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   Message 599 of 2,438   
   Glenn (SBfan2000) to Sue H   
   Re: Ford price   
   29 Mar 08 00:08:34   
   
   From: glenn@glenngriffith.com   
      
   My thoughts exactly!  If its going to be that great of an auto then spend   
   the money to meet him.  It would make for a much better conversation and a   
   much more jealous friend.  :-)   
      
      
      
   "Sue H"  wrote in message   
   news:54oqu3t1daomn1asotec6d2hni6tak89p4@4ax.com...   
   > Serioiusly, I can fly to LA and do a stalkazzi thing and get him to   
   > sign two or three items and all my costs are paid for and I get an in   
   > person to boot.  So why indeed are these people paying these prices...   
   > what do they have to brag about.  Someone walks into the house and   
   > sees a framed Harrison  ford Graph.  Conversation goes like this:   
   >   
   > WOW!  That is so cool, where'd you get it.   
   >   
   > Person paying stupid prices:  "I bought it"   
   >   
   > Person who WAS in Awe:  "oh".   
   >   
   > Move along, there's nothing special here.   
   >   
   > On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:53:50 -0700 (PDT), barefoot   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>insane..   
   >>is it as insane as hammill getting $100 ea though?   
   >>how about unknown football players that won't even be drafted in the   
   >>first roudn for $25...i just saw a private signing item with john   
   >>david booty and chad henne for $25 ea...they are both projected as   
   >>third rounders or worse?   
   >>   
   >>how about reggie bush routinely charging $100 per sig and he's done   
   >>NOTHING in the NFL so far? same with matt leinart (at least he's   
   >>lowered to $75- what a crock!)   
   >>   
   >>but people are paying it...i'm to understand that the brady signing is   
   >>almost (or is already) sold out. that guy signs NOTHING for free, but   
   >>this is silly..   
   >>   
   >>i at least got ford on 2 items the other night (and he still signed   
   >>star wars items), and i'm officially finished with all my star wars   
   >>posters as far as the main people and lucas are concerned. but that   
   >>saved me 900 clams! i guess if you NEED him, you'll pay it (i'm not   
   >>saying you in particular sue)..   
   >>   
   >>surprisingly enough, i haven't seen official pix selling signed group   
   >>posters (they get everyone of the main players on photos as it is, so   
   >>what's to stop them?)...what would be the price of these items?   
   >>seriously.   
   >>mike   
   >   
      
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