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Originally Posted by ocolgan
Why did mc69 seem to think that they would not sign if I was selling.
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Most actors, actresses, sports figures, etc. will not put their autograph on anything if they know it's for personal gain.
Think about it...would you want to sign something for a stranger if you knew that that stranger was going to just turn around and sell it to make a profit?
If they think it's for personal reasons, they're more apt to do the favor of signing.
Here is an example:
Tom Brady's autograph is worth a lot of cake. You rarely see him at autograph signings unless it's for a benefit or charity auction. I saw someone walk up to him and get his autograph willingly. The only reason he signed it is because of what it actually was that he was signing. The guy had a blanket with most of the winning Super Bowl Patriots' autographs on it. He was missing two. Tom Brady was one. Normally, he wouldn't sign something like this because he'd figure that once it was complete, the guy would just sell it...but it was a quilt with an image of his daughter on it...and in that picture...the baby was laying on a baby-blanket that said, "New England Patriots - Super Bowl Champions". The baby was born on Super Bowl Sunday.
Tom Brady knew that this guy wouldn't sell this. He probably COULDN'T sell it because who would want a picture of some stranger's baby?
Most of the time, big celebs need to know that it means something more than money.