Armanti Edwards Autograph Session

[Strong Arm]

For those interested, just wanted to let everyone know of an upcoming Armanti Edwards autograph session...

AUTOGRAPH APPEARANCE

FORMER ASU STAR QB

ARMANTI EDWARDS

Saturday July 24th

1 PM – 3 PM

Autograph Ticket Good for 1 Autograph $20.00

Inscription or Personalization $5.00 *

You may bring your own items** or there will be items available for purchase at the event, including Photos, Posters, Mini Helmets, Helmets, Footballs and more!

**Athlete reserves the right to not sign certain memorabilia.

Panini America, maker of Officially Licensed NFL trading cards, has provided

several door prizes. There will be other items given out based on purchase of packs of Panini NFL trading cards.

Scott’s Collectibles

831 Cloverleaf Plaza

Kannapolis NC 28083

(704) 784-2277

I-85 Exit 58, Beside Blockbuster Video

[Hairless Cat]

Where do the proceeds go?

[Strong Arm]

Where do the proceeds go?

That I'm not sure of. I just saw this ad and wanted to let everyone know if interested. I'd say prolly to Armanti and whoever is hosting the event.

[PantherProfessor]

thanks for posting, right down the road from me. although i dont like the idea of a rookie charging for his autograph before he has proven anything in the league, hopefully the money goes to charity or something.

[cookinbrak]

Yeah, unless it goes to charity, there's no reason to pay for something that you can get free. But since it's a collectables shop, I see the owner getting the money.

[scpanther22]

wasn't Armanti like the 1-AA version of The Golden Calf of Bristol?

[Floppin]

wasn't Armanti like the 1-AA version of The Golden Calf of Bristol?

He was the Div-1 FCS's most prolific quarterback, although completely different than The Golden Calf of Bristol. If you meant the comparison by notoriety then yes.

[DT3428]

there should be a stickied thread about Panther signings

[panthers55]

If I don't get one at camp and he has a great year, I might pay for an autograph. I bet he does plenty in camp.

[Carl Spackler]

This is clearly geared toward people planning on selling the autographs. I have a few qualms with it.

1) $20 for a rookie 3rd-round-pick's autograph? C'mon. I met Jonathan Stewart for free at Panthers in the Park.

2) $5 for an inscription? Most athletes are happy to do those for free, in fact I've never seen or met one who wouldn't. It proves you're not selling it. But instead of just saying "personalization" they're saying "inscription" to it, so people can have him write "2007 FCS Champs," "Go Apps" or the like, so they can put it on eBay under "ARMANTI EDWARDS AUTOGRAPHED BALL 1/1"

3) It's at a collectible store, not the Panthers' stadium or somewhere in Charlotte.

4) He can refuse to sign certain things, that's unheard of to me.

[RSXNova]

I have been to this place. Its a little store so he will probably make the profits. He already had Armanti in to sign things before the draft. I tried to jew him down on a sign'd LaFell card but no dice.

[Floppin]

4) He can refuse to sign certain things, that's unheard of to me.

I think this is generally always the case. A player pretty much always retains the right to not sign what they don't want to sign, but in a controlled setting such as this a disclaimer is needed so that people don't bring objectionable affects. This is especially relevant for players that have potential emotionally damaging family histories. I doubt he would want to sign an article about his dad for instance.

[Carl Spackler]

Anybody who would bring something like that doesn't deserve to be there regardless.

[Guest Scott's Collectibles]

Hello folks, My name is Scott and I'm the owner of Scott's Collectibles in Kannapolis NC. IF anyone has any questions about the appearance feel free to let me know. I will do my best to answer them.

To answer those I saw, Why is there a fee? We are paying Armanti for his time to come into the store. We are also doing significant advertising including ad's in 7 newspapers including the Charlotte Observer. There is a very significant investment in advertising, close to approaching 5 figures. After recouping our investment we will be making an additional donation to the charity that Armanti chooses.

What charity will inscription money go to? As soon as Armanti informs me which charity he has selected I will let everyone know. As soon as we know we plan to invite the charity to be at the store that day and we hope to raise a fair amount for the charity.

Why can a player refuse to sign certain items? There's usually one person out there who brings something of questionable content, this is to prevent that. Rest assured that Mini Helmets, Helmets, Footballs, Trading Cards, the basic staples of autograph collecting are allowed.

Why should someone pay? Some people only want to go get an autograph for free at camp, practice, etc and thats certainly within your right. Some people do not have the time or desire to spend an entire day going to camp, etc. We are offering people a chance to meet Armanti and obtain an autograph in a more controlled setting.

Personalizations or inscriptions, why is there a fee? So that we can raise money for charity. IF you go to any major autograph show there is generally a fee for inscriptions, we feel a $5 donation to charity is a fair price considering what many others charge.

Trust me I would love to bring in a player and have them sign for free but honestly the costs associated with an event such as this make it where its not feasible. We do not want to turn a profit off of autograph fees, we simply would like to recoup our investment and then give some money to a charity.

There will be a special 5 X 7 Playoff Prestige Armanti Edwards printed on Photo Paper directly from Panini that is a wrapper redemption for purchasing packs of 2010 Panini Football Cards that day. There are just over 100 copies of this printed by Panini and you can only get it by buying 5 packs the day of the event. As most card collectors know Armanti did not have a Prestige Rookie, Panini was kind enough to design this for the event.

If anyone has any questions feel free to call the store at (704) 784-2277 and ask for Scott. I will not be in on this Saturday but I am generally there Sunday - Friday.

I can also be reached via email @ [email protected].