About Avid Fan Expertise I am an avid autograph collector, and have been so for many years now. I started by writing to my favourite stars as a child, with a very good success rate. If you need a contact address for a celebrity, then I will do my best to help you. I cannot help with valuations for autographs, but if you are in the UK then I can point you in the right direction. I cannot help with ascertaining whether a signature is genuine, either; I can simply help you find that (sometimes elusive) contact address, whether a UK-based or a US-based celebrity.
Experience I have been writing to celebrities (TV, cinema and sports stars) on and off for 20 years. With some celebrities, you have a slim to zero chance of a genuine autograph, as many have a policy of only sending a pre-printed autograph, and I know which celebrities to 'avoid' if you are after the real deal!
Question How do you feel about the autopen? If a celebrity only responds to autograph requests with an autopen signature, is it considered an autograph?
Answer Hello Steve, many thanks for your question.
The easy answer is: NO, an autopen 'signature' is not worth having at all. It is about as useless as a photocopied signature. It's OK if you just want something to display in a frame but it is totally worthless, believe me. It is produced via a machine and the celebrity concerned has nothing whatsoever to do with it.
The autopen 'autographs' that I have received have gone straight in the bin...!
