Can't bid me, love - Starr blames eBay for autograph ban

Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr says his decision to stop giving autographs was stirred by fans offered sealed equipment upon eBay.

The drummer posted a video message upon his website in October 2008 saying he would no longer sign memorabilia, as well as which air blower mail would be thrown away.

>Speaking to BBC Radio 2 upon Sunday, Starr pronounced he had turn aware which fans "were creation money" from his name.

"I was signing as well as afterwards they were upon eBay a next day. So I just decided, I consider I've done my share. That's it."

Starr told Sir Terry Wogan he had written "millions" of autographs before imposing a ban, as well as he had been astounded by a greeting to his announcement.

"I honestly didn't consider it was going to be world news - BBC as well as CNN," he laughed.

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Starr voiced his designation ban in this video

Items carrying a designation of all four Beatles can still command a tall cost - a business card sealed by a Fab Four sold for £3,500 during Christie's last year.

But a cost of Starr's signature upon its own varies widely, according to Mark Riddle from designation experts Memorabilia UK.

Items sealed during his time in a Beatles can be approaching to fetch between £300-500, though some-more new equipment will sell for around £80-120.

Mr Riddle says a worth of Starr's signature had risen slightly, around 30%, given his self-imposed ban.

Ringo Starr's full interview from Weekend Wogan will be available upon a BBC Radio 2 website from Monday, twelve April.

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