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01-03-2009, 03:26 PM #1
Why do players charge money for their autographs?
i was wondering why players charge money for their autograph.
unless it is for a charity i don't get why anyone would pay money to get players autographs.
i think the players should be nice enough to give fans their autograph for free.
after all, fans are the ones who supported them throughout their careers.
i think players should be happy fans still want their autographs
i am not saying all former players are like this, but their are a few who do charge and are not very nice about it
i would say 95% of retired players do not charge money though.
just wanted to point this out
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01-03-2009, 03:42 PM #2
Flip the coin: why should anyone ever get anything for free? For a lot of older players, they have small pensions to live on and the extra income may be a nice supplement. They didn't have $1M contracts (Nolan Ryan was the first $1M player) back then. For most of the HOF players, their fame is their business. A lot of players give $ to charity, but I never begrudge any player for keeping $0.01.
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01-03-2009, 04:44 PM #3
Well some retired players charge about $5 so he can pay the person who sort his mail and bring it to the mail box
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01-03-2009, 04:49 PM #4
I think some players also charge due to the fact that they are tired of seeing their "gifts" to fans show up on eBay. It really irritates me to see people who do TTM just to profit.
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01-03-2009, 04:59 PM #5
I don't mind some players charging a few bucks here and there. It probably helps keep their amount of mail manageable. Some things kind of bug me though, like a bunch of the Rockies players charging $25 bucks when you can get certified autos of those players on ebay for like $6, or David Cone charging $50. I guess Cone doesn't want to sign any autos at all because there is no way anyone can agree with him charging 10 or more times as much as many HOF'ers.
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01-04-2009, 01:20 AM #6
I would be very skeptical on buying autographs on ebay that are "certified"
anyone can take a photo of a guy signing something and even put his ugly mug in the pic with the guy. Plus, you also have to watch out who is "certifying" these things. One can make something look very official with some fancy paper, a serial number and a cheap printer. In fact, I have a babe ruth baseball certified by my dog lucky. The insignia is lucky collectibles out of syracuse, ny. Ever hear of them??? Do you have anything you want certified? I charge 10 bucks to certify that you own a total piece of junk found on EBAY
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01-04-2009, 05:38 AM #7
I meant certified auto's from packs. When I was considering sending to Matt Holiday and paying his $25 fee I decided to check ebay first and found pack-pulled auto's of his for much less.
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01-04-2009, 05:55 AM #8
From what I have read the Rockies players ask for money as a donation to a charity foundation.
Most retired players asked for a few bucks as they did not make the monies players make now during their careers. Most of those players had to work in the off-seasons to make ends meet.
Todays players that sign at shows well its business I guess. The show promoter has to pay the player for his/her time, airfare, hotel ect and he/she has to make a few bucks. I agree though, you can get the auto cheaper on ebay, but some people pay the money for the interaction with the player.
Also I think some players charge cuz some people only get things signed to put them on the Bay and the players know that. Now most players will only sign one item, sign for kids only or they charge. I can understand that.
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01-04-2009, 10:24 AM #9
Some charge because they made very little money from baseball and are still pounded with autograph requests and feel they should be compensated for their time. Eventually everyone's autograph is going to get sold because when you die, the people that inherit the autographs may not want them anyways.
Some charge because they know people are willing to pay.
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01-04-2009, 02:35 PM #10
You shouldn't be talking really...
You don't have to go through 40 letters a day, sign like 90 autographs, re-seal 40 envelopes, and take them to the post office.
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