Mike Marshall signing

[milkit1]

Yeah no person is a decent person who holds a grudge against people that have never even met him. He made and still makes a good living. If he had been a prolific signer all along he probably would only get a few requests a month tops. Because of not signing now he has this backlog of people that are willing to pay a lot and....what a surprise he is now willing to take their money. I sure hope there is a hell. Mike marshall can sit there for eternity next to bill russell signing autographs for an endless line.
The ironic thing about bo jackson is that X Autograph is probably worth as much as his real one lol

[joed25]

Originally Posted by milkit1

Yeah no person is a decent person who holds a grudge against people that have never even met him. He made and still makes a good living. If he had been a prolific signer all along he probably would only get a few requests a month tops. Because of not signing now he has this backlog of people that are willing to pay a lot and....what a surprise he is now willing to take their money. I sure hope there is a hell. Mike marshall can sit there for eternity next to bill russell signing autographs for an endless line.
The ironic thing about bo jackson is that X Autograph is probably worth as much as his real one lol

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[JimStinson]

Also another ......Non Signer , I offered Actor Marlon Brando ONE MILLION dollars to do a private signing , ONE MILLION and do you know what he said ? NO , I asked for a counter offer and do you know what it was ? NO I am not interested in your proposal at any price .....so there you go , If he agreed collectors would have been required to pay $500.00 or more for his autograph. Just because you watched "The Godfather" does not mean he owed you OR me a favor
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[milkit1]

The problem with the chicken scenario is that kfc has always set a standard of Charging for their chicken. What these players do is decide willy nilly wether to sign or charge or whatever. If sir mike didnt want to sign then fine don't. But waiting thirty years and bilking minimum wage collectors is the move of an ahole. Marlon brando made a mill a day for his work on superman. Do you think he gets that because he works hard? No stars get paid big bucks to compensate for living a stars lifestyle of being harassed day and night. So yes it is their duty to sign for the people that generate the money to cover their rediculous paychecks. They are also rich enough that if they wanted they could avoid autograph hounds yet at premiere time they have no problem passing up those people to be interviewed by E!
I'm sure mike marshall probably isnt filthy rich but he put this on himself to have people calling him names for being a hypocrite money grubbing ahole.

[cubsfan-budman]

Yeah, definitely the issue with Marshall is that his principles appear to be for sale.

At least Brando wasn't for sale at that high price.

I don't even mind being charged for autographs, as it must be somewhat of a pain in the rear to deal with if you're really popular. I have a feeling Mr. Marshall would probably get 20 or 30 requests a year, which seems very manageable.

If he's not going to sign, awesome...who really gives a crap about his signature other than some completists. Claiming to not sign out of some principle and then signing when the check gets big enough is LAME.

[JimStinson]

Its their DUTY ??? come one man ! I don;t know what you do for a living but if I told you it was YOUR DUTY to spend four hours a day EVERY DAY to sign autographs and mail them back to so called fans would you do it ???? time away from your family, your kids , your real life ??? just so some annomous stranger could have your name scrawled on a piece of paper.
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[JimStinson]

and if that still messes you up , Turn the channel and watch womens basketball, last I heard they ALL sign for free
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[JimStinson]

30 requests a year ? try 30 a day thats reality
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[milkit1]

Originally Posted by JimStinson

Its their DUTY ??? come one man ! I don;t know what you do for a living but if I told you it was YOUR DUTY to spend four hours a day EVERY DAY to sign autographs and mail them back to so called fans would you do it ???? time away from your family, your kids , your real life ??? just so some annomous stranger could have your name scrawled on a piece of paper.
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jim@stinsonsports.com

yes, my heart bleeds for these idiot athletes and celebs who didnt think their life through when they signed their first million dollar contract. When I make $2500 an hour at my job and get autograph requests through the mail, yes I would take the time to sign them. The aholes that say they are too busy is nonsense. I remember James Stewart in his 80's signed EVERYTHING sent to him through the mail and Im sure even in his 80's he was ten times busier then the average person. Groucho Marx in his eighties was asked by his assistant why e takes the time to sign all his fan mail and he said " Because its my job"
I also love when celebs excuse is someone will sell their autograph. if they signed in the first place, though it wouldnt stop people from trying to sell them on ebay, and would turn that 1987 Topps Ricky Wright from a $5200 card into a $3 buy it now

[JimStinson]

Spoke with Clancy Smyres on the pnone I offered Clancy Smyres $500.00 per autograph ...he refused , played 5 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944. Today I get e-mails all of the time offering $2,000 for a Smyres signature , what was his logic ? what did he owe ? I have no idea but I wish I had a few of them ...sometimes this hobby defies logic.
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[packs]

I don't know what would drive a person to constantly deny regular people who enabled them to make a living the smallest satisfaction of having you write your name on something. Maybe sports attracts sadists more than any other personality types.