Donn Cabral signed autographs for $5 per pop on Friday - what's the most you'd pay for a track and field autograph?

Wow way to miscontrue facts

The event was to raise money for the Sandy Hook Memorial Fund. The "suggested donation" was $5.

He also supposedly raffled off some olympic gear for the same purpose.

$50 for an autograph from Trevor the Tortoise

Haha i renege my statement, didnt even read the rest of your post...u got me :P

Not the whole truth wrote:

Haha i renege my statement, didnt even read the rest of your post...u got me :P

Got you? I wasn't trying to get anyone. I was asking a question.

"Rest of my post." You didn't read the first line.

I thought this topic was interesting.

I'd pay $30 for any of these ladies:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/841148-hottest-female-track-and-field-athlete-pics/

I'd probably go up to $40 for Mo, especially if I could get him to sign some spikes

lol are you kidding me? I wouldn't pay $1 for his autograph.

$100 for Suzy Favor Hamilton

steve red wrote:

$100 for Suzy Favor Hamilton

I see your $100 and raise you $500.

I never understood the draw of collecting autographs.

I would not pay anyone for an autograph, but the question reminds me of a nice moment from some years ago. I was at the Leopardstown Race Course outside Dublin when a young Kenenisaw Bekele burst onto the world scene by winning both the junior and senior World Cross Country Championship on consecutive days. Through a friend who worked for a shoe company, I had an all access pass, and in the club house, I talked to another American who asked if he could borrow a pen. I gave him my felt tip pen. The guy returned a couple minutes later and said he got his autograph. OK, I said, but where is my pen. The fellow told me the guy who signed the autograph kept the pen.

So I went over and waited to talk to a proper looking white haired gentlemen in a nice suit, signing autographs with my felt tip pen. When I got to the head of the line, I introduced myself to the gentleman, and politely said he had my pen. Apparently, he had never seen a felt tip pen before, and he asked me if I'd accept five Euro for it. I did not want to take my pen back from one of Ireland's greatest athletes. I sheepishly said he could keep the pen, and asked if he'd sign an autograph for my friend Joe back home, who was afflicted with ALS. The gentleman said he'd be happy to. He wrote on a small piece of paper and I walked away without my pen. On the paper was written the following:

"To Joseph, Best Wishes

Ronald Delaney, Melbourne, 1956"

Modesty prevented him from adding the following: "Gold Medalist 1,500 meters."

Go to an indoor meet and get a whole collection for free.

No way would I pay for an autograph, unless it retained monetary value e.g. sign a lithograph. I can't believe someone would charge for an autograph. How rude!

Billy Corgan wrote:

lol are you kidding me? I wouldn't pay $1 for his autograph.

Except that it was for a good cause. Normally I wouldn't pay for an autograph for someone unless they were at least medalist-caliber but if it's for a cause that's different (and it was only a suggested donation).

Sanya Richards did autographs/pictures right after the olympics (like, she literally went back to europe for a few more races) at UT, but you had to buy a $25 t-shirt with her on it first. I think that one was for a charity of some sort as well. Her parents were there too, SUPER jamaican