Thread: Sending money for autographs? ***?

Yeah, I'm fairly sure all of my TTM autos are authentic, except for my Doris Day. I only write to people who I'm sure are signing, and usually I use home addresses. I don't write for AP or PP. Esther Williams just sent me a pre-print, but I expected that might happen. And so far, my success rate within a three month margin is 100%.

20$ for each authentic???????????? How you get that number baffles. me. If you have that much failure you are doing something wrong. There are so many blogs/sites with TTM info it's become much easier to find correct info. As for authentic; that's another easy one to avoid. Only write to known authentic senders. I don't feel a PP is worth the postage so i don't send. I'm paying about 1.50$ per authentic 8x10....

_________________ Favourite autographs: Nickelback, Enrique Iglesias, Mary Costa, Taylor Swift, Niels Brinck (signed CD), Katy Perry and Tony Gardner Most wanted autographs: Michelle Rodriguez, Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, Julia Stiles, No Doubt, Celine Dion, Nikki Reed and Evan Rachel Wood Recent requests: Nastia Liukin VV, Green Day VV, Backstreet Boys VV, Leona Lewis VV and Steve Mazzagatti Recent successes: Robert Pattinson, Michelle...

Actually, It did used to annoy me, but I must have mellowed. I now will routinely pay ten or twenty dollars for an authentic autograph. I am not sure of the reason why, it could be that I am no longer working and I have enough money. Or maybe I am willing to pay for something like a signed CD. I get a CD in addition to the signature.

arrowsup wrote: It gets expensive to buy/print the items to be signed, pay for postage and shipping materials, and get a 50%(?) success rate. One thing is for sure....when you buy an autograph from the celeb you are getting an authentic autograph. Can you say that about the ttm autos you receive? If you factor cost + failure rate + authenticity problems I estimate each authentic autograph costing about $20.00 US (That makes Leah's $3.50...

I usually don't pay for an autograph. There are some people that I really want, and may eventally have to pay for, but for now I won't.

I have sent donations to a celebrities charity before, not because it was required, but because I thought it would be nice. I have always written these donations off when tax season comes around. Khackdrums

Cept for when you write Shirley Maclaine appearantly....heh

I can understand paying for Shipping and the pic but not for eBay prices of 20 bucks or more.

Leah Remini will charge you the shipping fee ($3.50 US last I saw) so she can send you an authentically signed and personalized photograph. Is she charging for her autograph?, will you pay it?, or does that go against the hobby principles? It gets expensive to buy/print the items to be signed, pay for postage and shipping materials, and get a 50%(?) success rate. One thing is for sure....when you buy an autograph from the celeb you are getting...