Real or pre-print?
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:46 pm
Hi Dubsbball14,Dubsbball14 wrote:Hey it's me again. Got another question. Whenever I get autographs I usually can tell if they're real or PP's. I am having a struggle figuring out if my Bob Barker one is authentic. Im almost sure but do you know any simple ways to find out? Thanks.
Thanks for your posting! It is pretty difficult sometimes to tell the difference.
The best way I have found is to find yourself a good lamp and (providing the photo is glossy as most are) tilt the picture away from you under the lamp and the autograph should look matt/dull against the glossy print surface. This works a treat with autos signed in marker/sharpie.
For autos signed in biro or roller pen, - check out the reverse of the print to see if you can detect any imprint of the pen on the back. Silver/gold marker or gel pen autographs are similar to marker autos above. Tilt the pic away from you and you should see the difference in surface texture.
With metallic/gel pens you might also be able to (carefully) feel the raised ink on the print with the back of your nail - don't scratch it off!
Finally, if you still can't tell from this, then try to find somebody else with an auto from the same person. (use the fanmail.biz toolbar - download it at http://www.fanmail.biz/toolbar/toolbar.php ) and do a search on fanmail.biz for your celeb.
I did this for you for Bob Barker (check out here for the results - http://www.fanmail.biz/feedback/Bob_Barker.html ) and it appears that all the Bob Barker autos there are pre-prints. They all have identical signatures in the exact identical position.
Compare these with yours though to be sure!
Hope this is helpful!
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Ian
