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Word up! Has anyone gotten a Cameo as a gift for someone?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Scout, May 24, 2020.

  1. champ_kind

    champ_kind Well-Known Member

    Was supposed to get married a couple weeks ago, but it's pushed to August. My fiancee's friends surprised her with a Zoom get-together that featured random cameos including Nancy Kerrigan ($50!). We thanked them via Mark McGrath.
     
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  2. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    Wait... you can cameo someone into a zoom?
     
  3. OscarMadison

    OscarMadison Well-Known Member

    @Scout, your wife must have been over the moon. Fiona is adorable.
     
  4. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    Her birthday is June 11th.

    I’m hoping it’s a home run.
     
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  5. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    We got Scott Ian from Anthrax to record something for my friend’s 50th. He was awesome.
     
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  6. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    Pete Rose $160
     
  7. Severian

    Severian Well-Known Member

    I've had friends get Cameos for each other. It's a great gift, especially if someone you know is into really niche movie and TV stars.
     
  8. Pilot

    Pilot Well-Known Member

    I got my wife James Murray from the Impractical Jokers TV show last year. I also got her tickets to see their traveling tour the following week, so it was perfect.

    I actually got the request in late... they say to get it in a week ahead of time. I gave them maybe 3 or 4 days? And I hadn't heard back even the night before her birthday and went to bed assuming it wouldn't work out. Then when I woke up, sure enough, I had a video on my phone. He recorded it while on vacation on a yacht off the French coast.

    I think he cost $150 when I did it. He was almost immediately up to $200, and now he charges $350. I felt dumb enough paying $150. I only did it because my wife LOVES that show, and a video from him went perfectly with the show tickets. I probably wouldn't have done $200, and definitely wouldn't consider $350. It's amazing to me so many people do. But he has nearly 500 reviews. He could have easily made $100,000 doing it, even after the cut for Cameo. That's pretty amazing.

    It worked out great. She still talks about it and all her family thought it was super cool, so win win win.
     
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  9. Pilot

    Pilot Well-Known Member

    I follow the TV show Survivor pretty close, and it's amazing how well some of those people do on there. One guy from two seasons back (Rick Devens) said he's done more than 700, charging $29 each. That's insane to me.
     
  10. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    For just $160, I can get Pete Rose to record himself saying, "Give me the Cards vs. the Reds on the moneyline"?
     
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  11. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    If he’s willing to do it. I’m guessing 50/50 he takes it.
     
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  12. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    It’s creepy how many people who were once in Trumps White House staff that are on it.
     
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