ConRyl's TTM's

[ConRyl]

Got 2 successes in recently...

Artie Lange
C/O Home in 8 days and signed 3/3
Very nice success from the former Howard Stern sidekick and very funny comedian. Say what you wany about his drug addictions and other problems, but you can deny that Mr. Lange is a very funny guy and I think is a genuinely good hearted person. It seems like he has turned around his life and is now hosting a show and just published a book. I have always enjoyed enjoyed watching him on the Howard Stern show as well as his comedy. I really like the look of the Allen and Ginter cards and they came out great with the return.


Tyron Woodley
C/O ATT in 6 days and signed 5/5
Awesome success from one of my favorite fighters. This is my quickest return to date and also one of my favorites. I put my twitter handle on the letter of request knowing that Mr. Woodley is a frequent user of twitter and we are now following each other on twitter and he sent me a direct message saying he is going to send me a walk out shirt which is awesome and he obviously dosent have to do that. He his a big fight coming up against Carlos Condit at UFC 171 and whoever wins that fight should be the #1 contender for the welterweight championship. This is arguably one of my favorite returns and I am now even more of a fan of Mr. Woodley.

[ConRyl]

Got a chance to update with 5 successes!

Matt Harrison C/O Texas Rangers in 172 days and signed 1/1
Very nice success from the Ranger pitcher. I think he is one of the more underrated Starters in the league and dosent get the respect he really deserves. He unfortunatly was dealing with a lot of injuries last season and got shut down for the year after 2 starts. He had a great 2012 season going 18-11 with a 3.29 ERA and made the AL All-Star team that year. He was cool enough to inscribe 2012 All-Star on my card which I asked for in my letter and he was nice enough to do that for me. This is a great add to my 2013 Topps set which I am going to send a bunch more out for spring training this year.



Mike Brown
C/O The Embracing Project in 15 days and signed 1/2 and signed index card
This is a nice success for my 1990-91 fleer set and historically he dosent have a great success rate so when I saw a recent return from him I sent to him right away. He was an underrated player during his prime and played for those great Jazz Teams with Stockton and Malone. He also played a lot of games overseas in Italy and Spain. The Embracing Project is also a great non-for organazation that promotes peace around the world and build unity among young people that have suffered from violence.


Maurice Cheeks
C/O Detroit Pistons in 27 days and signed 2/2
Cool success from the Pistons Head Coach. Again, Cheeks is a very underrated player who ranks 5th all-time in steals and 11th all-time in assists. When he retired he was the all-time leader in steals and 5th in assists. One of the best defensive point gaurds to play the game, he has had a decent coaching career in the NBA. One of the things I remember about Cheeks was the time that he helped that girl sing the National Anthem when she stumbled with the words and got her back on track. I just think that was a great moment showing how great of a person Cheeks is and made this success that much better. This is also a great add to my 1990-91 fleer success.


Luke Rockhold
C/O AKA in 11 days and signed 3/3
Very nice success from the former strikeforce champion. Unfortunatly, he got caught with a nice spinning back kick and got knocked out by Vitor Belfort in his first fight in the UFC and I hope he can rebound in his next fight against Constantinos Philippou at UFC Fight Night 35. He was nice enough to inscribe "Happy Holidays on the 4x6 photo and SF(Strikeforce) champ on on one of the finest cards. Very nice success from one of the better up and coming fighters in the UFC.


Joseph Benavidez
C/O Ultimate Fitness in 288 days and signed 4/4
Awesome success from one of my favorite fighter in the UFC. I dodnt think I was going to get this one back since he is usually a quick turnaround and I though these got lost in the mail. Was very happy to get them back and even happier when he added the "joe b-wan kenobi" inscriptions on 2 of the cards which looks awesome. I hope he can rebound after his ko loss against Demetrious Johnson and can win his next fight.

[ConRyl]

3 successes recently...

Roy Hibbert
C/O Indiana Pacers in 33 days and signed 1/3
Nice success from the Pacers all-star center. He has been arguably the best center in the NBA for a couple of years now, and really doesnt get the recognition he deserves. One bad thing about this success is that at the top of the card someone must have taped the card together with something else and then took the tape off peeling the card alittle. Still a very nice success and I also sent to Paul George so I hope I get that in soon, I have noticed that the Pacers are one of the best TTM signing teams in the NBA.


