I have two PP's, Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz. I don't treasure then with my other successes but I know i is almost impossible I will ever meet them (as I live in the UK) and they don't sign TTM.

Some people don't mind.. as long as it's an autograph, it's ok or as long as they get something back, it's ok for them.

I've often thought this! To me, writing to a celebrity that only sends pp's is a waste of time, effort and stamps! If you're happy with a nice printed photo, save your money and stationary and print one from google {thumb2}

[quote="Pencebaseball9"]At least when I say "success" when I'm posting a pre-print, it's a success because I received something back from the testing address. It's not a successful autograph, but it was not a RTS. 8)[/quote]
I agree with you, Pencebaseball9, [i]if[/i] I get a preprint, autopen, ect. I won't exactly call it a "failure" as it would seem like I got a RTS... :? It's still a "success" as you [b]did[/b] get a reply. Anyways, I recently threw out all of my preprints and stopped counting them in my autograph count - I now only have authentics in my collection! :mrgreen:

Thanks,
Lizanne

At least when I say "success" when I'm posting a pre-print, it's a success because I received something back from the testing address. It's not a successful autograph, but it was not a RTS. 8)

[quote="Moridin"]I know thats why I'm asking, to the people who do, WHY they count them as successes.[/quote]

Several reasons. Some keep them as getting an authentic TTM is impossible/difficult from that celeb. Some refuse to believe they're not authentic. Some keep them as they're copies of an authentic. The list goes on.

I know thats why I'm asking, to the people who do, WHY they count them as successes.

It is a matter of preference. Depends on what people like and do not like.
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Personally I dont count preprints, stamps or autopens as successes, to me they're all failures.

But some people collect them, and thats their choice.

Something I've seen on this site is that people actually count things like preprints as a success. I don't get it. It isn't an authentic autograph, it is a facsimile and the celebrity wasn't even around that particular picture. It's basically a photocopy.

Sure it might be a nice picture and a nice piece of memorabilia but it definitely is NOT an autograph. I'd rather have a stamp or an AP so i can remove the signature and try to get it signed authentically

Someone explain??