but you are actually buying the picture that comes with the autograph. if you bring your own stuff from home, you still pay for the autograph.

i don't know. i can see both sides and how it looks bad.

but so many people are going to take the autograph and sell it for way more than they paid. why should an actor sign away a thousand copies of stuff for free for a bunch of strangers to make big bucks off eBay?