect a signed card of more Hall of Famers.

TTM Success (Sergei Brylin)

Sergei Brylin played in 765 for the New Jersey Devils.

Address: 32 Robert Drive, Short Hills, NJ 07078
Sent: 7-26-10 (3 trading cards)
Return: 8-13-10 (3 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie.

TTM Success (John Ziegler)

John Ziegler is the former commissioner of the NHL. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Address: 71 South River Road, Stuart, FL 34996
Sent: 8-9-10 (1 trading cards)
Return: 8-15-10 (1 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie. This was my first stab at a custom card. I went with a generic, yet vintage design.

TTM Success (Ted Lindsay)

Ted Lindsay is a Hall of Famer formerly of the Redwings and Blackhawks.

Address: 2598 Invitational Dr Oakland MI 48363
Sent: 7-6-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 8-13-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Blue Sharpie. Did not include the usual pamphlet and bent both cards in 4.

Sunday Offering

Hello again and Happy Sunday....

Please take the time to enjoy another offering.

Offer #1: Bill Dineen
Address: 18 Fairwood Dr. Queensbury, NY 12804-2175

Offer #2: Mike Byers
Address: 28 Presidio Dr, Novato, CA, 94949

Offer #3: Normand Dube
Address: 1590 rue john-griffith, sherbrooke, qc, J1J4L4

Offer #4: Dan Newman
Address: 192 E County Road, 27 RR 1 Cottam, Ontario, N0R 1B0

Offer #5: Robb Stauber
Address: c/o Stauber's Goalcrease 7401 Washington Ave. S Edina, MN 55439

TTM Success (Scott Arniel)

Scott Arniel was given the Head Coaching job for the Columbus Blue Jackets this summer. He played in 730 games for the Jets, Sabres and Bruins

Address: c/o Columbus Blue Jackets 200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus, OH, 43215
Sent: 7-26-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 8-12-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie.

TTM Success (Dean Grillo)

Dean Grillo has never played in the NHL. He had 3 years of pro hockey spent between the IHL and AHL.

Address: 24473 Clarke Lake Road, Nisswa, MN 56468
Sent: 7-26-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 8-9-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie.

TTM Success (Dan Goldie)

Dan Goldie Has never played in the NHL. In fact he only played in 10 pro games, all in the ECHL with the Erie Panthers. As this 1994 Classic card depicts "Best in the ECHL"

Address: 34 Rand Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14216
Sent: 7-26-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 8-9-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie and sent a letter of thanks.

TTM Success (John Leclair)

John Leclair 2009 inductee into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Played for the Canadiens, Flyers and Penguins during his career

Address: 108 Turnbridge Circle, Haverford, PA 19041
Sent: 7-26-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 8-6-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie.

TTM Success (Hubie McDonough)

Hubie McDonough played in 195 NHL games with the Sharks, Islanders and Kings.

Address: 65 Holmes Drive, Manchester, NH 03104
Sent: 7-26-10 (1 trading cards)
Return: 8-6-10 (1 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie.

TTM Success (Bill Gadsby)

Bill Gadsby was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1970 after a great career spent with the Blackhawks, Rangers and Red Wings.

Address: 28765 E Kalong Circle Southfield, MI 48034
Sent: 7-26-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 8-6-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Sharpie.

Sunday Offering

Hello again and Happy Sunday....

Please take the time to enjoy another offering.

This offering will be a bit different than usual. I will not post the normal 5 tested addresses; however you are still more than welcome to request any addresses you want and I will do my best to get them to you.

Today I want to give a breakdown of my success over the 1 year time period that I have been keeping record. Of course your ratios may not be exactly the same as mine, but it will give you a good reference point.

• Over the past year I have sent out 371 TTM requests
• I have had 242 "Responses" for a 65.23% return rate
• Of the 242 responses, 31 have been RTS for a 12.81% RTS rate
• Of the 31 RTS I have had, 28 of the players addresses are not found in the "#1" address list available (Do your own math)
• Of those 28 RTS, All are sent back out research new addresses.

Factor in that I am researching most of the Addresses that I use to find the more obscure players that are not typically added to the popular address books you can purchase and that explains a 12.81% RTS rate. It's easy to publish lists with well known established players, but the true comodity is gaining access to the "one gamers" or the guys who played less than 100 games. How can you finish off a set of 395 cards without those guys, afterall.

I hope this adds light to the purpose behind this blog. We want to provide you with content that will keep you coming back, make you want to tell your friends in the hobby, and most of all help to grow the hobby in a healthy way.

Remember to visit our friends over at Hound Central 5.0. They provide great insite to the other side of the hobby; In person hounding.

TTM Success (Rene Robert)

Rene Robert has played in 744 games for the Leafs, Penguins Sabres and Rockies.

Address: NY Address (I lost it but when I get it again I will post)
Sent: 7-26-10 (1 trading cards)
Return: 8-2-10 (1 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Blue Sharpie.

TTM Success (Ilkka Sinisalo)

Ilkka Sinisalo has played in 582 games for the Flyers, Stars and Kings.

Address: 6221 Main Street Voorhees, NJ 08043
Sent: 5-6-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 8-3-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards Black Pen.

Sunday Offering

Hello again and Happy Sunday....

Please take the time to enjoy another offering.

Offer #1: Mike Mchugh
Address: 945 Parish Place, Hummelstown, PA 17036

Offer #2: Dale Rolfe
Address: 365 Hughson St. Gravenhurst, Ontario P1P 1G8

Offer #3: John Wensink
Address: 29311 Bidwell Creek Road Fredericktown, MO 63645

Offer #4: Brent Gilchrist
Address: c/o RBC Dominion Securities 2701A Highway 6 Vernon,BC V1T 5G6

Offer #5: Richard Sevigny
Address: c/o Montreal Canadiens Alumni 1275 St. Antoine Street West Montreal, QC H3C 5L2