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Autopen and ghost-signed thread

The "musician- direct" subforum is a great way to acquire autographs from artists we might never meet in person, but it's also a risk because you can never be 100% certain of the authenticity.

This thread is meant to keep a record and overview of confirmed autopens and those where serious doubts have been risen. (Limited to items discussed in this subforum)

This is a start, I'm open to suggestions. If there's no interest in a thread like this I'll remove it.

2022

[book] Bob Dylan - A Philosophy of Modern Song signed edition with LOA

Autopen confirmed by publisher

[book] Dolly Parton and James Patterson - Run Rose Run

Autopen not officially confirmed, but without a doubt proven on thi...

[book] Alicia Keys Girl on Fire - Premiere Collectibles bookplate

Autopen not officially confirmed, but without a doubt proven on this forum

[book] Kenny Loggins Still Alright (publisher-bound edition)
Autopen confirmed by publisher, according to B&N.

2021

[book] Dolly Parton - Songteller Deluxe signed edition

Autopen not officially confirmed, but without a doubt proven on thi...

[book] Robby Krieger - Set the Night on Fire (publisher-bound edition)

Some autopens confirmed on this forum. The tipped-in release is suspected to be a mix of both autopen and real autographs.

[book] David Copperfield's History of Magic (publisher-bound edition)

Autopens confirmed on this forum and by TPA expert Steve Grad.
The bookplates from Premiere are likely good.

[CD] Van Morrison Latest Record Project, Volume 1

Autopens confirmed on this forum

2020

[CD] Ozzy Osbourne Ordinary Man (US edition)
Autopens confirmed on this forum. The UK edition is likely good.

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Permalink Reply by Jor-El on November 21, 2022 at 10:25am

Do you have a source for Val Kilmer?

I think I remember the UK tipped-in were good, but there was a US bookplate release which was bad. However I can't find confirmation.

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Permalink Reply by EJ on November 21, 2022 at 10:31am

Jor-El, It was actually on this site back in June/21. But I also believe I saw it somewhere else referring to the one's that were sold by Book Soup, which I'm now trying to find again. Here's the link to the discussion on this forum: https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/val-kilmer-signed-b...

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Permalink Reply by Jor-El on November 21, 2022 at 10:50am

I think I've seen that, it might have been on RACC.

I remembered now you say Book Soup. They supposedly had a special signing but the books were suspected autopen. They were signed in the book on the title page, like the one in the thread you linked to.

The tipped-in books that said "this signed edition of..." were assumed good, as were the bookplates from Premiere.

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Permalink Reply by DPsCactus12 on November 21, 2022 at 10:27am

EJ, where were these confirmed to be autopenned from? I do have both and have never heard this before today.

I did get the Val from booksoup and I think the Bill from BAM.

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Permalink Reply by DPsCactus12 on November 21, 2022 at 10:17am

If memory serves me correctly:

Jelly Roll at least on Newbury - they pulled and refunded

Lana Del Rey

I've heard multiple things about DJ Khaled being auto

John Mellencamp was mixed questions on his last CD

Drew Barrymore on her cookbook from multiple places or nearly all of them were questioned on who signed

Hillary Clinton on the Grandmas Gardens has been rumored to have some autopen and some real

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Permalink Reply by Jason H on November 21, 2022 at 10:45am

Drew Barrymore im on the fence about. Possibly secretarial but im not convinced. Her heart seems to match authentic signatures. She might have just switched her signature up a little. I need to revisit that one