"for that handful of people who do feel there is a difference in legitimacy between stamping a signature and handwriting a signature I think might cause people who otherwise wouldn’t care (or even given it a thought as to whether they cared if the signature was hand-written or stamped) to think they should care and could prevent them from buying it. "
Do you actually think this is the minority? Maybe it's common knowledge for people who actually collect signed memorabilia (I don't know), but every person I have told this Fran Drescher story to (who don't care about theatre, Fran Drescher or signed memorabilia) laugh because it is seems ridiculous/unexpected.
And you're absolutely right that telling them might cause them to care, and this is exactly what being completely open and honest about the product they are getting is about. It concerns me that people here think it is ok to rip people off if it's for charity, lol.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.