Dick Anderson
C/O Home in 365 days and signed 2/4
Cool success from the captain of the "no name defense" and defensive player of the year in 1974. He has been a great signer for awhile now and usually returns his mail much quicker from what I have seen. Still these are great additions to my 2005 Topps All-American set and also 2005 Topps Fan Favorites set respectively.


Aaron Dobson
C/O New England Patriots in 199 days and signed 2/2
Awesome success from the Patriots rookie wide reciever. He struggled with drops at the beginning of the year but has improved steadily over the course of the season and is now a reliable weapon for Brady going into the playoffs. I really like the look of the bowman cards and with the white borders look really nice signed. I hope that he can continue to improve and be the #1 WR in New England for many years to come.



Also got an RTS from Addison Reed(traded) and Peyton Manning(returned cards unsigned)

[ConRyl]

3 successes today...

Chad Greenway
C/O Minnesota Vikings in 9 days and signed 2/2
Very nice success from the pro-bowl linebacker. He has quietly put together a very solid career and dosent really recieve the recognition he truly deserves even though he is a Viking. I really like the look of the 2009 Magic cards and I wish I had more of them to send TTM. Im happy to get these back because he probably wont be signing again till next season.


Bobby Bowden
C/O Home in 9 days as well and signed 1/1 and included a signed card and index card.
Awesome success from one of the best college coaches of all-time. He seems like a really nice guy and seems to genuinely care about his players as well as the fans. He was nice enough to include a signed allen and ginter base card and he didnt have to that and I greatly appreciate it. He has always been a good signer during his career as well as post career and I recommend sending to him if you want to add a college Hall of Fame member to your collection.


Josh Hamilton
C/O Angels in 123 days and signed 1/2
There is not much to be said here since everyone has been getting him in. Still this a great success from one of the best players in the MLB. I knew that he only signed 1 but I decided to try and get a second success and am totally cool with him only signing one. I do wish that he ould have signed in blue since I have seen some successes come in blue and I think this card would have looked better in blue than black, its still very nice and am extremely happy to get in. This is a HUGE add to my 2013 Topps set and I might try to send an 8x10 next year.

[ConRyl]

1 success before Christmas...

Matt McGloin
C/O Oakland Raiders in 23 days and signed 1/1 and also signed 2 index cards
Very nice success from the Oakland Raiders QB. Its not very common for starting NFL QB's to sign TTM so I jumped at the chance when I saw that he had a recent success. This is the only base rookie he has and only has 2 total cards with the select rookie auto. He was an undrafted free agent and beat out Pryor and Matt Flynn to start this season and didnt look that bad all things considered. I really hope he gets a shot to compete for the starting QB position next season.

[ConRyl]

4 successes over the last couple of days...

James Lofton
C/O Home in 7 days and signed 1/2
Very nice from the Hall of Fame WR and Packer legend. He was honestly the best player on those bad Packer teams of the 70's and 80's and dosent really get the recognition he deserves. He does have a price list, but was nice enough to sign 1 of the 2 cards which it totally fine. This is a great add to my Packers collection.


Gorgui Dieng
C/O Minnesota Timberwolves in 21 days and signed 1/1 and also signed an index card
This is my first success from the 2013 NBA Draft class. I have sent about 20 cards to 2013 rookies. I enjoyed watching Dieng play for Louisville and should develop into a solid center in Minnesota. He hasnt really got much playing time behind Pekovic and also Love who plays center in some cases. Dieng is averaging 1.5 points and about 2 rebounds per game and hopefully these numbers can rise going forward. I hope that I can get some more cards back from the 2013 NBA draft class.


Miesha Tate
C/O Take Down Enterprises in 211 days and signed 3/3
Very nice success from the Womens Bantamweight championship contender. She is facing Ronda Rousey this saturday at UFC 168 for the championship and honestly I want Miesha to win it. I sent a second request to Ms. Tate about a week ago so hopefully I can get those back as well. She signed one of the finest cards in a nice gold sharpie and I wish she would have signed all of them using that pen, but they dont look bad at all and I really cant complain. She was also nice enough to inscribe each of the cards with her nickname "cupcake" which I always ask the fighters to inscribe there nicknames and always appreciate when they do it.


