In the 70's Gord completely stopped signing autographs because he didn't like people making money off his signature. Many, many artists feel the same way. It burns the true fans, like us, when people use his signature to profit.
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Originally Posted by podunklander
Just wanted to add my 2 cents about ebay auctions for charity - jj I see no indication that the proceeds from this ebay listing are to benefit a charity. ebay has strict rules about listing auctions for charity and even if someone states in their listing that the proceeds (whatever percentage) is to go to a charity...does not follow ebay's rules and the listing could be pulled if there's a complaint.
The only valid listings for charity will include a link to one of the organizations listed on ebay's non-profit Missionfish...and/or one for which the seller has included specific information that complies with ebay's rules for fundraising. This should include uploading a scanned, dated letter from the non-profit - giving the name of the seller and permission for them to fundraise...along with the dates of active auctions, the non-profits' Fed ID #, the percentage of the sale which will go to the charity...and signed by the director/president of the organization.
Another comment I have here is in regards to Gordon signing photos -all but one photo I had him sign for "me"...he personally inscribed "To Pam". Anytime I've presented him with a photo to have him sign for someone else...he just signs his name. I'd always mention who it is for..one time for my uncle, and 2x's for friends. Terry, not an issue (not that it was an issue that Gordon didn't inscribe to the person I was asking for) I asked Terry to inscribe it to a friend and he did.
One of my friends is an autograph collector (likes Gordon's music too)...but he doesn't sell anything EVER from any of his collections (for which he has everything from lunch boxes to LP's).
Anyway, my guess is that Gordon has no qualms about 'participating' in the autograph trade. He seemingly/willingly signs quite a bit - which in turn would make forging his signature a non-issue. There are plenty of people who just simply aren't able to obtain autographs by any other means (on their own, etc) so I think this is a good thing, huh?
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