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1 hour ago, Bowchigabowwow said:

I am throwing this out there for discussion, because it really bothered me after cracking my books prior to have signed just to find out how much it would be to get them signed. I just came back from Fan Fest in Vancouver BC over the weekend. Tony Moore was there and was signing for $25 per signature, but was upcharging Walking Dead Issues 1-6 for $125. I get artists/creators do cons to make money off of their creations and there are those that make money off of them by flipping said SS books. But for an average Joe that loves the work and wants a SS in their collection, I feel that upcharging for certain issues is ridiculous. Rob Liefeld is the same way for witnessed NM 98 and NM 87, where he charged $85 (and $50 for everything else). Thoughts?

Yeah this is a practice a few creators use. Sometimes it is towards specific characters as well. If that is what they set then that is what they set. There are celebrities that charge based on the type of item and item size and clearly have that listed.

If I use that logic then the creator is saying yes I will allow you to get my sig, but that certification is a type of item. The creator has clearly laid out that in advance.

1 minute ago, ygogolak said:

I think the point is that it's OK to break the rules shipping comics Media Mail because I drive over the speed limit.

These are your words that I quoted earlier

54 minutes ago, reddwarf666222 said:

If your willing to knowingly break the rules, what else are you willing to do? Not someone I would want to do business with

So you don't want to do business with anybody on the boards because they all knowingly break the law.

6 minutes ago, lizards2 said:

That is an interesting point - there are just too many laws on the books that make criminals out of 95% of the population.

Not sure how this relates to using media mail though.

Most people knowingly break the law everyday.

20 minutes ago, ygogolak said:

As I said *knowingly

Most people break the law knowingly everyday. I'm sure you speed to get to places.

12 hours ago, ygogolak said:

If your willing to knowingly break the rules, what else are you willing to do? Not someone I would want to do business with.

Ok I'll give you a test I took a few years back for college. I bet the way you answer that test your breaking the law everyday of your life. No way you haven't committed a misdemeanor on that test and most likely you committed a felony on that list somewhere. Most people break the law everyday.

8 minutes ago, JR Web-Head said:

Okay here is my signature story I had a friend of mine take my Amazing Spider-Man #300 that I had signed by Todd McFarlane a few years earlier to Comikaze Expo in 2015 to get Stan to sign it for me.  So when my friend laid it down to get it signed Stan did not see that Todd had signed it so he started to sign over Todd's "T" in his name.  Stan's handlers did not catch him until he signed his "S" over the "T" until it was too late.  They had Stan stop signing over Todd's name and then Stan signed on the lower left of the book.     

Happens all the time windowbox your Comic where you want the creator to sign. I try to do it for every item I send out a comic or a record for a facilitator or even for myself when I am getting them signed myself.

Like the item I got signed below Olivia canceled her meet and greet, but I had front row seats to her concert at the end of the show when she was saying hi to everybody she said she would sign it for me. I had it Window Box the area walked over to where she told me to her guy took it to her around the corner she signed it quick the guy walked it back to me. The guy immediately knew where I wanted her to sign it because of the box there. The record is still sealed.

On 10/23/2017 at 6:00 AM, Turtle said:

I remember about a year and a half ago at a medium-sized show in New Jersey, I approached a creator (who will remain nameless) and had about 5 books that were all unique and all window-bagged.  He wasn't working on anything at the moment and was just looking around.  When I caught his eye, I approached, smiled, and said "Hello".  Before I could say anything else, he quite aggressively said "I'm not signing anything in those cutout bags!" and proceeded to look around.  No eye contact, no greeting, no common decency. 

If the books were for me, I'd have turned around and left them unsigned, probably after telling him how disappointed I was in his attitude.  But I was getting these books done for a friend, so I swallowed my pride and complied with his rudely laid-out demands; much as it hurt my soul to do so. 

I had never personally dealt with this creator before, I had what I considered a reasonable number of books to get signed (again, all unique and no keys), I wasn't toting around a large stack of books and going table to table, and I had the cash out and ready to pay his clearly-posted fee (which said nothing of window bags).  This creator decided to pass judgment on me for no other reason than I approached him with window-bagged books and he decided that I wasn't worth the common decency and basic level of respect that one would expect in this setting.  It was at a convention during signing hours...it's not like I was stopping him in the street or anything. 

Up until that point, I could convince myself that the disdain from the creators over the SS program wasn't as bad a people were making it out to be.  But when that happened to me and I started seeing this same thing happen more and more frequently, Sig Series lost a lot of luster with me.

I have been keeping a closer look at social media and other areas. 

While I disagree with people’s sense of entitlement what a creator should or should not do for you and the exclusives that creators and facilitators get. What I can’t argue with is the number of people who were big SS supporters who now have a distate towards the SS program.

I think the 70 to 80 percent of the people I know who CGC as a result don’t want anything to do not with just the SS, but the convention scene as a result. In their opinions, the shows are setting themselves up as money grabs not being able to get show exclusives the moment the con opens, and certain creators behaviors.

All I can say is the SS room is dead quiet for what it used to be like in here. 

While I think the entitlement is wrong. I do have to agree now the behaviors and exclusives are hurting the industry.

Any pictures or tales from anyone at this event

6 hours ago, srezvan said:

Are any of these signatures from the Monster Squad tour this year? Three of the original actors went to all the Alamo Draft houses to watch the movie and do a Q&A.

Yes I went to the Alamo in Chandler Ashley Bank, André Gower, And Ryan Lambert. They signed for free at the theater, but I got Ryan a beer there.

