[Groop]GROO NEWS from me

[Dana Gabbard]

>From: "Steve Hubbell" <usagigoya@hotmail.com>
>To: mail@evanier.com
>CC: groop@groo.com
>Subject: Re: [Groop]GROO NEWS from me
>Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 23:16:24 +0000
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>   It is easy to complain about people selling stuff on E-bay, but I 
>imagine that it is the only place a lot of fans can get their hands on 
>autographed items and what-not. I guess comic shops shouldn't sell 
>autographed items either, since they are out to make money also. If the fan 
>can't afford the hundreds of dollars to cover the expense of a convention, 
>they don't deserve an autograph or sketch or any other rare item for their 
>collection... Where do you draw the line? There have been people getting 
>and selling autographed comics and such longer than E-bay has been around, 
>I'm just sorry to see it change things negatively for the fans...

I think part of the problem is often people get signatures under false 
pretenses (claiming to be devotees before rushing off the sell an autograph 
or sketch on E-Bay), One solution is to charge for such services. Another is 
to do as Sergio has and limit how many items they will sign. This also 
addresses the fan or dealer who expects a creator to sign a whole stack of 
comics. And trust me it has been known to happen.

Dana Gabbard
Groo Fan since Groo #1 (Pacific)

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