For TRASH - Getting To Know The Various Forms Of Autographs

[evenjk]

thanks for the great info

[apathyandme]

i read the info on autopen and it seems like such a waste of a machine! why use an instrument to fake signatures when it takes a mere two seconds to sign a real one? if i were a celebrity i wouldn't spend money on some robot to sign my fanmail for me. i'd either do it myself, buy preprints, or just not even reply at all, if i really didn't feel like it. i don't know, maybe it's just me, but the whole autopen thing just seems a little sad and pathetic.

[TheCollector]

i read the info on autopen and it seems like such a waste of a machine! why use an instrument to fake signatures when it takes a mere two seconds to sign a real one? if i were a celebrity i wouldn't spend money on some robot to sign my fanmail for me. i'd either do it myself, buy preprints, or just not even reply at all, if i really didn't feel like it. i don't know, maybe it's just me, but the whole autopen thing just seems a little sad and pathetic.

Hi apathyandme

The reason some celebs use autopens is because they are just too busy to sign for the vast amount of mail they get! Some celebs do send out preprints, but that means that every fan will get the same photo each time.

The benefits of autopens are that they can be used to sign different photos, and even sign on photos that are sent in by fans. I agree, it is still not a genuine autograph, but it is not a "fake".

Fakes are autographs that are signed by people who are pretending to be a celebrity and are meant to defraud.

Most celebs who do send out autopens or preprints WILL also sign genuine autographs, but it is just a case of catching them at the right time

It can be disappointing to receive an autopen (or a preprint for that matter), but it is my guess that most collectors would prefer to get some response from a celebrity they admire than to simply be ignored

Just my opinion . . . .

Ian

[apathyandme]

yeah that makes a lot of sense. it's always great to get something back in the mail, even if it isn't genuine. though i do find the secretarial thing to be quite humourous!

[dark_raider]

job on all the cluses. This will hep me out.

[autographgirl]

Another way to tell if your autograph is real is to smell it, usually with sharpies there is a strong scent to it when smelt up close.
Allyson

[dark_raider]

a really good one. I'll have to remember that one

[Smith]

John Talvota is Sec fact. Anybody that disagrees is just blind. He said years ago he did not sign TTM and it is clearly his sister signing for him. But im sure people will still believe its him signing.

[Joeay]

John Talvota is Sec fact. Anybody that disagrees is just blind. He said years ago he did not sign TTM and it is clearly his sister signing for him. But im sure people will still believe its him signing.

That's what I tried to say as well

[outofrehab]

i think it is bad of celebs to send out pp, and autopens because they are cheating their fans out of an autograph, if they get loads of fanmail, they should make an effort to send out as many real autographs as they can, that way if you keep trying you will eventually get one. also i find it hard to believe that some of the celebs who send out pp ie rowan atkinson, are too busy to sign!