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Paul McCartney - PSA says "no" Roger Epperson says "yes."

I find this very perplexing. I found an autograph of Paul McCartney in my everpresent search for the elusive "guaranteed" authentic signature. You all have been very helpful, and I am hoping you can help me sort this out. I submitted the following to Roger Epperson, and he deemed it genuine. I also submitted it to PSA quick opinion and it came back "likely not genuine." This confuses me. I know Roger is very knowledgeable.... why would PSA come back with a negative opinion in this case? Gar.

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Permalink Reply by JAKE JONES on July 12, 2016 at 9:00pm

Go with Roger`s opinion.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on July 12, 2016 at 9:04pm

The McCartney signature is unusual and at first look I wasn't sure. The "All the best!" inscription is what made me confident that it was real.

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Permalink Reply by Xwiesy on July 12, 2016 at 9:05pm

Between the two, it's not close.

Go with Roger.

PSA means well, I like them but for music, he cannot be beat.

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Permalink Reply by Edward Siebert on July 12, 2016 at 9:25pm

It's definitely real. Roger is right. I don't think there is that much unusual with the signature, except. Larger dip between the r and t in the last name. Not unusual for him to do a bigger, more pronounced P. And Steve is right, the 'all the best' is definitely his writing.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on July 12, 2016 at 9:33pm

PSA quick opinion is like paying for a coin flip.

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Permalink Reply by James on July 12, 2016 at 9:42pm

What is "Likely Not Genuine" is the effort put forth in their opinion.

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Permalink Reply by James on July 12, 2016 at 9:38pm

Here's the deal. PSA/DNA Quick Opinion service is WORTHLESS! It needs to be said. Now I'm not talking about their full service, just the Quick Opinion. I have seen their QO service say "Likely Not Genuine" on several things that were in fact quite genuine. They error on the side of caution supposedly, or is it that they really don't give it much thought for your $10? I just wonder how many legitimate sales they have screwed up for legitimate sellers.

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Batson on July 13, 2016 at 5:39am

What he said.

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Permalink Reply by Full Time Flipper on July 13, 2016 at 12:13pm

totally agree

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Permalink Reply by Rich on July 12, 2016 at 9:48pm

To PSA defenders who say "you get what you pay for" or "you're just paying for an opinion" . . . that's a bunch of crap. PSA's irresponsibility can effectively piss on the value of an authentic piece since they are such a big name in authentication. Quick Opinion is pure greed and utter indifference to presenting a quality service. Money grab - nothing more.

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Permalink Reply by Paul on July 12, 2016 at 10:35pm

Someone posted something recently that they bought from an auction which failed psa but it already had been pre certified psa and Grad had to fix the mess up. Does anyone recall what that was?