Thoughts on autograph on figures packaging

I personally would get the black card signed since its the rarer of the 2 and paint pens are absolutely the way to go.

However I will warn you, Sarge has a giant signature so keep that in mind when making your selection of where you want it signed and with what color. Here's my signed Jakks Classic Sarge to show you what I mean.

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Would definitely spend a little more and get a coa to go with it, if you get it signed.

Can't decide where to get the autograph. Front of box? Inside above the crowd? I've been waiting to get this box signed since I ordered it last year so want to make it look nice.

If you can't get a COA from them (which they will usually sell with the signing if you ask), you can ask if you can get a photo of him signing it (even if you have to pay), it's well worth it. Also, I've honestly never really seen a figure go for LESS after it was signed. I've only seen it go for the same price or more. I've heard stories but these are one-offs and extremely rare items like Amazing Fantasy 15 getting cracked out of a 9+ CGC to get signed by Stan Lee so that decreased the value because the grade went down but those are one offs.

When I met Kane last year, I had a choice of paying $5 per signed item to get the COA.

I passed because I had no intent on selling anything so it saved me a few bucks.

That said, I met Ted Debiase at another event and there was no COA in place

Oof. That sucks. Charging higher per the specific item? What a crock. I am not a scalper. I want this for myself. It's not right to charge based on the item like i know you're going to scalp this so I get a cut. Gross. I may not even go now.

I was really hyped about getting those signed along with other things I had for other wrestlers. This was at Wrestlecade this past year. He was the first one I went to and that really took the piss out of the whole rest of the day for me. Speaking of Dibaise I went to a signing at a local minor league baseball game he was at several years ago. He was there signing free autographs. Well I walk up with my WWE encyclopedia and he sees it. He tells me it's a collectible and he would have to charge me $20. Mind you he had already been paid by the team to be there. Matter of fact, I saw FTR at a show in Spartanburg a few months ago and I took my buddy's figures to get signed for him since he couldn't make it because of health issues. Well if you got the V.I.P. ticket you got a front row seat, a photo with them, and an autograph from each. When it's my turn in line I notice a sign saying $20 extra for figures. I ask the handler what's the deal with that? He kinda gave me a look like "I know it's messed up." He tells me that he was sorry but they put that sign up right before they let the crowd in. I told him it was ridiculous and he agreed.