Patrick Sun
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Nice to see Shatner still at $75 (he was at that level 3-4 years ago), and I'm fairly certain he sees all that money. I suspect Fillion sees a good chunk of the $99/autograph ($75 or more), as do most autograph guests who collect money at their tables. There's no way those guests are giving the con 2/3 of their weekend income. I've been going to Dragon Con for over 15 years (and many other cons for many years as well), I get the "culture" of autograph-collecting of the attractions/celebs brought to the con. For the major celebs (whose appearances are used to promote the con), they get flown out, set up in a room, and their presence provides the attractions for attendees. Besides those perks, those celebs also go home with the money they make on autographs and other trinket sales, no way the con's cut is that deep. Most cons will cap lines to keep the guests on their respective schedules for other things, like panels or other events. Con-goers understand lines getting capped, or if tickets need to be bought to ensure them getting autographs.schan1269 said:Fillion is hardly the only person that gets that fee. The various cons wouldn't exist, unless the fees were there.
And I don't think his cut is the entire $99. (his isn't the highest one either)
Edit:
Here's the printout for Minneapolis...thought Englund would be higher than that...
http://wizardworldops.ticketleap.com/minneapolisautographs/
Sorry for the thread drift. Hopefully we'll be back to discussing next Monday's episode in no time...