Georges St-Pierre
C/O GSP Enterprises in 208 days and signed 1/1
Awesome success from arguably the best MMA fighter of all-time. This is my first ever success sending to Canada and extremely happt it came back. He is actually a good signer, but he takes forever so if you are willing to wait you will more than likely get GSP back. He also always includes a GSP decal with every return. One of my favorite TTM successes!

[ConRyl]

Congrats on the hauls!

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it!


2 successes today....

Bjoern Werner
C/O Indianapolis Colts in 11 days and signed 2/3
Cool success from the Colts 1st round draft choice, its always cool when recent high round draft picks sign ttm. He has been a good signer since he has been drafted and I hope he continues this trend. Unfortunately, he hasnt really put up big numbers with only a half a sack and 10 tackles this season but he has a lot of potential and hopefully he can be the next big pass rusher in Indy. It was also really cool that he inscribed "Go Colts" and "Go Noles" on both of the respective cards.


Kurt Rambis
C/O Los Angeles Lakers in 11 days and also signed 2/3
Very nice success from the former NBA fan favorite. He signs of and and on periodically and it seems like he has started signing recently. This is a very nice add to my 1990 fleer set.

[ocanseco55]

Congrats on the hauls!

[ConRyl]

Got 1 success in lately...

Anderson Varejao
C/O Cleveland Cavaliers in 112 days and signed 3/3
Very nice success from the Cavs center. He is one of the best rebounding centers in the league when healthy and I hope he can stay healthy going forward. He is averaging around 8 points and 8 rebounds this season which I think Varejao can put up better numbers than that. When i saw the brazil rc I thought it was a very unique looking card and looks nice signed.

[ConRyl]

1 success today...

Kenny Florian
C/O Home in 231 days and signed 5/5
Very cool success from one of the legends of the sport. Unfortunately, he never won a championship though losing his last fight against Jose Aldo. Florian retired on May 31, 2012 after experiencing numbness and tingling down his right leg and was advised by doctors to retire. Florian is now a color commentator for the UFC and actually did commentary for yesterdays The Ultimate Fighter Finale 18. Very nice success since Florian is hit or miss TTM and does take a while to get back.

[ConRyl]

Finally get another chance to update this thread with 13 successes...
(These return dates are rough estimates)

Justin Maxwell
C/O Kansas City Royals in 107 days and signed 2/2
Cool success from the Royals OF. He had a pretty good year with the Astros hitting 18 Home Runs and the was traded to the Royals later in the 2013 season. I needed the 2013 Topps for my set.


Scott Downs
C/O Atlanta Braves in 110 days and signed 2/2
Nice success from the veteran pitcher. He has been a starting pitcher, relief pitcher, and closer throughout his career. He was always a underrated pitcher and is a free agent entering the 2014 season. I also needed the 2013 topps for my set.


Ryan Lindley
C/O Arizona Cardinals in 170 days and signed 7/7
Nice success from the Cardinals backup QB. He got the chance to start last year vs. the Rams but struggled and I hope he can continue to progress, he has all the skills in the world but is inconsistent. I said in my letter he could keep as many as he wanted but he was nice enough to sign all of them, even including bible inscriptions on a couple of the cards.


Kordell Stewart
C/O WZGC FM in 30 days and signed 5/5
Very nice success from one of the most versitile players in the NFL. He is one of the only pro QB's who played WR and returned kicks as well. He had the nickname "slash" for playing so many positions in the NFL. I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Stewart at the University of Colorado and he was very nice and made me even more of a fan.


Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila
C/O Home in 30 days and signed 3/3 and included and cool oversized Packers card.
Awesome success from one of my favorite Packer players of all-time. He is still the Packers all-time leader in sacks and in my opinion was one of the most underrated pass rushers in his prime. He was nice enough to inscribe PHOF '13 for Packers Hall of Fame in which he was inducted into in 2013. He also wrote Jesus! on all of the cards which is pretty cool. Really nice success!


