This is 2012, not 1940 or 1950. The celebrities realize a high percentage
of the autographs they provide will be sold on eBay. I think the selling
of autographs is much more of a phenomena now than it was even 20 or 30
years ago. The majority of the "stars" I've seen at these shows have been out
of work for decades, aren't making residuals off of whatever series they
might have been in and no doubt need the money they charge for autographs to
pay their bills.
Rick
In a message dated 2/20/2012 12:18:42 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
dialmbb...@aol.com writes:
does anyone have a historical perspective of this "paying" practice?
i cannot imagine the legends like bette davis, sinatra, liz taylor,
hitchcock, lucille ball would ever ask......except if 100% of the money went
to a
charity.
did mickey mantle or babe ruth ever charge?
michael
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