$200 for picture with Patrick Stewart?

[javasaurus]

I read a Sci-Fi convention group here on good'ol'LJ, and a recent post indicated that Patrick Stewart will be attending an upcoming con. If you want a picture with him, he'll charge you $200. WTH?

I have never understood the idea of charging for autographs. Maybe you could argue that it limits the length of the line, that only true fans would get the autograph if there was a fee involved, while those who only want to sell it on e-bay would abstain. So what you do is punish the loyal fanbase?

Feel free to ignore or discuss.

Comments

[sparowe]

Yow. I mean, I agree with a lot of the points above... but even if there was a celeb (be it actor, singer, writer, whatever) that I wanted to pay for? I probably couldn't, because my budget after basic expenses is pretty small. 'Course, I may well be in the minority on that.