January 2019 - TTM Autograph

Word Series Winners/MVP TTM autographs!

What’s up everybody, TTM Troy here with another TTM update! Before I get started please check the little button on this video and make sure it says SUBSCRIBED – if it isn’t, go ahead and please subscribe if you can because we are going to have a WILD Spring Training!

Got some great TTMs for you today including…

Rick Dempsey who signed 2/1 in 164 days via his home in California. Rick is a 2X World Series Champion, and MVP. What else can I say? He’s played for the Twins, Yankees, Orioles, Indians, Dodgers and the Brewers. Awesome TTM and thanks Mr Dempsey for including one of your own.

Next we have another World Series champ – Fred “Crime Dog” McGriff. He played for the Blue Jays, Padres, Braves, Cubs, Dodgers and the Rays and is a 5X MLB All Star and won the world series in 1995 with the Braves. He is also a 3X silver slugger winner and 2X HR leader. He signed 1/1 in 30 days via his home in FL.

Next a current return from Daniel Coulombe. He signed 2/2 in 345 via A’s Spring Training, but it looks like he is in the Yankees minor league club this next year.

And finally Eric Young Jr who signed 1/1 in 52 days via the Salt Lake City Bees (which he is no longer on I don’t think). He has played for the Rockies, the Mets, Braves, Yankees and recently the Angels.

That’s it for this video, my friends. As always please like, share comment and subscribe. And may your mailboxes be full and your Stamps Forever!

DISCLAIMER: This video, description and cards contain affiliate links. This means if you purchase through one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support this channel and allows me to continue making videos like this. Thank you for the support!

——- Card Sets Mentioned In This Video ——-

1991 Donruss Baseball
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2018 Topps Baseball Hobby Box
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2017 Topps Baseball Hobby Box
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1990 Score Hockey
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Autographs From This Video:

Rick Dempsey – 2/1 in 164 days via his home in California
Fred “Crime Dog” McGriff – 1/1 in 30 days via home in FL
Daniel Coulombe – 2/2 in 345 via A’s Spring Training
Eric Young Jr – 1/1 in 52 days via the Salt Lake City Bees

US Forever Stamp Prices Go Up to 55cents 1/27/2019!

What’s up everybody, TTM Troy here with an extra-short video for you today that is just a reminder, Forever stamps in the US go from 50 centers to 55 cents on January 27! That means a roll of stamps will cost $5 more!

If you are waiting to buy stamps, don’t pay more than you have to, go buy some today!

Pass it on!

May your mailboxes be full and your stamps (however much they cost) Forever!

——- Collecting Resources and Supplies ——-

My Book on Autograph Collecting
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Top Loaders and Soft Sleeve Combos
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Monster Box – BCW – Holds 3200 Cards
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Trading Card Dividers
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Foam Trading Card Dividers (Monster Pads)
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6 ¾” Self-Seal Security Envelopes
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#10 Self-Seal Security Envelopes
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Do Not Bend Stamp
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MIC – Rode Videomic Pro
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Social Bluebook for Small Creators

What is up TTMers and fellow YouTubers! Hope everybody is having a great start to 2019!

Part of my goals in 2019 is trying to do videos other than regular TTM videos and giving tips and tricks both about collecting, creating videos, sharing your collection and other things. Today I want to tell you about this fun site I found last year. After attending Vidcon a couple of years ago and hearing about them at a panel, I checked out a site called Social Bluebook (SBB), that lets you enter i your social media profiles and get a “value” on what a tweet, post or video from you might be worth to an advertiser.

The site is at http://socialbluebook.com.

This site is completely different than some of the other sites on the Internet to “know your worth” – this one actually gives you tools to help you contact brands and advertisers once you get your numbers.

But anyway, to be honest, I was just playing around at the time I first joined, but it did give me an idea.

Using the numbers I had for my youtube channel and twitter account, I managed to negotiate discount on a couple of booths at both a celebrity convention and a sports card show. Then I came back to SBB and actually subscribed so I could put in ALL of my social media profiles. After that I used all of my profiles and managed to strike a deal for free shipping for my cool new backdrop for my videos!

When you sign up initially, you can put in one of your social media URLs for free. To be able to put in multiple accounts, you have to pay a subscription – I bought a full year for a little over $50.

I really recommend SBB for any creator – small or large – to just get a feeling of what type of value a post or video is “worth.” You might be able to negotiate with a local business, or even an international business – but if you don’t know your social media values, you are going to have a hard time. SBB makes it easy and I think they will continue to be a major player in what they call “influencer” marketing.

So for us TTMers you might be able to convince a local card shop to give you a pack or hobby box of a new release if you tweet or do a video about their business. Or, maybe like I did, free admission to a local card show. Whether you have 100 subscribers or 10,000 – it helps you to know what the industry standard is – because they have so many people on the service actually doing deals.

Definitely recommend them! I’m a paying member of their site! I did receive a small stipend for SBB for telling my story here, but even before, I paid for the annual subscription, so it is something I really think people will find valuable, even if you only enter in your one profile. #sponsored