Sending an Index Card VS Photo

[gregg]

Insatia,
Just got back from a weekend vacation, and a great success was in my box!
I sent a letter to Jonny Mosely (Olympic Medalist Skiier) who is one of my favorite athletes. I wrote to him because I am a skiier and asked him about a few of his tricks (ski jumping).
He signed my card and included a realy cool photo (To Gregg "Go Big").
An awesome success!

[Insatia]

congrats gregg! sounds awesome. bet that was nice coming home too. it would be hard for me to be away from my mailbox for more than a day. i sometimes call home from work and ask my fiance to check the mail to see if I've gotten anything lol

i need more patience. but still no IC success for me. and i believe most if not everything I have gotten has been personalized with my name. i think they (celebrities) are getting really worried about the sincerity of the requests and them being sold. but i dont mind them saying my name so it's all good.

[Debs eleven]

The signed pic i got of Emma Watson (Hermione in Harry Potter) had a sticker saying it was not to be re-sold and that it was copyright of Warner Bros. Fair play to them, I say.

[Insatia]

*sigh* well i've come to the conclusion that I wont be getting signed IC's back. I don't think celebs will use them. I notice as well an overwhelming response of autographs being personalized in my name as well. seems as though they are much more concerned these days with re-sale.

so i've given up on the IC bit... good luck to those of you that do try! let me know of your successes so I can be jealous

[AutographWanter]

This may sound stupid but is the purpose of the index card just for the person to sign? And is it just like a plain old index card which you make flashcards out of?

Sorry I'm really slow at these things

[beau99]

This may sound stupid but is the purpose of the index card just for the person to sign?

I think it might be to make sure you're actually getting a signature and not a pre-print or anything like that.

[Ashley364]

I forgot to send an IC with my requests...
It's a good idea, actually. Where do you get those blank cards?

[AutographWanter]

This may sound stupid but is the purpose of the index card just for the person to sign?

I think it might be to make sure you're actually getting a signature and not a pre-print or anything like that.

Okay cool, thanks! I'll do that from now on.

[Dustin]

I forgot to send an IC with my requests...
It's a good idea, actually. Where do you get those blank cards?

Any store like Wal-Mart, K-Mart or Target have them. Check the office supply aisle.

[slavavalbe1]

Hello,
I am new here.
I see your concerns. I sent my letter and asked actor to sign my letter (if he cannot send me signed photo). Just a letter to sign is like what 37 cents for him to send back to me. The only reason that I didn't include SASE and envelope is because I am between jobs, if you know what I mean. I am struggling fiancially as it is.
I wrote this guy just to get some copule of bright minutes. At least something to be happy about even if it a short-term forgetting reality thing.
The thing I am concerned about is that this actor is not well known, Sam Anderson. He never had a leading role, and he makes only guest appearances. So, I would think that he doesn't have so many fans like (i.e. Ian Mckellen does). Majority of people have no clue who this actor is.
When I tell them he was playing Holland Manners (head of Wolfram and Hart Attorney firm) on "Angel" tv series, I get a reply, "Oh, I think I know this character but don't know this actor).
I would think that actors with short-guest appearance roles may not have too many fans or no fans at all.
I am curious as of why some actors are unwilling to sign autographs? Is that because they had a bad experience (i.e. autographs are being sold on e-bay), they are too fixated on $$, or just don't care?
Just about every actor/acctress I send my letter to in the USA and UK, were kind enough to send me signed photos and even personal letters.

I guess I wrote this time to a wrong actor:-(