Remember my friend Mark Chaet? Of course you do. His mug was seemingly everywhere last year in a major print campaign. And a couple of years ago, every time I walked past a television, he was on-screen in some show or movie or other. (Which no doubt makes Mark wish I’d walk past more televisions.)

Living where I do, and leading the life I do, I have a high level of access to Mark. I could call him right now on his cellphone, if I so chose. You may not be so lucky. But nevertheless, you can own a precious piece of classic Chaet memorabilia, thanks to eBay.

That’s right, here’s your chance to own a piece of collectible Chaet memorabilia: a signed photograph of the actor from his “General Hospital” days. It’s priced to move, with an opening bid of just 49¢. A little background on this priceless collectible, courtesy of the subject, who was alerted electronically that this rare offering had been posted by an anonymous investor:

By the way, the 49¢ opening bid request is less than it cost me to have the photo printed, and probably less than it cost me to mail it to the General Hospital fan who requested it. I did 13 episodes in 1989 as Serge, a brainwasher disguised as an ice cream man, pushing a little freezer cart with bells – the bells were the Pavlovian device I used, having brainwashed Colton to kill Frisco. I was supposed to be Greek, and in one episode, I ad libbed a few words in Greek that I’d learned for that purpose. In Greek, I called another character a bastard. Take that Standards and Practices. Ever the rascal.

So there you have it: the provenance behind this piece, irrefutably certifying its authenticity. You won’t want to let this one get away.

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