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100 _aPaskin, Janet,
245 0 _aFor Players and Fans, Signatures Equal Money.
_cJanet Paskin.
260 _bJournal News,
_c2004.
440 _aSIRS Enduring Issues 2005.
_nArticle 56,
_pInstitutions,
_x1522-3256;
500 _aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005.
500 _aOriginally Published: For Players and Fans, Signatures Equal Money, June 23, 2004; pp. n.p..
520 _a"From the players and their agents to sports memorabilia dealers and unaffiliated guys...signatures equal money, a reality that has all but eliminated the days when fans asked for autographs because they admired players and players signed freely, because they appreciated the fans." (JOURNAL NEWS) This article examines how the sports fan tradition of seeking autographs from athletes has now turned into a big business, upsetting some fans and players who yearn for the days when money wasn't the primary motivation.
599 _aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
650 _aAthletes
_xAttitudes
650 _aAutographs
_xCollectors and collecting
650 _aProfessional sports
650 _aSignatures (Writing)
650 _aSports
_xCollectibles
710 _aProQuest Information and Learning Company
_tSIRS Enduring Issues 2005,
_pInstitutions.
_x1522-3256;
942 _c UKN
999 _c36694
_d36694