Roy Carges Kids $49 For Autograph

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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.
 
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.
 
HispanicCausinPanic said:
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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.

Ed O.
 
Ed O said:
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.

Ed O.
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meh
 
odd considering you can buy roy autographed cards on ebay for $15 or less. paying a lot to shake his hand.
 
I say big deal! B signs autographs all the time for free.
 
BLAZER PROPHET said:
http://www.dwightjaynes.com/man-49-...youre-negotiating-a-multi-million-dollar-deal
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Man, I totally understand old retired players looking for a little scratch to help them in retirement making a few bucks at card shows. But an active player in the process of negotiating a contract that’s going to bring him tens of millions of dollars charging for autographs?

Sorry, that just doesn’t seem right to me.
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One of the only times I've agreed with this guy.
 
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.
 
Why charge $49? And not $50? Does he charge tax, too?
 
BLAZER PROPHET said:
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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Actually that is a typical thing to do when somebody pisses you off. If they piss you off, make em pay.
 
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
 
IMO, he can charge all he wants in SEATTLE, barren land of no basketball. He belongs to PDX now.
 
Great... Dwight Jaynes now trying to be an ass again, trying to make Brandon look like this selfish bum.
 
Good thing I got my Roy autograph before he even played a game for the Blazers.
 
Everyone might want to think about the fact that most celebrities, whether they're athletes, movie stars, musicians, etc, can be real douche bags.

A) They get approached by people all the time.

B) Just because they're famous doesn't mean they don't have bad days or treat people badly from time to time.

C) I used to be a huge fan of Reggie Miller until I met him and he was a jerk.... just saying.
 
I don't have a problem with it. The dumbasses are the ones forking 49 bucks!
 
Also, nobody knows what happens to the money. For all we know, it could go to a charity organization.
 
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