The market asks what the market can get. If no one would buy them for that price they would be cheaper. If hundreds of people don't get one this year that want them they will probably raise the price next year. That is the beauty of economics.
Higher prices also likely limit the massive throngs of people willing to sell their very souls for a chance to wipe the sweat from his brow, for which I'm sure he is grateful. His age may also play a role in the pricing as he doesn't have too many more years of signing things left so more people are anxious to get them while they can.
For the smaller players, I suppose they have to eat. I doubt the residuals on Buck Rogers are very hefty any more. And again, if people are willing to pay them, they might as well charge.
I wonder how much the convention pays them or if most of their income for the weekend comes from autographs and such.
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Date: 2010-02-09 08:16 am (UTC)Higher prices also likely limit the massive throngs of people willing to sell their very souls for a chance to wipe the sweat from his brow, for which I'm sure he is grateful. His age may also play a role in the pricing as he doesn't have too many more years of signing things left so more people are anxious to get them while they can.
For the smaller players, I suppose they have to eat. I doubt the residuals on Buck Rogers are very hefty any more. And again, if people are willing to pay them, they might as well charge.
I wonder how much the convention pays them or if most of their income for the weekend comes from autographs and such.