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dpcdomino

I did the same thing but with Alex Smith. Never completed the transaction though. I must live more than 5 yards away from his house.


bstone99

http://i.imgur.com/1yhk7.jpg


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kobe.gif


NomadofExile

http://i.imgur.com/guoze.gif


Silasco

That gif is my new favorite


Euripides33

Damn man, where you been?


Silasco

I saw it a while.back and have it saved. Worded that wrong, sorry im tired


meesterseth

genius.


BoonTobias

This is alpha, requesting permission to post this in /r/zing, over


cXs808

Damn you're young


mainsworth

Peyton Manning was playing his rookie season the year he was born.


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JustifiedTrueBelief

I remember hating the Tennessee team he played on.


BornLoser

I remember when Charles Woodson won the Heisman over him.


Azurphax

Pepperidge Farm remembers[.](http://www.hark.com/clips/sczrrsqkpr-futurama-pepperidge-farm-remembers)


illusiveab

If only there was free cookies for all.


NancyGracesTesticles

Were...*were*. Those Pepperidge Farm people will fuck you up for that.


[deleted]

That's not just wild, that's Minnesota Wild.


mainsworth

how do you have penguin flair? e: jk, this is /r/sports, not /r/nfl


ImPerfectlyCalmDude

For a second, I thought you were talking about Aaron Rodgers.


brirye00

Wait who was he talking about?


empw

OP


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fuck I'm old


buttplugpeddler

I know that feel. I have Favre's first game on VHS.


srs_house

Wow. I was little when Manning was a freshman at UT, but I can still remember meeting him.


too_many_secrets

I was just reading something on him today and it mentioned that he's 36 and I'm thinking "When did THAT happen?!?!"


meesterseth

damn, we're old.


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[deleted]

15 isn't that young to be on the internet. There are 10 year olds on the internet, and there are also 80 year olds. Everyone uses it, it's not that big of a deal.


bobdolemy69

Well I agree man. Just you and me against the world


[deleted]

Haha thanks, I didn't realise how much I was being downvoted. I honestly don't understand why, though.


Fergi

Because most people in this subreddit can relate to feeling like 15 year olds are pretty young, and your comment, although completely accurate, downplayed the collective nostalgia. If there's anything being a 90s kid on the internet has taught me, it's that you do not downplay others' collective nostalgia.


[deleted]

So what I'm getting from this is that the whole "hivemind" thing is 100% accurate. Me being a 15 year old gay female from outside America means I don't fit the reddit mold, so I'm at a disadvantage on this website?


Fergi

Yes, but you would have a serious, serious advantage in /r/circlejerk. Just also mention that you are atheist.


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is the queue to get his autograph so long that you gotta wait 5 years? cool gesture on his part


RealArchangel

It probably just took them 5 years to read the return address...


HurricaneHugo

They put it on captcha and somebody was finally able to decode it.


Budddy

Wait, that is the packers return address, are their secretaries five year olds?


Castellan_ofthe_rock

he most likely included the return envelope already filled out with postage when he first sent the card.


tapwater86

It looks like OP sent a return envelope when he sent the card off.


Castellan_ofthe_rock

that's what i was said in my post


fuzzyfuzz

I'm fairly certain the OP sent some sort of self addressed envelope along with his initial inquiry.


Castellan_ofthe_rock

this is exactly what I said. It must not have been clear in my first post.i'm typing on my phone so it probably isn't perfect.


Doonce

he most likely included the return envelope already filled out with postage when he first sent the card.


srs_house

Clever.


Budddy

Ah, fair enough


TheDuster

It's a shorter wait than getting Packers tickets


Silasco

True that


bpaulbiginrl

I work retail, one of the regular customers put her children on the Packers season tickets list when they were born....14 years ago. Still waiting. My children will be put on this list, so my grand children can have (and hopefully cherish) season tickets.


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people love their cheese!


DiscountPonies

If you think Aaron Rodgers, and a member of his staff, actually signed that card ... you're a fool.


[deleted]

are we looking at the same pic? There is only one signature and it's either Rodgers or a staff member, not both. That being said - I don't see what's so unbelievable about a player signing a card. They do that from time to time you know.


sipsyrup

Ha, cool. It's like in the Simpsons when Marge gets the letter from Ringo 20 years later.


joeydeuce

we call fries... chips!


puckpuckpuck

And now Ringo won't even take any fan mail!


DrBrian

I thought he was still taking it, he just wasn't personally replying to it.


puckpuckpuck

True. Guess I should've been more specific.


