Much ado about nothing IMO. As long as the autographs are authentic, and the manufacturers own them, they can do as they please. They'll stop as soon as people stop buying the product, but it seems there is an ass for every seat, and I'm not one to judge those asses. If it makes them happy and they want to collect it, are willing to pay for it, and it's not against a social norm or law, more power to them.
Hell, I collect signed cards of other grown men, sweaty old jerseys, baseballs (that are manufactured to be played with, yet I get them defaced by collecting a signature on them), old pennings by politicians and other assorted knick knacks, and therefore don't feel I'm in a position to judge what someone else collects.
Your mileage may vary,
Mike
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