Take a look on ebay and see what celeb autographs are getting. There are people showing up at concerts and events carrying bags full of things for autographs. By charging (sometimes exorbitant) prices for an autograph, it is effectively putting the ebayers out of business.
I wouldn't pay for a meet-and-greet/autograph either, but just a month ago my brother gave me a birthday gift of a m+g with Todd Rundgren - money went to some charity thing. It was 10 minutes in a room with Todd and is wife and a half dozen others. Got a picture with him, didn't ask for an autograph (I've already got a few - not for sale!)
A little later, outside the venue I saw two guys (one of whom I'd seen at the concert), each with a stack of Todd/Utopia albums they were hoping to get autographed - you can be sure they weren't planning on keeping them all.
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