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Permalink Reply by DeezNutz on August 11, 2026 at 10:16am

Auto pen master 

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Permalink Reply by Addison Casey on August 11, 2026 at 6:44pm

It’s a shame because I love everything about this album the Muppets, the green color, but I am just not taking a chance on Seth MacFarlane because of the constant auto pens on his items 😢

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Permalink Reply by Tobysautographs on August 14, 2026 at 9:07am

now at Recordstore UK too! I'm taking the gamble as we rarely get the chance here across the pond for Seth's stuff

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Permalink Reply by hbw60 on August 14, 2026 at 7:11pm

As mentioned here, Seth has been widely criticized for using autopens - even in situations where it's borderline illegal (most notably, when he was paid to sign official trading cards for The Orville and used the autopen). However, that was a major headache for Rittenhouse, because they were forced to correct the situation for their customers. To fix the situation, Seth hand-signed a set of replacement cards, and the company allowed collectors to mail in their cards for a swap.

But even though Seth eventually signed them, I'm sure Rittenhouse was furious. It must have been a hassle to handle shipping for all of those cards. And more importantly, their reputation took a huge hit. Their trustworthiness dropped. And I'm sure Seth realized that he was causing problems for his business partners.

This was in 2020, I believe. And ever since then, I think he's curbed the autopen usage to prevent another scandal. His latest album, Lush Life, was personally signed (there are many copies on eBay that were authenticated by the major companies). And I believe that the Orville book that came out last year also had genuine signatures.

So even though Seth has historically been the king of autopens, I believe the Rittenhouse scandal changed things a bit. If you're after Seth's signature, this low price makes it worth a gamble, in my opinion.

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