14 minutes ago, Gatsby77 said:

Disney actually needs a deal like this in the near future, as their original IP (including Mickey Mouse) begins to revert to the public domain starting on Jan. 1, 2019.

They will just get a new law to pass to keep the rights.

Speaking as a person who sponsors indie theaters this would be the worst thing that could happen. That would prevent so many theaters from showing older titles. As well as disney treats theater owners like .

Thanks to Triston Pence and Michael Cundiff for helping me on this one.

2 hours ago, fantastic_four said:

The Academy almost never nominates science fiction.  The only award it has any outside shot of being nominated for is Best Picture, and that's only because they now nominate 10 instead of 5.  It has zero chance of winning that award.

I would never have even guessed a best picture nomination if they hadn't done it with "Mad Max: Fury Road," still one of the more baffling nominations in Oscar history.

Hmmmm not quite how the Academy Awards work the studios heavily push for actors, actresses, and films they think can win in certain categories. It’s why Mary Badham and Haliee Steinfeld were nominated for best supporting actress despite they were the main actors in the film with the most screen time. So if the studio thinks this is one of their films with a high chance of winning it will get that nod. It’s clear to me this is one the film that could secure the most nominations for them, followed by Dunkirk. It’s really does Warner want to try and hope for a second life for this film or not.

 The Academy Awards is very studio driven.

1 minute ago, Bosco685 said:

Saw that the other day that the China box office bombed as well. That is so sad, as this film deserves better results.

I think there is a second chance for this film if Warner pushes heavily for Academy Awards across the board. If that happens an extended rerelease could hopefully bring in Hidden Figures or LaLaLand numbers.

Even China can’t save this film now. 7.5 mil opening weekend 

Can we get this moved to the right thread like the Signature Room please 

1 hour ago, Marwood & I said:

Here you go @reddwarf666222

Do you think Lewis would've made a good Bond? He could have introduced the more 'manly' approach and beat Danial Craig by 30 plus years....

 

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Yeah I think he would have made a good Bond. I honestly think we would have ended up with something close to Dalton, but to be honest Dalton’s Bond was very similar to Craig’s. The issue is they kept Moore two films too long.

5 hours ago, Marwood & I said:

No Kathleen though 

Let’s see The Who Dares Wins article with Lewis Collins. Has one of the best 10 minute action sequences in the history of film. 

17 hours ago, revat said:

I enjoyed the movie, but I don't really feel amped up for a sequel.  And I'm not sure the tone of these movies would be adequate to support a full war.  I like the ending fine. 

I COULD buy in to a prequel, the subterfuge and espionage of revolution that leads to the purge of replicants and the origins of the 1st Blade Runners.  This prequel may or may not end with the birth/creation of either Deckert or Rachel or Rutger Hauer.

I actually see the sequel if they do one supporting an all out war between 3 parties the humans, replicants, and synthetics. It is just at what point in the war do the humans decide in order to win they need to join a side instead of keeping a 3 way war.

8 hours ago, Bosco685 said:

Market is loving 'IT'.

 Worldwide Total: $630.6M.

Production Budget: $35M.

Yep and still has Italy and Japan left. I don't see a China release date yet listed so the film may not get released there.

53 minutes ago, Mercury Man said:

Why?!   

Mom: I got you an autographed comic son

Me: It’s Batman!!!!!

Mom: Yeah Stan Lee created Batman didn’t he? Stan Lee created everything. It even says he is your father in your birth certificate.

Me: Mom!!!! He had nothing to do with Batman. Who is that guy I ha e been calling Dad for 30+ years 

You are going to be sorely disappointed of your idea is that you are going to make money ona Liefeld autograph. Yep a 100 bucks to get the book signed and 50 to get fast tracked and back to you to sell in a reasonable time. If you don’t fast track you could wait up to 6 months to get the book back

4 hours ago, kevhtx said:

IMO, long term, one day when Neal is long gone, his autograph will add some value to books, but right now, it really doesn't. He signs so much that people can easily buy the book they want already signed or buy the one they want and get it signed.

But one day, when he is gone, more of his covers will retire into people's PC and especially ones with signatures. So, the marketplace for his autograph will shrink a bit along with the fact that you won't be able to get his signature anymore. 

I feel similar about Stan Lee. I know people think he signs so much, but once he is gone, I think people are going to see that his signature will start to increase the value of  some books over the years. Maybe not tremendously, but some. Especially ones with good placement and that look quality.

I would get a sketch done by him myself and submitted. Yes his comic signature holds some value, but it doesn't add much more than10 to 20 bucks if you are lucky.

1 hour ago, American Icons said:

It is about the man. Stan is like Micky Mantle to Baseball. He is an iconic to Comics. Count your luck if you get to meet the man. Consider also his age and do you really think he gets all of the money ? Getting his signature is the point, one day his signature on a piece of plain paper will have value. There are many events in life that have no price. How do you price the 1st time you met your wife etc.  Stan Lee is a one of a kind, they print money every day. If you were lucky and actually met him, it would be a unique experience.

If you think his signature holds alot of value your crazy. People are paying for the experience to meet him, then when they get up there the item gets grabbed Stan signs in less than a second. Your not allowed to ask him any questions. It's the most impersonal line at a show. Alot of the people on the boards here find themselves disappointed after meeting him.

As far as his autograph as of now it is the most common autograph in the world by far. Easily over 300,000 exist and that number could be much higher possibly above a million. So keep that in mind. 10 to 20 bucks is max you just have alot of flippers out there trying to make a profit asking for ridiculous prices.