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I just wanted to add on here my deepest condolances to Andy's family and friends. I remember the first time I met Andy (my first ever convention in fact) - it was down in London and he was there with Mark Lutz. The two together were the funniest people I have ever seen on stage. Andy had to keep leaving the signing - he thought he had an absyss on a tooth..... he told us at a future convention it turned out to be a piece of popcorn stuck! The thing is, despite the fact he was actually in quite a bit of pain at the time, he insisted on carrying on and that he would stay late if necessary to ensure that everyone who attended got their autograph. Andy was such a wonderful person - he was funny, considerate and friendly. I know that he will be missed by anyone who knew him. Rest in peace Andy. Chelle x

Hi, This sounds like a great idea for a convention! I personally would love to meet Kylie...... but I'm pretty certain that isn't going to happen! But otherwise what about... Alice Cooper Bon Jovi Metallica Maybe some of the great cheesy 80's pop singers (eg Rick Astley)? I'm sure whoever you get this will be a great convention. Chelle

Hello, I normally lurk on these boards, but thought I would post on this topic as I find it quite 'emotive'. I am a collector - I'm a huge Buffy and Angel fan and go to these events to get the actors from those shows autographs for myself (personalised to me). However - it is a very expensive hobby and so I have in the past gotten spare autographs to sell on Ebay (I only ever get the actors that I am after for myself anyway - I don't go to these things just to get autos to sell). I would never sell fakes or copies - I have been emailed and asked by people in the past if I would be willing to make them a copy before I send it to the winning bidder which just absolutely shocks and appalls me. The reason I started selling spares as well is that I started my collection buying on Ebay and realised that a lot of the autographs were fake or pre-prints when advertised as genuine originals. So I wanted fans to be able to buy genuine original autographs and know what they had was real and good value for money. I don't see myself as scum. And as far as I know the people who have bought autos from me don't either. I always provide a COA - it might be a worthless piece of paper to most of you, but I tell the buyer that I got it signed, I tell them where and when and it links it back to that particular autograph in case there's ever a problem. I know it's genuine and I hope my buyers do too. The last couple of years I have hardly been to any of these events because I haven't been able to afford to - and part of it is to do with the amount of fakes out there on Ebay. It makes me sad when I think about it because so many people miss out because if it. Anyway - I could ramble on all day so I will sign off there. Hope I haven't offended anyone because I am a 'dealer' as well as a collector. I'm not made of money and if it wasn't for selling autos on the side I would of had to give up attending events years ago. Chelle

Hi, I would love to see any of the following (including here my dream suggestions of people who I know would never come anyway!) Mercedes McNabb Sarah Michelle Gellar Marc Blucas Seth Green Alyson Hannigan Joss Whedon Kirsty Wu Carisma Carpenter Lindsey Crouse Daniel Dae Kim (would also appeal to Lost fans) Gina Torres (forgot to put her down originally - can't believe I did that!) Sean Maher What about any of the cast of Grey's Anatomy? Patrick Dempsey would be fab....! Chelle

Hi, I'd love to meet (in no particular order): Sarah Michelle Gellar David Boreanaz (have met him but appalling event and would like to get a proper autograph!) Marc Blucas Adam Kaufman Kirsty Wu Alyson Hannigan (but I know she doesn't like charging people for her autograph and she doesn't like crowds either) I'd quite like to meet the cast from Gray's Anatomy too - unfortunately I don't know any of the cast names off the top of my head! Chelle

Thanks for the help! Chelle

Congratulations! I wish the two of you many years of happiness. Chelle

Hi everyone, Sorry if the title seemed a bit distressing! My baby, Christopher, is entered into the Bounty Face of Calpol competition. If he wins, basically he gets his face on the bottle! I was hoping that some of my fellow Collectormania attendees would be willing to vote in this for him? The closing date is 19th Feb. Christopher is on page 5, and is the 4th baby down on the far right. He is the only Christopher on there. Here is the link: http://www.bounty.com/faceofcalpol/browse....tyCurrentPage=5 Thanks in advance for your help! Chelle

Hi, I got the 'Buffy' goody bag. You got the following autos: James Marsters Iyari Limon Kali Rocha DB Woodside Mark Metclaf Anthony Stewart Head I assume the stuff in the carrier bag was all the same? There was a Buffy collector plate (Giles) and then some other random stuff from other shows. Personally I think the gold pass was definitely worth it. Chelle

Hi, I had a great time on Saturday and am SO GLAD that I bought my gold ticket. The goody bag was nice - to get about £100 worth of autographs was a bonus! The other bits in there, whether they were 'left-overs' or not were still pretty good in my opinion. Because of the ticket, I was able to arrive at just before 9am and was still the very first person to get to meet Charisma Carpenter! If I hadn't had the gold ticket I hate to think what time I would have needed to arrive to even meet her! I don't know if she stopped doing posed photos - but she let me have one (a big thank you to the crew member who let us borrow her camera to take this - I look forward to getting your email!). I would definitely consider getting one again - but it would very much depend upon the guests going to the event. On a different subject (but something someone else mentioned earlier) - I was very disappointed that Adam Baldwin only had 'Firefly' pictures to get autographed. I would have really liked an 'Angel' one and as someone else pointed out there are many other things he has been in that they may have liked a photo of. All in all though I had a great time & definitely think the gold ticket was worth the price! Chelle

SM have said they hope to send letters out this week fingers crossed Thanks very much! Appreciate the fast response - I didn't want to bother SM again by phoning or emailing as I'm pretty certain that they'll be rather busy at the minute getting organised! Chelle

Hello, Just a quick question for those of you who have bought the Gold Tickets - after sending SM your passport photo, have you received any form of receipt from them for it, and if so how long did it take? I know that I've paid for my ticket - but I'd rather have something in writing from SM (along with info on where to go on the day) to take with me in case of any problems. I always worry too much at these things - especially when it's something that would mean I could potentially miss out on my autos if any errors have occured! Thanks very much Chelle

Hi again Too Tall, Many thanks for the fast response - I had had an email from David telling me that he was waiting for a response from his boss & would get back to me so maybe that is what he was thinking about...? I thought the tickets would be non-refundable, but if there's the possibility of transferring it if I'm unable to attend (or Charisma cancels) then I think I'll get a ticket (assuming the first issue about my husband coming in with me). Thanks again for your help and it's nice to see you on the forums helping people out - you're doing a great job. Chelle

Hi Too Tall, I hope you can help with this (and I hope the link works as I'm notoriously bad with this type of thing!!!) http://showmastersonline.com/forums/index....&t=19467&st=100 I posted some questions for Showmasters on page 6 of the Gold Tickets topic (just in case that link doesn't work!) I contacted SM by email & by phone and I did get an email reply from David telling me he was waiting for a response from his boss. I appreciate that they are very busy, but I desperately need an answer to my questions as I need to start getting things organised. If you have a link to SM, is there any chance you can ask them for me if they have had any luck with this yet? I would really appreciate this - an email reply is fine if they don't want to post the response on the board! Thanks Chelle