The 73 -year -old actor, better known for his emblematic role of Luke Skywalker in the “Star Wars” saga, is under fire for charging fans up to $ 700 for a single autograph in a recent FaxPo event.
After seeing the prices, many fans of “Star Wars” say they have “lost respect” for Mark Hamill on “absurd” prices.
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Fans explode Mark Hamill for charging up to $ 700 for autographs
A shared photo on social networks revealed the ventilation of prices, arousing the counterpoup on social networks.
According to the panel, it costs $ 400 for a photo of 8×10 signed, $ 500 for a “premium autograph”, and a huge $ 700 for what is listed as a “bulky autograph”, which is generally on action figures or other large collectibles.
“Love Mark, but I must say that I lost a little respect for him for that,” said a fan in the photo. “I know he’s not the only one, and people have to make a living, but come on.”
Others called it “disgusting” and “absurd”, slamming high prices as a cash seizure rather than a real interaction with fans.
Another criticism added: “It’s no longer a $$$ game instead of doing so for the pleasure of making young fans happy. Celebrities even do it, like Mark Hamill. ”
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While the costs of autographs during the fans conventions have regularly increased in recent years, many expected Hamill, who has long been celebrated for his humor and his connection with online fans, to keep things more accessible. For some, it is a disappointing turn for a beloved silhouette of their childhood.
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Fans slam inconveniences of celebrities such as overly expensive cash catches
Fans continued to assert that fans’ exhibitions and the culture of celebrity autographs have agreed in glaring cash seizures, assessing the very people who made these stars emblematic.
“I never understand why people are so in celebrities, they are ready to buy all the goods that the celebrity extinguished,” wrote a fan, echoing an online feeling.
Several users have shared their own disillusionment experiences with conventions.
“I went to a few drawbacks before realizing that he only pays to shop (so many Funko pop stands) and queuing to give money to rich, so I have the privilege of being near them or something,” commented one of them. “No, no image and signature is worth it to me.”
Another prohibited: “I will never pay so much for autographs. No one is worth paying more than 50 dollars, OMI. “
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Fans call conventions at high prices and a low gain
Others have described a broader problem with the way in which conventions are structured, where moments of fans once in life are delivered with high price labels and disappointing experiences.
A fan disappointed “Back to the Future” recalled to bomb more than $ 200 for access to the exhibition and a panel of reunion, to find itself behind a curtain in a noisy room with poor sound quality. “The sound was so horrible … I will never go to another,” they said. “It was so beyond the disappointment for the sum of obscene money that I spent to attend.”
For some, the solution has moved away from the glitter.
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“This is why the only idiot where I have never done is essentially an adult summer camp with board games and day consumption,” joked a fan. “No celebrities, no huge panels, just Nerds that meet in Nerd in the woods for a weekend.”
Mark Hamill says he was not invited to come back for a new film “Star Wars”
During an interview on “Today” with Willie GeistThe actor revealed that he was not coming back to the next “Star Wars” film with Daisy RidleyAlthough he pointed out that it was not exactly his choice.
“They didn’t ask me,” said Hamill. “It’s not like they said,” Please come back. “I don’t want to make a big public relations declaration like:” It’s my decision “. I just say that it was really like a conclusion.”
Referring to the fate of Luke Skywalker in “The Last Jedi”, joked Hamill, “I died, ironically by overdose on force, I could emphasize.”
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Mark Hamill’s “Star Wars” heritage
Hamill first entered the role of Luke Skywalker in “A New Hope” of 1977, followed by “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980), “Return of the Jedi” (1983), and the Trilogy sequelae, which ended with “The Rise of Skywalker” of 2019 “where he appeared as a ghost of force.
For fans, Hamill’s inheritance in the galaxy far, far remains untouchable, but some wonder if its recent autograph price belongs entirely to another universe.