Niklas Hjalmarsson
C/O Chicago Blackhawks in 176 days and signed 1/3
Very nice from the Blackhawks D-Man. He is pretty underrated and often gets overshadowed by Keith and Seabrook, but he is always been a solid player in his time in Chicago. He is a 2 time stanley cup champion and I hope he can help bring in many more to come.


Dominick Cruz
C/O Gym in 120 days and signed 4/6.
Very nice success from the previously #1 ranked bantamweight fighter, but is not currently ranked due to inactivity. He is making his return Feb. 1st, 2014 at UFC 169 in a big fight against Renan Barao. This should be a very fun and exciting fight to watch.


Brian Stann
C/O Warriors Legion MMA in 112 days and signed 6/6 and included 2 signed cards.
Very cool success from a true american hero. I have wanted to get Stann for ALONG time and have sent to him 3 seperate occasions. Stann had a highly decorated military career and I highly recommend reading his story as it his very inspirational. I love the picture of Stann with the American Flag and was really happy he inscribed "All-American" on it. He recently retired from the UFC and I hope for nothing but the best to him outside of the cage.


Clay Guida
C/O Home in 119 days and signed 6/6 and he even included a signed index card.
Very cool success from the #5 ranked featherweight in the world. I really like getting the UFC posters signed and this will probably be going out to Gray Maynard soon. As always I wrote in my letter that he could feel free to keep as many cards they want, but these UFC fighters are great signers TTM.


Daniel Cormier
C/O AKA Gym in 298 days and signed 3/3
Took a long time, but Im glad I got a nice return from Mr. Cormier. He had highly decorated ameuter wrestling background and has translated that to highly successful MMA career. I like the gold pen he choose to use, but i wish he would have let the pen dry because all three cards had some kind of smudge on the signature, still a great success none the less.


Ryan Bader
C/O Power MMA & Fitness in 111 days and signed 6/6.
Very nice success from the #9 ranked Light heavyweight in the world. He unfortunately loss his last fight to Glover Teixeira and I hope he can rebound and win his next fight. I was happy to see he inscribed his nickname "darth" on 4 of the 6 items, he dosent do that real often. The 4x6 really looks nice with the silver pen he used.


Anthony Pettis
C/O Gym in 121 days and signed 5/5 and included a signed index card.
Awesome success from the lightweight champion. He is one of my favorite fighters in the UFC and I cant wait until his next fight. Its a shame he got hurt and I hope he can make a fast recovery and successfully defend his title.

and last, but not least......

Jon "Bones" Jones!
C/O Gym in 327 days and signed 4/4
My best UFC TTM to date and probably one of my best TTM's period. He is my favorite fighter in the UFC and when I first got into UFC TTM's he was the fighter I wanted the most. I am extremely happy to get these back, and never fully expected to get a return when I sent these out almost a year ago. I hope he can defend his title at light heavyweight or if he moves up to heavyweight I would love to see a Velasquez Vs. Jones fight in the future. He was even nice enough to write a short but sweet note back on my letter, which I though was awesome!

[ConRyl]

1 success I have gotten in recently....

Kyle Gibson
c/o Rochester Red Wings in 149 days and signed 1/1
Nice success from the Twins SP, took awhile buy glad I got it back. He was highly touted prospect in the Twins organazation and made his MLB debut June 29 against the Royals in which he got the win. This is a nice addition to my 2011 Heritage Minors set.

[schwood]

If you were ever going to move any of those Ryan Sweeney Autos from Topps in the Red Sox uni, I would love to get one. Send me a PM if you think we could work something out for one. Thanks.

Or if you were willing to send me the address you used, would love to try it out myself. Thanks.

[ConRyl]

Got a chance to update with 4 successes......

Marquise Goodwin
C/O Buffalo Bills in 89 days and signed 3/3
Very nice success from the Bills speedy WR. This is a timely success since Goodwin caught a nice 40 yard TD from Thad Lewis in last weeks game. I think Goodwin will be a big play guy for the Bills not only as a WR but a kick returner as well. I also like how he added Hook 'em on both of the cards were he is in a Texas uniform.


