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

The 73-year-old actor, finest recognized for his iconic position as Luke Skywalker within the “Star Wars” saga, is below fireplace 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.

Based on the signal, it prices $400 for a signed 8×10 photograph, $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 massive collectibles.

“Love Mark, however gotta say I’ve misplaced a bit of respect for him for this,” one fan commented on the photograph. “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 $$$ sport anymore as an alternative of doing it for the enjoyment of creating younger followers blissful. 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 superstar 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 superstar 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 offer 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 value it to me.”

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

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

One dissatisfied “Again to the Future” fan recalled shelling out over $200 for expo entry and a reunion panel, solely to search 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 stated. “It was so past disappointing for the obscene sum of money I spent simply to ATTEND.”

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

“Because of this the one con I ever go to is mainly grownup summer time camp with board video games and day consuming,” one fan joked. “No celebrities, no big 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.

“They haven’t requested me,” Hamill stated. “It’s not like they stated, ‘Please come again.’ I don’t need to make an enormous PR pronouncement like, ‘That is my resolution.’ I’m simply saying that it actually felt like a conclusion.”

Referring to Luke Skywalker’s destiny in “The Final Jedi,” Hamill joked, “I died, satirically by overdosing on the Power, I’d level out.”

Hamill first stepped into the position of Luke Skywalker in 1977’s “A New Hope,” adopted by “The Empire Strikes Again” (1980), “Return of the Jedi” (1983), and the sequel trilogy, which concluded with 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” the place he appeared as a Power ghost.

For followers, Hamill’s legacy within the galaxy far, distant stays untouchable, however some are questioning whether or not his current autograph pricing belongs in one other universe fully.