With the growing number of fake Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue autographs on ebay at the moment I feel it worth mentioning a few points to look out for.Over the years I have  obtained 22 Kylie autographs. I am the Chairman of the Autograph Club of GB

1, In the mail before her cancer scare Kylie signed many promo pictures advertising her latest  single however quite a few have been pre prints, a famous one is a close up shot showing her with her necklace  going across her mouth.  6 x 4 inches and in colour this promo shows her signature  starting from her right arm, (your left as you look at the picture) a real signature starts slightly in from the edge of her arm pre prints start exactly on the edge of her arm.

2. In person Kylie has been known to sign mostly 10 x 8's but there are many fakes around, Kylie signs in at least 3 different ways.  'Kylie x' is popular note the K loops over itself with a big loop not a small one,  ' love heart drawing Kylie X'  very common and most are real with a big love heart no arrow added,  again watch that K on kylie her signature is quite large not tiny and neat like her body! other ways she signs ' love heart Kylie Love heart' and some times its simply Kylie with up to 3 'X's at the end (kisses) .

3. Note kylies logo she uses on her stage and CD's etc this logo is not how she signs normally a lot of fakes around copy her logo design be aware they are all fakes.  1970's LP's her early hits such as the famous one with her hair shaped like a hat are normally found at most car boot shops and charity shops, these where rarely signed unless  you met her.

4. I have been collecting for many years now and Kylies  since early 1980, she has only ever once dedecated and signed one item I have sent her  normally items sent to Kylie's agent are never signed but you do get the signed promo's. So if someone says they sent the picture to Kylies agent to be signed its a fake, unless they have proof it was for a special charity event or reason. She is simply too busy! (see 7)

5. Bad fakes are scribbles a K and a few scribbles unreadable has to be avoided all signatures are better if you can read them, however not all stars signatures are readable, Kylies should be very clear.

6. Rare signatures from Kylie are those with a full first name and surname but there are not many around to compare with, if you meet her ask for her full signature it would double its value overnight.

7. A word about promo pictures, Her famous White Diamond tour can sometimes be watched on MTV etc, in this she is shown signing promo on a tour bus well, they are on the table she signed a bundle and sends them out to her agent who then sends them to fans. however remember nothing else gets signed if you send it, unless there's a good reason.

I have seen many pre prints made by people to sell on ebay these are stated as pre prints and normally start at a low price, however, a lot of these pre prints are not from originals as stated,  they are not real to look at, when compared with the real thing, and they are also on glossy photographs normally these pictures are quite recent and its impossible for Kylie to have signed these in 2006 due to her having cancer and spending most of her time outside the UK. So even a pre print from an Original should be avoided as they are not ' even real  copies' in most cases, they are forged autographs copied, however if they are stating they are pre prints/copies they are not breaking any laws.  due to being pre prints,  but then again it still not right! . They have little value and we are talking a couple of quid if your lucky.

Kylies signature should be easy to read that is each and every letter not just the first bit, if you cannot read it don't buy it, Kylie is happy to sign for fans in person and always takes her time rarely rushing signatures, Kylie has a number of agents, Terry Blamey in the UK  (where the promo's come from but not in 2006)  and the same mgt in Australia, Kylie Loves Germany and I have seen quite a number of good autographs coming from Germany which where done  when she was touring. Autographs are available from her tours on memorabilia stalls which are normally at these events even big tours, my members have reported these as being for sale for about £50. Get them while you can!

Danni

Dannii signature is easy to fake why I see them I don't know as the value is far less these days than those of Kylies (promo's normally fetch a fiver)   she does sign things sent to her,  and  always signs promo's be aware of 10 x 8 unless brought from UACC or Autograph Council members etc.  Dannii signs most things sent to her  except topless stuff  as from 2007  normally you wait between 1-6 months for a reply in 2006 she signed within 2 months. now a different  agent than kylie.  Her autograph can have some value anything up to £35 is normal, but promo's can be brought on ebay cheap. One thing I would avoid is double signed items 10 x 8's showing both Kylie and Dannii nearly always are fakes, just to bring up the price, its easy to get a Dannii signature, harder to get Kylie,  famous picture is the one showing them both laying in a bed together looking very sexy, many fakes signatures of Kylie and sometimes Dannii too.

What to watch out for:

Dannii signature, her real name is Danni but she adds another 'i' at the end making Dannii,  the letter D should be clear and not squashed up to the next letter 'a', a lot of fakes show this mistake and some have them so squashed up you cannot read the first few letters of her name. Again try to get her to sign her full name you never see these ever!  Note the Love heart drawing sometimes its above the 'a' in Dannii or inbetween ' love' and her first  name.  Pink ink is used on  some promos,  or black ink avoid any other colours used.  however the type of pen can change biro, or felt tip etc this is exceptable.  Avoid any signatures from the USA I see many examples of her name forged coming from the States and from some foreign countries, she does travel a lot, so they cannot be ruled out as real, but from what I have seen so far on ebay most do not seem right.