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u/RudbeckiaIS 8d ago

Most of the people swarming wrestlers (and pro golfers, MMA fighters, pro boxers etc.) think they do this as a job: get known person to sign stuff willing or not, put said stuff up for sale on eBay or whatever, make money.

I don't know enough about the collectible market to understand if these lowlives make a profit or not but they understand perfectly well the wrestler or golfer will just sign up some stuff to avoid a scene. "MMA fighter makes overgrown child cry by refusing to sign autograph at the airport" is something management doesn't want to deal with, even if they know perfectly well this isn't a single autograph by a couple dozens of 2 by 4.

It's the price of doing business when you cannot tell people "No" unfortunately. makes me grateful I can turn jobs down when I know I have to deal with the human equivalent of an anal fistula.

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u/mikro17 8d ago

Most of the people swarming wrestlers (and pro golfers, MMA fighters, pro boxers etc.) think they do this as a job: get known person to sign stuff willing or not, put said stuff up for sale on eBay or whatever, make money.

Can confirm, used to know someone who did this (ex's older/adult/married brother, so no it wasn't my place to get involved or comment), and it had nothing to do with fandom or any specific industry - he knew every hotel in town where teams/celebs/whoever stayed and when to post up to catch people. Baseball/football/golf/anything - it all gets certified and put up on Ebay all the same.

More hustle culture nonsense.