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Originally Posted by Runscott
It was your comment about him using the stamp while 'signing' in person that was stunning to me. If it was known up-front, no problem - then it would just be plain strange.
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From what I recall, it was known to the people with season tickets who went after autographs. Probably not known to the people who were casual collectors. From what they said, he was very open about using the stamp. I don't know how consistent that use was, but it seemed pretty consistent.
It's possible the donation changed situationally too. The guys I knew were pretty regular and were always looking for autographs. So they may have gotten a big upcharge being regulars. They also took photos, and got an invite onto the field after giving one player a photo they'd taken.
It's all going off a roughly 40 year old memory of stuff I was told about. I wasn't an autograph hunter back then, and have really only made a handful of tries in situations other than shows. (And not many there either)