I am copying my post over from celebautos.co.uk :
I'm sorry but most fanmail.biz users take a very blinkered approach to the authenticity of their autographs. They so desperately want to believe it is real when all the evidence points to the contrary. I would love for Colin's TTM autograph to be authentic because he is one of my top favourite actors, but even I can't fool myself so badly!
How in heaven's name does, for example, James's recent IP success from Colin at the BAFTAS 2011 (
http://jamesautograph.fotopic.net/p69049635.html ) look anything like the ones "Colin" sends out TTM?! Are people seriously suggesting, that Mr.Firth has one completely different style of handwriting and signature for IP, and one completely different style of handwriting and signature for TTM?! I don't know of many celebrities who would do such a thing, what would be the point?! And what about the fast turn-around time?! You'd swear with such fast replies that you're dealing with someone who's just won a Razzie rather than an Oscar.
jenny86 is having a particularly hard time accepting that the TTMs are very likely sec. First, she propsed this topic as evidence:
viewtopic.php?f=128&t=166356 - I don't have anything against mymymy (Benedict) but unfortunately there was a bit of a hoo-ha about him faking his successes and he later had to apologize to everyone for it.
Now she comes along with this topic:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=209990 - P.A.A.S is one of the least known authenticators around. They're probably best known for not being able to spell authentication on their C.O.A's, and for passing a fake Neil Armstrong as legit, which went on to sell for around $2000 on eBay. I suspect that's not the only fake they've passed as legit. I would not expect them to have ANY sound knowledge of Colin's autographs. And third-party authenticators are generally bad news.
Colin's TTM autographs are, until someone can provide SOLID evidence to the contrary, secretarial.