Mike D.
12-31-2007, 12:55 PM
Well, it's December 31st, and the mail has already arrived here (no TTMs today), so I figured I'd take a look at my spreadsheet to see how 2007 went for me.
Here's what I found:
Total Sent - 345
Total Successes - 145
Total Failures - 28
Total RTS - 12
Total Return requesting payment/donation - 7
Success Rate as of 12/31 - 42%
Not a bad success rate right now, especially since I sent out 32 of those 345 requests in December, and another 24 in November.
A bit more on the breakdown:
Total sent to home address - 156
Success Rate - 41%
Total sent c/o team/ST/etc - 189
Success Rate - 42.8%
Total postage costs - ~$140 (not bad for a great hobby for a whole year)
Pretty similar success rates so far (all requests sent in Nov and Dec were sent to home, though, so those numbers could change substantially).
I'm a big Red Sox fan, so I sent a lot of requests to Red Sox players. Here's some breakdowns (success/sent):
Sent c/o Boston Red Sox - 5/13
Sent c/o Greenville Drive - 6/6!!!
Sent c/o Pawtucket - 17/31
Sent c/o Portland - 14/25
Red Sox ST - 14/45
Not sure why ST gave me so few successes....most who did sign were prospects, so I'll probably not send much to ST this year, and wait for prospects to go to their teams to send.
I really got back into the hobby in 2007, and with the successes I have so far, I can say it was a success. Any more that come in from 2007 requests will just be icing on the cake.
Another interesting tidbit - I didn't send my first request until 1/31...meaning I sent an average of more than a request a day the rest of the year. Wow!
2008 should be another busy year....I already have over 90 cards pulled of active players for 2008 requests!
Of the other folks who track their TTMs, how did you all do?
Here's what I found:
Total Sent - 345
Total Successes - 145
Total Failures - 28
Total RTS - 12
Total Return requesting payment/donation - 7
Success Rate as of 12/31 - 42%
Not a bad success rate right now, especially since I sent out 32 of those 345 requests in December, and another 24 in November.
A bit more on the breakdown:
Total sent to home address - 156
Success Rate - 41%
Total sent c/o team/ST/etc - 189
Success Rate - 42.8%
Total postage costs - ~$140 (not bad for a great hobby for a whole year)
Pretty similar success rates so far (all requests sent in Nov and Dec were sent to home, though, so those numbers could change substantially).
I'm a big Red Sox fan, so I sent a lot of requests to Red Sox players. Here's some breakdowns (success/sent):
Sent c/o Boston Red Sox - 5/13
Sent c/o Greenville Drive - 6/6!!!
Sent c/o Pawtucket - 17/31
Sent c/o Portland - 14/25
Red Sox ST - 14/45
Not sure why ST gave me so few successes....most who did sign were prospects, so I'll probably not send much to ST this year, and wait for prospects to go to their teams to send.
I really got back into the hobby in 2007, and with the successes I have so far, I can say it was a success. Any more that come in from 2007 requests will just be icing on the cake.
Another interesting tidbit - I didn't send my first request until 1/31...meaning I sent an average of more than a request a day the rest of the year. Wow!
2008 should be another busy year....I already have over 90 cards pulled of active players for 2008 requests!
Of the other folks who track their TTMs, how did you all do?