yes, the wait time DOES factor into my price. that's not ON me in any
way...
if i waited for 20 minutes and it was an easy autograph to get, then
yes, i do charge minimally....most people, their autograph is of
minimal value...the thing about autographs is that i CHOOSE what i get
to sell an item for...
favtor in easability (matt damon signs a lot, so his autograph isn't
worth all that much), accessability (johnny depp has bodyguards who
YELL at you for one a piece now, so of course i'm going to sell him
higher than i used to)...item it's signed on (depp sells better on a
pirates item than say a sweeney todd item) and a fair market
value...sure, i don't sell ford's autograph unless it's for more than
$200, but that's also because i don't want to sell them. i have a huge
collection, and that mostoftentimes comes first. i my time is
valuable...to sit somewhere and then have someone say that time isn't
valuable is LUDICRIOUS! it is about detail and time...and yes, you
should charge people to sit in a line for hours on end..that's stupid
not to...you do expect a trade on your items, and i've seen you sell
autograph yourself...you wouldn't sell them if they were free and took
you no time...your stamps cost you money for ttm, you don't think that
didn't factor into your pricing...you don't think when todd stands in
all those lines at the collector's shows, he's not charging for his
time??? that's a stupid assumption (and you're usually pretty smart
about these things.)
a day is a day, an hour is an hour...if you aren't charging for your
time, then it's silly to be in any business.
i am not a store specializing in sony WII...i am an autograph dealer,
and i don't tell people "well, i don't have it in right now, but we
expect it to arrive any day now." some people don't sign and i HARDLY
EVER have that person for sale (like a deniro, who by the way i charge
much more than i charge for ford...deniro doesn't sign that often.).
you assumption has no validity at this time sue.
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