Seems like Scott, Gabriele and many others like myself think pokemon is a little young still.
Whether you did or didn’t take advantage of Arita, it doesn’t matter. Someone else would or wouldn’t of, and it will become a learning experience for many.
Maybe pokemon company will limit once they realise the large value in this.
They already don’t allow signings in Japan at the office. Or in person. Unless it’s at official events. I’m sure some may slip through. But I won’t name names, but friends here have been rejected at the doorsteps where many of these artists and designers work.
So, it is not easy to get these autographs.