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When I send out my requests, Does sending a photo with my SASE increase or Decrease my chances of getting an autograph back?

Hi wheniam6 ,

Well, it generally does not increase or decrease your chances of getting an autograph back.
It does for some celebrities, very few, [the only person I can think of straight off the bat is the guy who played McLovin in Superbad (Christopher Mintz-Plasse)] only respond if you send a picture.

Sending a picture does help with receiving an authentic autograph with some celebrities (again some, not most, just a few.)
Some celebrities send pre-prints but sign authentically if you provide a picture (celebs such as Tim Allen and I think Jimmy Carter.)

To answer the main question, no it does not increase or decrease your chances of getting an autograph [for most (close to all) celebs.]


-corekid [reindeer]

I am yet to receive one of my pictures back signed, the celebrities who I have received autographs from have always sent their own picture, and kept mine! So I don't think it would make that much difference really if you sent a picture or not for most celebrities. Like corekid said, some celebrities will only sign if you include a picture, but I am yet to experience this. I think a lot of celebrities sign their pictures in bulk so they wouldn't have time to then go and sign everyones individual pictures that they send also. But I could be wrong!

Hello

I almost always send my own photos to whoever I am writing to, just in case