An auto-pen is done by a device that records the signature and signs the photo the same way each time. The dots show where the printing stopped.

A preprint is essentially a photocopy of an autograph. The celebrity signs one copy and makes a bunch of photocopies of it. In that case, when you look at the photo, you can see that the signature is a part of the photo, not sitting on top of the photo as it should if it were signed with a real pen.

tracijazz wrote:I still dont undetdtand how to spot an auto pen. Can anyone explain this clearer. Thx

Do you research on these forums, compare some "successes" from the same person. AP sig is always exactly the same, to the slightest details. (see Johnny Depp)

PP is printed together with photo and can easily be recognized, as it's not written over it. (see Daniel Radcliffe)

tracijazz wrote:I still dont undetdtand how to spot an auto pen. Can anyone explain this clearer. Thx

There are dots @ the end of the autograph each time the pen stops. And some people are 100% that do send auto-pens. LOL! Some we just know.

I still dont undetdtand how to spot an auto pen. Can anyone explain this clearer. Thx

Pre print: the sig is IN the photo.
Can easily be spotted.

AP is on top of the photo like an authentic BUT there are DOTS whenever the pen stops from the machine.

Autopen is from a MACHINE.
PP is a copy.

Both are fake.

What is the difference between an auto pen and pre print?

How do you tell the difference?

Thanks!