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Originally Posted by Ch28
Damn...the Caps are in town Friday so this makes sense. Perfect opportunity to pick up a Team Russia jersey ...  |
They're charging $275 for a blank replica Russia Jersey. The signing is run by the same crooks (Game Day Auctions) that run the silent auctions at Canucks games. I dropped by the Olympic store today to check it out and I was ready to spend some money before I saw the Game Day thieves and decided not to.
The cheapest item is a photo or poster that goes for about $100. Times that by 400 people and that's $40,000 in their pocket. That number will be even higher when you factor in people buying multiple items or buying $100+ items. I was going to spend money on a jersey as well as bringing 1-2 small items (McFarlane bases) to get signed but you can't bring in any of your own things. All of your items have to be purchased from Game Day.
What really has me confused about this one is everybody was going up in arms about the Kesler, Burrows, and Pyatt signing last year where they were going to charge $25 a pop. Nobody complains about having to pay for this Ovechkin signing or at the monthly Bossa shows.