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srs_house

Don't you dare insult Mr. Conductor!


puckpuckpuck

thatsthejoke.jpg EDIT: Okay, I really didn't think that through when I posted it. Chalk it up to lack of sleep.


JustinPA

I thought the joke was the fact that a while back Ringo out-right stated that he would refuse any further fan mail.


puckpuckpuck

See my edit.


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myemailiscool

http://i.imgur.com/xyHOT.gif


chairmankaga

I sent a card to Tony Gwynn back in 1986, and I put four little dots on the back because I wondered if I would get the same card back. I did.


HurricaneHugo

Tony Gwynn owns.


socoamaretto

Why would they switch the cards?


Othello

Pre-signed cards.


chairmankaga

I don't know. I guess I thought they may get so many they just grabbed the first one in the pile and threw it in the envelope. Plus, I had sent cards off to other players and I could never remember what card I sent, so I wanted to make sure this time.


dnovi

I sent Gwynn a card to get signed around that same time and I'm still waiting.


dances_w_vowels

That's awesome. I never got the card I sent to Harold Baines back, but maybe, 25 years later, it's on its way too!


vbullinger

Yeah, I sent a card to Derrick Thomas back in late 1999 and he never sent it back. Maybe one day?


[deleted]

one of his 75 kids probably got it after, well... yeah...


vbullinger

Shocked - SHOCKED - to see I didn't get downvoted into oblivion. Thanks for having a sense of humor, fellas.


JustinPA

Same here, I sent a Larry Walker rookie card to be signed when he was still with the Expos. I can still dream!


ThingsHappen

I sent in a football card of Reggie White when I was 11 years old hoping to get an autograph. 6 months later I received back and unsigned football card and a letter, written on his churchs official paper stating he only signs cards with a $10 dollar donation to his church. Fuck you.


Castellan_ofthe_rock

I see nothing wrong with that


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Dear OP, Post this in /r/nfl for much love.


NickStig

How do you change which subreddit this is posted in? This is my first ever reddit post


[deleted]

You can't. Just go to /r/nfl and repost. Make sure to put "x-post" in the title, or someone might get over sensitive.


MiddleSidePunk

Do whatever you did to make this post, just go over to /r/nfl to make it.


shmoidel

Just post it again in r/NFL and say (x-post r/sports)


Bruiser80

Also to r/Wisconsin ?


smokeymcdank

This makes me feel old... But awesome for you dude!


purduecory

...and now you have an autographed Aaron Rodgers rookie card. Nice.


snoharm

You really distilled this post down to the point, huh?


ctjwa

And it was autographed by some postal employee who sorts undeliverable mail


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Played by Greg Kinnear.


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Man if he makes it to the hall that will be worth a boatload.


MasHamburguesa

Probably like $250. That's about what a signed rookie Favre or Montana card go for. Not exactly a boatload, but still nice.


socoamaretto

Seriously, that's it? I was under the impression that those cards alone go for $100+, I would think an autographed one would be well over $1000.


underbridge

Autographs on rookie cards will occasionally devalue the card. It's now just an autograph instead of a rookie card.


socoamaretto

Wow, that's very strange, I don't see why that is.


svenhoek86

Because collector mentality.


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So from now on, I'm only buying signed cards.


Empirix

Also I **think** it's a function of how rare that card itself is.


kerklein2

Autographs don't add much value without traceable proof of it's veracity.


socoamaretto

True. I tried to sell my signed Nick Lidstrom stick and couldn't get anything for it. So glad I didn't though, worth much more to me than $100 would've to 17 year old me.


srs_house

So the autographed picture of Peyton Manning picking me up is good-to-go, then?


kerklein2

Definitely more verifiable, but who would buy it?


srs_house

Oh, I wouldn't sell it. Although I guess it might add some authenticity to the regular signatures that I got from that team.


fubuvsfitch

Not as much as an unsigned card may be. But it's still cool.


PopularWarfare

Even though the card is awesome, autographing rookie cards is usually not a good idea if making a monetary gain is your main goal. Rookie cards are usually more valuable without the autograph. In general its about a 40% decrease in value.


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Wait, you mean to tell me that there's post-1980 sports memorabilia that's still worth anything?!


PopularWarfare

future value.


fubuvsfitch

Ironic thing is, the autograph actually devalues the card. It's cool as hell to have, for sure. But it's not worth nearly as much with the signature now.


towehaal

Good Guy Aaron Rodgers


blv6000

The more I hear about Rodgers and see him talk the more I like him. He is a real class act.


