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Question for promoters that have had autograph guests
I was wondering when you hire an athlete to sign at a show do you pay them for a set number of autographs, per autograph or by the amount of time they spend signing for you before/after the show and for the public?
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It's a lot more complicated than it used to be. While I have not promoted in a long time, I have stayed involved with the business aspects.
At one time, you would simply hire an athlete for a flat fee. A minor player may be as little as $100 if you were not charging for his autographs and he was local, especially if it was on behalf of a cause. Think someone like Ron Hodges or Alan Knicely. It ranged on up from there, but you usually paid the guest a flat fee plus travel and then sold individual tickets. If you ran out of people willing to pay for a signature, you'd have him sign stuff...photos,balls, whatever. I once saw this happen as a couple of inexperience dealers took a bath on having Stan Musial in a small southern town. These days, you usually commit to a price and a number of pieces. Anything above that the athlete gets paid extra. The numbers now are huge. $50K+ is not unheard of for a four hour signing for a big name. You have to really know what you are doing to make a go of it. |
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Thanks for the info. I'm thinking more of the lesser known fan favorites that work for cheap. ha ha
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If you are doing this in/around SF post on here or PM me as I would be interested in going to a local show.
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We do signings with many former players in the MD/DC/VA area and some players are on a "piece deal" where they are paid to sign X number of autos without a time restraint. Some players are on a "time deal" where they are there for a set time and will pretty much have a pen in their hand the entire time and will be signing items either for the public or us since time is money in this scenario.
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I'm helping someone that's trying to get a regular show going about once a month. We have them maybe every three or four months now. It might be a while before they get an autograph guest, but I'll post any show info.
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