Chris Potter sometimes falls under criticism for his signings. I honestly think he is an asset to the hobby in SOME ways and in other ways, not so much. The good, in my opinion, outweighs the bad
He gets players that are hard to get ttm. Like Dr. Mike Marshall, Rocky Colavito, Tim Raines just to name a few.
Also, he charges less than other companies like tristar and MAB celebrity services and sometimes even the players. For his upcoming June 2012 signings he has Dave Parker for $15 and $5 for inscriptions. Parker himself charges $25 just for the autograph. I think that he has some of the lower prices.
Now for Steve Sax, who now charges $10, his autos were questionable when he was signing for free. I honestly think he had someone else signing the items. I got him ttm last march and looks off from his usual sig. I would have gladly sent him $10 just to be assured that it was actually him signing my cards.
I don't like that he is getting "exclusive" with players who sign for free. Though the players do approach him and in the Wilkens case, the money does go to charity, it significantly cuts down on the number of requests the player gets. Now some people would pay the fee for a set card or just to guarantee a return. I think Chris should have the athletes accept a free will donation, depending on the item and number of items. Like if Wilkens said have them send in between $3 and $15, then there wouldn't be so much negativity towards Chris Potter. Just my thoughts.
