Cal Ripken Poses For Photos for Free, But Bo Jackson Costs $99

In my latest Forbes post I don't begrudge the retired baseball players for charging for their autographs, but do draw the line at them charging for being photographed with you.

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Permalink Reply by Null on September 2, 2015 at 7:27am

Awesome story James, would love to see the photo!

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Permalink Reply by J.Seah on September 2, 2015 at 4:28am

I was at a Georges St-Pierre paid signing here in Los Angeles a few months ago. The organizer was charging additional $90,00 for a picture taken with their high resolution camera on a 8 X 10 print. I greeted GSP and had a nice conversation with him. He stood up and shake my hands after I greet him. I had the usher to help me capture the signing. After the signing, I asked GSP whether I can get a picture with him and he happily obliged.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on September 2, 2015 at 8:17am

This is why I basically abandoned sports collecting. The pricing has gone from high to obscene, and I always laugh when people characterize it as a good investment or "fair."