What would Stevie think of this?

[chriskisn]

Originally Posted by Richard B

Damn straight. In fact, it's no one's business regardless of economic climates as to a motive to do what they want to do. Yea...go Capitalism!

Besides, for every fan there, they might have dragged their dearest friend or family member with them and they decided to take advantage of the situation.

Actually if I dragged my wife along to a signing she would probably see the ability to make a $ on ebay the ONLY advantage of the whole situation...

[Bella Figura]

Originally Posted by Richard B

Damn straight. In fact, it's no one's business regardless of economic climates as to a motive to do what they want to do. Yea...go Capitalism!

Besides, for every fan there, they might have dragged their dearest friend or family member with them and they decided to take advantage of the situation.

I dragged my sister and even though she teased me with the whole I'm selling this on ebay, she really enjoyed meeting Stevie and would never part with the autograph if anything she might re-gift it to one of my other sisters...

I never understood the value of an autograph when you didn't get it personally signed...an autograph should be a memento of a memory of meeting someone famous...just my opionion...

I certainly don't begrudge anyone using ebay to help them out economically in fact my hubby is currently on an ebay tear of his own, paring down his baseball memorobilia but this was a special event so I do feel bad for any true fans that may have been left on the line outside B&N...

as for Stevie's opinion...it probably the same as her opinion regarding illegal downloading...she likes to make the money herself off her image and music and does not like others try to do the same...

even so, there is some blatant profiteering and insane prices in several of these ebay auctions that totally takes advantage of a fan...

[starshine]

Originally Posted by chriskisn

There are always people looking to make a $...

However in this economic climate where people are struggling to keep their houses, maybe we shouldn't judge too harshly the things people will do to make money...

You make a great point.....The ecomony doesn't help much these days.....I didn't get to go to the signing (plus I live in MI too)....but if I had I probably wouldn't sell it. But to each his or her own. I do think the prices on ebay are horribly high though. I for one don't want it that badly for that high of a price. I'm sure Stevie could careless what people do with them. There's not much she could do anyways. Or she could sell pictures/rare/outtakes on her own web site one day along with all the demos /alternates/etc.....yeah, I know I'm like totally dreaming here....We all know how she feels about the Net....at least what she states that she feels about it.....LOL......oh well.....it is what it is........

[trackaghost]

Most of the people selling the autographs on eBay are professional autograph sellers, you only have to look at their list of items for sale or history (lots of other signed items from various celebrities). The only reason they went to the signing was to sell it on eBay presumably (if they are indeed all authentic).

[StandbackStevie]

I was there at this signing and got in line at 7pm got to the register to purchase at 8:42pm and got to meet stevie at around 10:30pm while i was waiting in my seat there for them to tell our row to go up probably sat at our seats at 9:10pm i think i was watching stevie and looking at all the people and i was saying to myself there was definetly some people here you can tell were not fans and they were going to sell these dvd's and cd's i was thinking to myself Im a die hard fan of hers and fleetwood mac and have been for 30 years and this was my time to meet her and still cant believe it, but we do live in a world that is so hungry for cash they will do anything to get it and this is low im sure thats probably why she wont do alot of these or if any in the future and also saw some people being rude by when they got to stevie they whipped out there digital camera and flashed a pic right in front of her face im sure they were the only ones but to me i rather have a moment to speak with her and have her grab my hand and tell me after i told her that i love her and she grabbed my hand and said thank you and i love you too and thanks for coming to see me with a big smile that is priceless to me if its meant to for me to take a pic of with her it will happen as the way i look at it and i hope i have another moment with her in the future again i hope she will do more signings in the future. if your a die hard fan you really shouldnt buy that ebay dvd and cd cause stevie didnt charge us that much to see her and to sign that all your doing is putting profit in those scalpers hands they should sit on those items and just glad most of the die hard fans got to see her except for those scalping ebay jerks. ebay should have some regulations torwards items like that

[StandbackStevie]

i know there were people that got cut off from the line i was curious how many outside were cut off? was anyone on here that went and got cut off what happened with the people waiting? i hope everyone that went on this board got to get in and meet stevie she is so amazing in person and kind and has very soft hands i was one of the lucky ones to get in i know there was about 50 or so behind us that got in and after them the line was cut off was curious on how many were outside trying to get in

[darla]

I was there with my husband, he got a F with a drawing on it and her sig, he
loves it. I didn't asked for my first initial because I knew the woman behind
me was getting it for her son and wanted to ask if she could write happy birthday,
she got the initial and sig....But for a while( a couple of years) Stevie would not autograph anything, because she found out it was going on e-bay and she thought her fans were getting ripped off having to buy her autograph. I think this will piss her off. After a couple of people found out I went, they were like can I have your husbands, I got good pictures, great memories a picture of her would have been nice. I am just
grateful I got to meet her. I think she did this for her fans. And the ones like myself who waited 14 hours are not going to sell it.
Darla

[Bella Figura]

Originally Posted by StandbackStevie

I was there at this signing and got in line at 7pm got to the register to purchase at 8:42pm and got to meet stevie at around 10:30pm

I think you're the latest Ledgie I've seen post so I'm glad you got to see her!!!