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   Message 814 of 2,438   
   Sue H to All   
   Re: Q for barefoot   
   07 May 08 16:35:59   
   
   From: dahoov2@cox.net   
      
   I agree with charging a fee though I haven't been charging one.  I   
   should.  Sometimes, it's a loving pain in the ass.....   
      
      
      
   On Wed, 7 May 2008 13:07:59 -0500, "Gummby3"    
   wrote:   
      
   >You are correct, to a degree.  Todd does charge per autograph, as I   
   >have.  A whole $5.00 per autograph.  That means that a convention   
   >autograph that costs $20.00 totals out to $25.00 + the EXACT amount of   
   >postage to get it to the person.  Of course it should be slightly more   
   >for someone like you because a business has to charge sales tax and   
   >the cost of the item.  If you're doing it friend to friend or   
   >collector to collector, then there is no reason to charge them any   
   >more than the actual value.  Obviously, most people that get con   
   >autographs for others feel the $5.00 is a fair wait time value.  We're   
   >at the location anyway.  We didn't make a special effort to be there   
   >other than the fact that we were going in the first place.   
      
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