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    TV advertisements in the last week or so, for an Oz Comic Con, in Brisbane (6-7 Sept) and Sydney (13-14 Sept).
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    Quite a few guests lined up, including one Transformers guest, Voice Actor (Paul Eiding - Perceptor, Decepti-Traan)... and there will probably be some vendors selling toys & comics.
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    What's with charging obscene amounts of moolah for autographs? I get that they have to cover costs, but sheesh... Orlando wants $100 for a scribble? Then extra for a photo? Even the Shatmeister who i rate over Bloom any day of the week only wants half. At least most of the other guests aren't too bad

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    I once paid $400 for an autographed photo
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sinnertwin View Post
    What's with charging obscene amounts of moolah for autographs? I get that they have to cover costs, but sheesh... Orlando wants $100 for a scribble? Then extra for a photo? Even the Shatmeister who i rate over Bloom any day of the week only wants half. At least most of the other guests aren't too bad
    Two reasons...
    1 - that's in place of an appearance fee, or offsets a full appearance fee to become part of their income. Some conventions pay the full appearance fee and it is free access by fans (one of the good things BotCon does).
    2 - it prevents many people from just showing up to get something signed for free, to stick it on ebay for a quick profit (like getting Peter Cullen to sign a boxed Gen1 Optimus toy - if it isn't sealed, an autograph could increase its value for collectors who aren't ever likely to see him in person).
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    If i was a celebrity, i'd totally hock my signed wares on Ebay myself!

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    Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
    one Transformers guest, Voice Actor
    One? So Jim Cummings (Afterburner, Rippersnapper, and a Sharkticon) doesn't count?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul Agnew View Post
    One? So Jim Cummings (Afterburner, Rippersnapper, and a Sharkticon) doesn't count?
    Hmm... two then.
    I didn't recognise his name because he had such an insignificant amount of time and roles in TFs.

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    Just found out that Sci Fi on the Street will be at Parramatta Nov 16. Fair date hasn't been announced yet to my knowledge so this might be a good alternative.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gamblor916 View Post
    Just found out that Sci Fi on the Street will be at Parramatta Nov 16. Fair date hasn't been announced yet to my knowledge so this might be a good alternative.
    Couldn't see the date on the page but I hope to be there.

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    Sounds interesting. Not sure if I would attend something like this though.
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