Asking for an autograph

Tennesseejoe

Tennesseejoe

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I usually don't ask for autographs but several years ago at the DCC Hall of Fame Dinner I asked Efren to autograph his photo on the program. I waited till he was alone so as to not interrupt anything. He was nice but I felt uncomfortable doing it. It was almost like he didn't know what I wanted. But he was very nice.

Do the players expect money for their autographs?
 
at the first tunica
any pro i asked for an autograph did it willingly and didnt seem to expect any money
 
one year at tunica I ask buddy hall for a autograph he said 25 dollars then grinned and singed the cue ball later in the practice room he was practicing and I was watching he was nice enough to ask me if i wanted to hit some with him my wife came by and made some pictures of us playing it was the high lite of my week I offered to buy his lunch or a few bucks he said not to worry about it later I did get to buy him a sandwich
 
That's just sad if they ask for money.

About 10 pros have signed my cue case and none of them gave me an issue or asked for money.

Efren also signed my signed my shaft, but I had to wait till he was done eating :thumbup:

They were all gentlemen about it, even the great Strickland.
 
I`ve never had any issues with any pros (Men or Women) not wanting to sign, programs, cue ball, or even get your picture taken with them. They were all kind & willing to do so W/O $$ being involved. My wife still has a CB signed by alot of the women pros from the
1999 SBE show.
 
Never an issue. Even Earl.
Those who try to get someone to sign a box of cue balls should be charged!$$
Or laughed at.
 
Rempe wanted money, so did Sigel. They didn't say that to me, but did to others later on. They were the only ones and I have a bunch.
 
Tennesseejoe said:
I usually don't ask for autographs but several years ago at the DCC Hall of Fame Dinner I asked Efren to autograph his photo on the program. I waited till he was alone so as to not interrupt anything. He was nice but I felt uncomfortable doing it. It was almost like he didn't know what I wanted. But he was very nice.

Do the players expect money for their autographs?
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I had almost the same experience at Hardtimes in Sacramento years ago. I felt like I was a total dick for asking him. To be fair to Efren, he was playing chess, but I didn't know at the time that it would be a serious thing to interrupt. If I could have gone back and done it again, I would have left him alone.
 
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At the IPT Orlando event in 2005, I went around and got EVERY signature of every player that had a recognized name. Only one player demanded money (100 dollars).

Jim Rempe.
 
I don't know about autographs but, I have some pics with David Alcaide, Efren, Rodney Morris, Bustamante and Feijen. They all were very pleasant and no one ask me for money.
 
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To be fair, many sports celebrities have been asking for money for years. I've only bought one that I can remember, Gayle Sayers, at a card show. It's one thing to be set up with a booth and ask for money, quite another to ask for it for just being in public. I collected for several years in the '90s. I've never yet had a pool player ask for money, men or women, either one.
 
I have

got three for my grandson Buddy Hall,Johnny Archer,Ronnie Allen.
I'd never ask Earl nor would I want it.
 
Great

I know we have all read some negative comments on here about Pool players but when it comes to signing autographs both the women and the men are very agreeable. I have walls of photos taken with players and autographs in my home room. My experience has been they have all been very approachable unlike other sports.
 
my first trip to the DCC a few years back I had my new signed copy of Pool Wars. I was on my way outside when I see Earl sitting there with a couple of other guys I didn't recognize. I have always been a huge fan of Earl's, shuffled through my Pool Wars book to a picture of Earl and Mike Segel that was taken in '82 I believe. I approached Earl and asked if he'd sign it for me on said page. He then proceeds to tell me about the picture and what tourney he was in at the time. Took about 5 minutes or so. I was like a kid in a candy store :D He turns to me when he finished and says "pretty good story huh?"

I loved it :thumbup::thumbup:
 
The pros have to realize one thing if they are going to get anywhere as far as making this game marketable they have to be approachable to fans. If a pro doesn't understand why someone wants there autograph they are being humble but also need to keep in mind that people envy there success and want a piece of "history". Unfortunately in any sport their is people that couldn't be bothered to sign and I think that's sad. The great Walter Gretzky (Wayne's dad) told me to forget the autograph and get a photo with them. That's the best way to prove you met the person. ! Charging for an autograph I don't like. They have to remember there is a lot more fans then players so they have to keep the fans happy.


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I guess it depends on what kind of mood they're in. I once asked Earl if I could take his picture, but he was all, "Jesus, you creep! Get the **** out of my stall and let me use the bathroom!"
 
All the guys I know are happy to sign. I wouldn't ask them right after a loss just out of respect or if they are in the middle of practicing but I've never seen a player turn someone away who asked. The ones I know get a kick out of it.

The older players mentioned in this thread who want money are from a different generation and things are different now.
 
9andout said:
Never an issue. Even Earl.
Those who try to get someone to sign a box of cue balls should be charged!$$
Or laughed at.
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Earl has usually signed autographs willingly and I am pretty sure he would never ask for money for an autograph. I've heard a couple of stories of him refusing someone when he was in a bad mood though. With Earl it's pretty easy to tell when he doesn't feel like socializing though so you just have to time it right.

Not that I've ever asked. I'm not too excited about autographs and would rather just leave them alone or talk about pool or something else.
 
Never was one much for autographs, so only have one from a sports personality.

Years ago, an internet car guy friend in Maine mentioned he had trouble getting Red Sox tickets. I wrote back that an Oregon State player was pretty good and had been signed by the Red Sox and was currently playing for the Portland Maine Sea Dogs, a Red Sox farm team. Suggested he go watch one of their games.

A few weeks later, I got a box in the mail. It contained a Sea Dogs hat, it's bill autographed "To Paul...Jacoby Ellsbury."

So..you can probably buy a Yankees hat autographed by their current center fielder,
but I believe few have his minor league cap. :)

My baseball loving friend predicted that Jacoby would become a star in the bigs, wouldn't stay in the minors long. He was right.

I'm still not much for autographs. Wouldn't bother a pool pro for one.
 
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