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Originally Posted by Lordstan
MLB minimum salary is, what, $1.3-$1.5 mil.
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Mark, actually it is under $500K, with the avg being about $3.2M. But there is a vast difference between say Reid Brignac and Arod ($.5M to $28M!)
And I think you underestimate the greed of some promoters. While some used to look at autograph guests as a means to get feet in the door (for added admission revenue, as well as justification for higher table fees), many saw the craze as a way to print money. I remember many guests where the price per auto was double or triple what was charged a month or two before at 'lesser' shows. And the price would drop back down the next time they were at a 'hotel' show.
And how about autographs that were only allowed on "Authorized" items (photos, balls, bats) purchased only at the promoter table? Of course you could have something else signed for a hefty penalty....
I personally think that the day that autographs stopped being in the $6-$10 range was the day that killed memorabilia shows.
(After writing this, I realized I don't really miss doing shows.
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