I began going to horror and comic conventions back in 2009. I was able to get numerous celebrity autographs including legends that I grew up watching like Gunnar Hansen and Doug Bradley. Neither of them charged for selfies and their autographs were around $30 a piece. The same convention I went to in 2009 had over 100 horror celebrity guests this past year and not a single one charged under $50 for an autograph and most charged $30+ for selfies. Not to mention "professional" photo ops costing in the hundreds in some cases. Those weren't really a thing in 2009 except in the very largest cons. I might cut back on going to cons except as a vendor. I understand inflation, cost of living, travel expenses etc. but I don't have disposable income like I did 15 years ago either.