I would reckon that VAs know how broke they are, and how broke their fans might be, so they could be eating each other over what they might spend at the few cons that go on. They could be fighting over scraps at this point, and... well... when you get 15 people on a GOOD day that want your autographs, then the economy gets nuked, you might be competing with someone else for 10 TOTAL.
My theory, anyway...
Sabat and those with other revenue streams might be fine, but the jackals that he and the other lions toss scrap must be ravenous.