Mr Hacky, as pleasing as your little 'maybe' land is, MAYBE the guy who is selling the jumper is a grubby little profiteer who rather than doing things the proper way ie doing this WITH everyone's consent and paying proper commissions - like you're supposed to - decides to go to family day (a fundraising day for the club and a chance to get to the grassroots level of supporters) and take whatever he can get his hands on to flog off on ebay. Again - while he and his minions are standing in line all sweaty with 10 jumpers each to be signed, some little boy and girl who's mother has been with the postman, is about to go on their first holiday for 10 years to the whitsundays, etc... has to stand behind them waiting because they love the CFC and just want to meet their heroes. Unfortunately they can't get those signatures on their caps because by the time their turn comes family day is over.

What a ridiculous argument. I don't think the Keynesian dynamics of a free market economy really come into play here. Scalping is illegal. If you need some further direction on the decent way to get jumpers signed to sell, get in touch. Otherwise, this really is pointless and pathetic.

Now - what were the rules on signing in with two different names...?

It may just be, but that's why it's called unlicensed merchandise. The owners of the goods - ie the signature - are not being reimbursed for their time and value. The 'unlicensed merchandisee' is virtually giving them a slap in the face when hocking someone else's property - ie their autograph - to someone else without prior consent or arrangement.

I don't understand how you could argue any other way. If the player, no matter who it was, was in on the deal, that's fine. If during family day for example they advertised as such, then i think you would be getting a different reaction from most of the people there. Why don't you ask the seller why he didn't bother to ask all the players there if it was ok with them that he can sell their signatures?

This argument is just getting loopier and stupider with every post.

A quick look at prices for signed jumpers and footballs will soon tell you there's little or no profit to be made, as the seller of this jumper is experiencing at present. Regardless, I don't have a problem with him or her selling the jumper as memorabilia is sold everyday on eBay and other outlets.

When is it appropriate? If the seller placed the jumper on eBay next year, is it now acceptable? Of course it is. Chris Judd signed the jumper in full knowledge that some people take the risk of trying to make a profit, but in 99+% of cases, people don't try. For that reason, players continue to give us autographs.

This is a mountain out of a mole hill.