Secretarial Signatures

 This is when a celebrity has their secretary or assistant, etc. sign their signature for them. Usually if you get a personalized "Sharpie" response from a "Major" star very quickly, this may be the case, but not always. I've received some signed photos where the secreterial signature is very good and some where it is not even close to what it should look like. In this case, you know it is fake, so you really do have to do research if you want to know if the signature is authentic. You can check mags and websites for genuine examples of their signatures which have normally been obtained in person to compare it with. Sometimes the secretary will inscribe your name on a pre-printed photo around the printed signature.