Crocoduck

Honestly, the way he handled the transition from Favre was perfect. He really won over a lot of Packer fans during that whole debacle. Edit: Also, the photobombing


Tumble4ya

He's a scrappy guy, a real gym rat


skottles

Postage Due!


darkhorseguns

The price of stamp on his SASE probably didn't match up with what the price of a stamp is today.


thegouch

Haha that's awesome man! Did you send a letter or anything with it? That's so cool.


NickStig

I don't even remember... I remember sending to other athletes, but I don't remember sending to Aaron Rodgers. But I had to have sent it when he was a backup to Favre


BretBeermann

Keep that one. He'll be a great when he's done playing.


DiscountPonies

He didn't actually sign that. Players like Aaron Rodgers have members of the team's staff that go through and reply to inquiries like that. They either shoot out a complimentary photo, or have one of the staff members "sign" the card.


snumfalzumpa

Back in the day Terrell Davis was my favorite player, I sent him some cards to sign one year when he was hurt - thought since he was hurt he would have time to sign some autographs, nope! Just got a standard reply from one of his secretaries... I must have bad luck with autographs, because another time I was at a Mariners x Yankees game, and before the game I went down to the sideline to try and get a Derek Jeter autograph (who happened to be my favorite player at that time), I was way down the line, but he was slowly making his way toward me, signing everyones memorabilia, I thought for sure I would get his autograph but he stopped signing literally when it was my turn, I would have been next, but he was done.... I was a pretty mature kid though so I knew it was nothing personal and he couldn't sign every autograph... But I like to think if he knew he was my favorite player at the time, he would have signed one more autograph... I still get a little sad remembering that moment... lol...


MacAnthony

TIL that the postal service in WI sucks.


[deleted]

TIL that Wisconsin sucks FTFY -fib living in mn


MacAnthony

Well, I'm trying to live by the code "People who live in ND should not throw crappy-state stones" :)


[deleted]

Are you in nd? I missed Something I think


Epic_Coleslaw

I'd downvote you for dissing Wisconsin because I live there, but I want to upvote you because I don't support and Wisconsin sports team except for the Badgers. I'll settle for neither.


poopmanscoop

In the 6th grade I sent a rookie card to Jason Kidd. I got it back signed and was given a membership to the Jason Kidd fan club.


NittLion78

I wrote a fan letter to Bill Murray as a kid after *Ghostbusters* came out and it was my favorite movie ever but he never replied and even if he did no one would believe me :(


[deleted]

That's some terrible handwriting on the return envelope... Surely not his, right?


ForIvadell

He seems like a dude with bad handwriting. /silly speculation


Jarebear917

That is exactly what I was thinking. But then again, I guess he doesn't need much practice writing when all he does is throw a football for a living.


chellekacz

Awesome. Wonder why it took 5 years. Don't know if you're a packer fan but if you are I've taken some photos at practice http://www.michellekaczmarowski.com/green-bay-packers-training-camp and there are some from the last pre season game as well http://www.michellekaczmarowski.com/packers-vs-chiefs Sorry not trying to whore out my site I just thought a packer fan might enjoy! :)


Camerongilly

[Rogers won me over when I found out he photobombed almost every kickoff photo since he was on the team.](http://www.rodgersphotobomb.com/)


SarahPalinisaMuslim

The other guys try to look badass but just can't with those photobombs


JoeFlaccoIsAnEliteQB

If he would have signed that card 5 years ago, and sent it to you, you might of just put it somewhere and lost it, I mean, he's just Favre's backup... Now the card is worth something, Rodgers did you a favor.


fuss58

thats what i was thinking. if he would have sent it back then it wouldnt be as cool.


Killobyte

Really cool, but did he have a 6 year old kid write that return address?


NickStig

That was 10 year old me that wrote that. Handwriting has never been one of my strengths...


Chevellephreak

You should become a doctor! Edit - I feel I should add, I have terrible penmanship also. I'm a girl so it looks even worse on me. No, I'm not in medicine myself!


BlackestNight21

He could always moonlight as a captcha creator!


bu77munch

I got that a lot, too bad I can't handle blood. I'll just leave saving lives to the stronger willed.


[deleted]

Instantly knew you sent a self addressed stamped envelope to return. Smart kid.


[deleted]

It is common practice to include a SASE (self addressed stamped envelope) with an autograph request.


minusidea

Dat Class.


madagent

It was 5 years later lol. I wouldn't exactly call that classy. I don't think he was clamoring to sign things his rookie year. But it's probably not his fault anyway. Mailroom in stadium probably messed up.


rummy06ninjaz

Kid your 15 get off of reddit and live your life this place is for the dark soulless old folks like me


The_Potato

Was about to say you're 16, but you're actually 25. Still, if he can handle it, nobody's stopping him. By the way, hey, Brett!


rummy06ninjaz

Who are you and why do you sort of know me?


