Autographed Photos

On 1 July 2014, Chris created an eBay listing for autographed photos of himself. He apparently learned from the multiple failed listings of the Original Sonichu and Rosechu Drawing, since he did not allow bidding on the listing. Instead, he set a comparably reasonable Buy It Now price of $20 for each photo, with immediate payment required, making it less susceptible to trolling. In the Q&A for the listing, Chris indicated that he would wear the Sonichu medallion on request, but that his "The Classic" shirt had been lost in the fire. By the time sales were temporarily suspended in November 2014, 104 photos had been sold, several to CWCki Forums members. In June 2015 he inaugurated a new eBay account with a listing of autographed photos, managing to sell four.

He resumed selling autographs in 2018, which proved to be a popular item that year.

Description
Original description:

Revised description as of 24 July:

Facebook updates
Evidently Chris seems to think that people who bought photos also follow him on Facebook, because he addressed his buyers in general there regarding the status of orders. On 3 July, he stated that he has "filled every order" and yet "still [has] more to do", including packaging and shipping. He complained that a flash flood warning and the 4 July post office holiday would delay him. Despite this, several orders were shipped on 3 July, and at least one arrived as of 5 July (showing him wearing the Sonichu medallion as promised).

Questions and answers
Hi there, how much would shipping be to 4170 Australia? I may be interested in purchasing two photographs, is combined shipping available? Would multiple affect the shipping cost? Thank you!@undefined

Hi Chris, What are the size of these pictures and are they printed on real photo paper? Thanks and good luck in your online sales.@undefined

Hello Chris! Congratulations on your new endeavour. I'm from the UK, but I want to have my copy shipped to an address in Canada. Would you be able to do this? (I don't use eBay much, so I'm unfamiliar with how it works.)@undefined

hi chris! would you be willing to write a personalised message on the autographed pictures?@undefined

Hi Christian. Can I have a print of the fourth picture with the message "All that is down is only the floor" followed by your autograph? Thank you.@undefined

Hello Chris, Would it be possible for you to take a photo in the shirt you wear in the comics. I would buy one but I want something authentic Sonichu. The current shirt is not nice enough.@undefined

Can you confirm the shipping price to the UK? Ebay is telling me that it would cost $15 which does not seem right.@undefined

Any chance you could wear the Sonichu medallion?@undefined

i was wanting to know how personal of a message can I get? 3@undefined

I'm a little confused as to what I would be getting if I bought this item. According to your description you are not taking photographic requests, however, you also say this "Note: the featured sample photograph headshots are of myself personally; they will not necessarily be used for distribution of my autograph." so I am wondering what exactly are you selling? If I point out which one of the pictures you have posted, are you going to make a copy of that or take a totally new picture?@undefined

Will the Photo Glossy Paper be shipped with cardboard or something similar to prevent damage?@undefined

What size are these?@undefined

What quality stock are the photos printed on, and do they come framed considering the $40 price it would be to buy one internationally?@undefined

Hey there! If I buy an autographed photo of yours, will I be able to choose one of the pictures displayed in your auction or do you choose them randomly? Cheers, [redacted]@undefined

2018 sales
Chris resumed selling autographs in the summer of 2018, first through Mercari and then ebay. This time around, the autographs were all based on one photo (with the occasional variant poking fun at his own past), framed, with the only customization offered being which version of his name he would sign. He charged $50 for each and included three Sonichu stickers as a bonus. The standard autographs were quickly snapped up by fans.

Damaged frames
Chris decided that shipping the framed autographs in an envelope lined with bubble wrap would be sufficient if he wrote "fragile" on it. This led to complaints of the products being damaged in transit.

Chris replied to one of the complaints on Twitter, managing to blame the customer and the postal service instead of himself :

"That is not my fault the frame got broke in transaction, the envelope was clearly marked “Fragile” and “Handle With Care”, and it was shipped well in a bubble envelope. Either you, being Trollish, or the Postal Carriers are to blame for the frame’s arriving condition."

He has yet to receive negative feedback on this faulty shipping method on his ebay account. One buyer, who noted the damaged frame in feedback, nevertheless rated the transaction positive.