Roy Carges Kids $49 For Autograph

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  1. BLAZER PROPHET

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    As reported on Comcast 37, Roy went to a sports card shop in Seattle and charged kids $49 for an autograph. It must be nice to be a millionaire.
     
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    Lame.
     
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    Atleast the blazers taught him about value pricing
     
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    A portion of that money probably went to the shop but still...
     
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    ...I wonder if he would just sign "Brandon R__" if you only paid $40 :dunno:
     
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    That's weak as hell.
     
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    I guess what bothered me is that here's the people's choice, he's humble, he's just like us... and this tells me he's fully joined the pampered, uncaring athlete union.
     
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    LINK?
     
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    http://portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124748154490425200

    I don't have any problem with this, personally. It's not like he was charging kids MORE... he was charging collectors. (More specifically, I presume it was the card shop that was charging, and he was getting an hourly fee or a per-signature fee or whatever... but that's a distinction without a difference.)

    He's a pro athlete. This shouldn't shock anyone. He's still capable of being (and probably is) a really good guy.

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    meh
     
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    odd considering you can buy roy autographed cards on ebay for $15 or less. paying a lot to shake his hand.
     
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    I say big deal! B signs autographs all the time for free.
     
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    One of the only times I've agreed with this guy.
     
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    It's completely understandable. Brandon has to make up for that fifth year the Blazers won't give him. At a projected amount of approximately $18.2MM, that's only 371,664 sigs at $49.00 a pop.
     
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    Why charge $49? And not $50? Does he charge tax, too?
     
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    Actually that is a typical thing to do when somebody pisses you off. If they piss you off, make em pay.
     
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    HE REALLY CARGES THAT MUCH?
     
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    you fail to grasp one major point... it's seattle, so who fucking cares? as long as they are free at the rose garden, i say squeeze em for a hundy
     
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