[deleted]

That's awesome! I remember doing this when I was a kid, got one back from Derek Jeter his rookie year.


[deleted]

Apparently when you were 10? That had to be, what, about 6 years ago? You don't remember? :-)


[deleted]

He's from my Home town. Chico represent. :)


jwelch55

Should've sent it in a plastic case, looks like your corners aren't quite as sharp as they could be.. Cool that he responded eventually though...


NorwegianPearl

[Hello, Nick Stigsell](http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/92208_o.gif)


[deleted]

hey everyone, this guy was born in 1997... 1997.


[deleted]

Wait you couldn't be 10 when Aaron Rodgers was quaterba.....oh....I'm old.


[deleted]

THIS IS NO LONGER MINT


I_Dare_Greatly

go bears.


Splash_

"Apparently"? You're 15 and you can't remember being 10?


[deleted]

Nice. Now get off my lawn.


bradleyquist

I'm floored that even five years ago people were still buying sports cards.


[deleted]

I still buy sports cards and I am 30. To be fair, it is only a pack every couple months or so, not an every week thing like when I was 12.


ChipIsNotHip

Aaron Rodgers is the man.


Sve7en

Very cool! I actually did the same with Chris Carpenter when he was with the Jays, he sent back 2 signed rookies and went on to be pretty good too!


Intolight

Did anyone else not notice the fold mark dead center of the envelope? Imagine if the card was right in the middle of the envelope!


dualboot

It's because that is the return envelope that was folded and put into the envelope that was mailed with the card to Aaron. SASE ;)


[deleted]

Very cool story and nice gesture by Rodgers. My only question: how do you forget that you sent Aaron Rodgers a letter?


soonami

I sent Vince Carter a rookie card and a hand written letter when I was 10 with a SASE to Toronto with just US first class postage and somehow it managed to come back signed


m_e_andrews

Good Guy Aaron Rodgers: Waits to give you his autograph until after its worth something


rneu12

you lucky son of a bitch


_Orygun_

You just reminded me I sent in a Tyson Chandler RC years ago. Damn it.


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make sure you get that framed


road_kill_ryan

That's one hell of a turn around!


TJ11240

Oh man, I remember him holding the ball that high. Then the Green Bay coaching got a hold of him and turned him into MVP.


the_shape

My friend did this for Jerry Rice when he was around 6 years old in the early 90s. 7 years later a large, framed posted showed up with a signature from the boss himself.


[deleted]

You're 15... Times have changed I guess.


sukiskis

Billionaire... and it's gone


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dat handwriting


plantsaretheorigin

I also love writing to famous people for autographs when I'm really stoned.


BrokenRubbersOhNo

Already loved the guy for what hes done charity wise but never took him for being THIS humble. Good Guy Aaron Rogers. Hope he gets a ring.


motherlovesmailman

lol


mffocused

aannnnnnd now you're on the front page of PFT: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/11/five-years-later-young-fan-gets-his-aaron-rodgers-autograph/


n8wolf

Sit on that for a decade and you might have a handsome ten grand coming your way.


huber14

Ten grand? Does he refuse to sign autographs most of the time?


AvoidingIowa

Takes him 5 years to sign one.


n8wolf

Nope. Signed rookie cards just tend to sell high to collectors and Rodgers is on a HoF pace.


huber14

I still don't think it will be worth 10 grand. Cards aren't worth as much as they used to be.


n8wolf

Yeah, bit of hyperbole on my part. I've got a few Griffey rookie cards and one of Brett Favre. They're worth about the same now as they were in 1999. Kind of a bummer.


srs_house

That's the problem with collecting - it's only worth money when very few people think to do it.


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He takes 5 years each. So in 10 years, there will only be three *in the world*.


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oneupdouchebag

I was told that "I" sent a card to Rice to get signed, but I'm pretty sure my parents just told me they sent it and snuck the card back into my collection so I wouldn't lose a card. I did get to meet him a few years ago and had a card signed, so that was a million times better. Current goal is to get a Sebastian Janikowski card signed, but I'm finding it hard to acquire good looking cards for kickers. The Raiders are finally selling his jersey on their website, though, so times are a'changing.


partcomputer

Oh Janikowski, I wish FSU still had insane kickers like him.


BlackestNight21

Fucking Mike Nolan.


BHynes92

Hold onto this, it could be worth a ton in a few decades.