Antoine Carr
C/O Home in 79 days and signed 2/2 and included 2 signed index cards
Cool success from a very underrated center who enjoyed a nice long career in the NBA. Carr was before his time in his style of play, he was undersized but could shoot real well from the center position. Carr hasent been a real good signer over the years so when I saw a recent success from Carr I sent to him right away. This is a very nice add to my 1990-91 Fleer set.


Urijah Faber
C/O Home in 74 days and signed 5/5
This is my second success from Mr. Faber and Im happy he is still a very good signer. He has big fight against Michael Mcdonald(Who I also got back recently) on December 14 at UFC on Fox 9.


Erik Koch
C/O Gym in 80 days and signed 6/6
Very nice success from the #8 ranked featherweight according to Sherdog. Unfortunately, Koch lost his last fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 164 and I hope he can rebound in his next fight. I really wish Koch would have signed on the relic with the silver sharpie, I think it would have looked really nice but I cant complain when he signed all my cards.

[ConRyl]

Zdeno Chara
This is a very weird return from either Chara or the Boston Bruins. I didnt send this card to Chara it came back in a envelope from the Boston Bruins and inside was a card signed by Chara. I will now try to get this card triple signed by Luicic and Thomas now that he plays for the Florida Panthers. A very wierd but awesome return.


Zach Parise
C/O Minnesota Wild in 127 days and signed 1/2
My best Hockey return to date, Parise is one of the best players in the NHL and I was very suprised to see this come back. I have always enjoyed watching Parise play and I especially enjoy watching him play for Team USA. A Great addition to my 11-12 UD set.


Chris Leben
C/O Gym in 55 days and signed 8/5 and included 2 signed finest cards and an index card.
A very cool success from a fighter with one of the best chins in the UFC, he is almost impossible to knockout. I got the artwork card off a guy on combatcardboard and it looks great signed in silver. Its really cool of Leben to include extras and he didnt have to do that. Leben has a very interesting fight against Uriah Hall UFC 168 in which could be Hall's last fight if he losses according to Dana White.


Jake Ellenberger
C/O Reign Training Center in 194 days and signed 4/4
Another nice success from the 5th ranked Welterweight fighter according to UFC.com. He and Rory Mcdonald had a really boring fight in which was a highly anticipated fight. I really like the way the copper color ink shows up on the cards and I was happy to see him add the "Juggernaut" inscription on the finest card.


Demetrious Johnson
C/O Gym in 69 days and signed 5/5
This is my 2nd return from Johnson, he one of the best signers in the UFC and also the current flyweight champion. Also does anyone know if someone different signed the finest on the bottom? It looks totally different than any of the other signed Johnson cards.


Matt Brown
C/O Home in 65 days and signed 4/4
This one is especially special because Mr.Brown gave me his address to send to get signed personally by email. He said his son shares the same name I do and that he will sign anything you send to him. A very cool guy and has a big fight against Carlos Condit at UFC on Fox 9.


Antonio Silva
C/O ATT Gym in 55 days and signed 4/4
Another awesome success from the 4th ranked heavyweight according to UFC.com. I have been wanting to get Silva for a while and was very happy when I got this return. He has a big fight against Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 33 and the fight should end in a knockout. I was also very happy that he added the "Bigfoot" inscription on all of the cards, just a very cool overall success.


Wanderlei Silva
C/O Wand Fight Team in 79 days and signed 5/5
This is also my 2nd return from Silva and Im very happy to get another return. Silva has been signing a lot lately and I would highly recommend sending to him while he is still signing. I was also very pleased to get a good quality signature because Silva has been known to sign some ugly autographs over the years.


Michael Mcdonald
C/O Oakdale MMA Academy in 192 days and signed 2/2
Very Excited to get this one back. He is one of the best up and coming fighters in the UFC and is expected to fight Urijah Faber at UFC on Fox 9. He also wrote a very cool letter explaining how he signs his autograph, I asked if its possible that he inscribe his nickname "Mayday" and he explained that he signs every autograph with that inscription. I always love getting the personal letters and this one is no different. Both of the signatures showed up great on the moment of truth and finest cards.