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Vikings Blood Legacy & Vikings Sword of Kings: Is PSA Quick Opinion virtually worthless for more experienced collectors?

I just received two "Likely Not Genuine" opinions on items that I am 99% sure are authentic. This came as a shock to me - both items are multi-signed items (10 and 4 signatures respectively) that have many spot-on signatures I am familiar with. The seller is also very reputable and works in official partnership with the studio (MGM) that employs the actors who signed the items (MGM even confirmed this partnership with me). I was hoping to use the QO to serve as the final "nail in the coffin", but apparently PSA QO thinks these are fakes. Should PSA's opinion simply be completely discarded in this situation?

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I would post the 2 items here. This thread needs pics. The services they provide are not impacted by your experience. A Quick Opinion is just that - it is to be understood, in my opinion, that with any decent opinion the collector has already ruled out the obvious fakes, preprints/reprints/facsimiles/Autopens/secretarials/TTM's etc. Nothing is better than an in hand examination - a quick opinion is just that. Probably much less than 2 minutes is spent.

Thanks for your response - here are the two pics. I just won them from VIP Fan Auctions who partners with MGM to sell movie props from the "Vikings" show. They said they obtained these directly from a contact at the studio. As mentioned, MGM confirmed this partnership with me. I was debating on whether or not to send these in for authentication, and I was hoping a PSA "Likely Genuine" opinion would be a happy medium (which unfortunately I did not get).

What exemplars do you have of these signatures? Post them please. At a glance these signatures on the first item might appear all by the same hand at one time with one pen.

Real or fake, I think it's likely the same pen was used. Studying the signatures in person, the ink appears to be the same. The seller said this was intended to be a studio-issued promo giveaway and I'm guessing they would have had all the actors sign it at once when they were on set. See attached for some reprints being sold on eBay. Thanks for your help!

Are those known to be authentic?

Mostly like, but can't be certain - sorry. See attached for some examples that have PSA certification and one I obtained in person.

The first two items shown do not appear to be authentic from looking at your exemplars

Got it. I do believe they are authentic, but your opinion has convinced me to send them into the PSA for full authentication. How did you come to that conclusion?

By looking at them alongside the authentics. Different or lacking traits. A drawn or hesitant quality as well. I would not throw good money after bad with PSA. See what others here think. Its free and often more valuable.

If they are indeed found to be fake it would be pretty crazy. After all, I didn't buy these off some random person on eBay. They would have to either be forged by MGM themselves or their officially licensed prop seller.

Also, I am only attaching the first three exemplars because they are PSA certified. If we are using the logic that PSA isn't that reliable, shouldn't we disqualify the first three exemplars and only be using the fourth exemplar (which I obtained in person)?

No, one should have many more exemplars. If PSA is reliable or not, it still comes down to each signature. Broad statements don't apply - each signature on its own merits.

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