Followers ‘Lose Respect’ For Mark Hamill For Charging ‘Absurd’ Autograph Quantity

The 73-year-old actor, greatest identified for his iconic position as Luke Skywalker within the “Star Wars” saga, is underneath hearth for charging followers as much as $700 for a single autograph at a current FanExpo occasion.

After seeing the pricing, many “Star Wars” followers are saying they’ve “misplaced respect” for Mark Hamill over the “absurd” costs.

A photograph shared on social media revealed the pricing breakdown, sparking backlash throughout social media.

In response to the signal, it prices $400 for a signed 8×10 picture, $500 for a “premium autograph”, and a whopping $700 for what’s listed as a “cumbersome autograph,” which is often on motion figures or different giant collectibles.

“Love Mark, however gotta say I’ve misplaced a bit of respect for him for this,” one fan commented on the picture. “I do know he is not the one one, and other people should make a residing, however come on.”

Others known as it “sickening” and “absurd,” slamming the steep costs as a money seize moderately than a real interplay with followers.

One other critic added, “It’s all a $$$ recreation anymore as a substitute of doing it for the enjoyment of creating younger followers completely happy. Celebrities even do it, like Mark Hamill.”

Whereas autograph charges at fan conventions have steadily elevated in recent times, many anticipated Hamill, who has lengthy been celebrated for his humor and reference to followers on-line, to maintain issues extra accessible. For some, it’s a disappointing flip for a beloved determine from their childhood.

Followers continued to argue that fan expos and celeb autograph tradition have spiraled into blatant money grabs, pricing out the very individuals who made these stars iconic.

“I by no means get why persons are so into celebrities, they’re prepared to buy each little bit of merchandise the celeb places out,” one fan wrote, echoing a rising sentiment on-line.

A number of customers shared their very own disillusioning experiences with conventions.

“I went to a couple cons earlier than I spotted it is simply paying to buy (so many Funko Pop cubicles) and standing in line to provide cash to wealthy folks so I’ve the privilege of being close to them or one thing,” one commented. “Nah, no image and signature is price it to me.”

One other chimed in, “I’ll by no means get paying a lot for autographs. Nobody is price paying over 50 bucks for, IMO.”

Others described a broader problem with how conventions are structured, the place once-in-a-lifetime fan moments include sky-high worth tags and underwhelming experiences.

One disenchanted “Again to the Future” fan recalled shelling out over $200 for expo entry and a reunion panel, solely to seek out themselves standing behind a curtain in a loud corridor with poor sound high quality. “The sound was so terrible… I’ll by no means go to a different one,” they mentioned. “It was so past disappointing for the obscene amount of cash I spent simply to ATTEND.”

For some, the answer has been stepping away from the glitz altogether.

“That is why the one con I ever go to is mainly grownup summer season camp with board video games and day ingesting,” one fan joked. “No celebrities, no enormous panels, simply nerds coming collectively to nerd out within the woods for a weekend.”

Throughout an interview on “TODAY” with Willie Geist, the actor revealed he’s not returning for the upcoming “Star Wars” movie starring Daisy Ridley, although he emphasised it wasn’t precisely his alternative.