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Permalink Reply by Martin Slack on June 11, 2020 at 2:03am

I emailed PSA about there opinion that the Disney was fake and this is the reply I had.

Alyssa (Collectors Universe) May 22, 2020, 7:02:21 AM PDT Good morning, We are the most trusted authentication company on the market. People will still submit items even with an "unlikely to be real" to us because: 1. The Quick Opinion gives them a discount. 2. Sending it in for full authentication will give them closure and they know for certain whether it is authentic or not. Regards, Alyssa Customer Service I really think this person is a sandwich short of a picnic....If you tell me that an autograph, in your opinion is not real....Why would I send it for full authentication ....DOH

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Permalink Reply by Martin Slack on June 11, 2020 at 2:06am

This is the difference between PSA and Phil Sears.....I sent him a signed Walt Disney photo for a quick opinion and as you can see....he advised me it was not signed by Walt and not to send it to him because of the added expense.

I have reviewed the image you provided of the "Walt Disney" signature on the color fan card.  Unfortunately it is signed by Disney publicity artist Bob Moore, not by Walt Disney personally. This was common practice at the Disney Studio.

 

This is a "preliminary" opinion because it is based upon a photograph. I only issue certificates of authenticity after inspecting an autograph in person. I do not recommend going to the expense of sending this piece to me for further evaluation. While a piece that looks good in a photo sometimes looks worse in person, the reverse is not true. A signature that is clearly not right in a photograph never looks better upon closer scrutiny.

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Permalink Reply by Al on June 11, 2020 at 4:22am

She is full of s***, instead of saying maybe they made a mistake (like they have done loads of times).

Who is their resident expert on Walt? Do they even have one? Doubt it. 

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Permalink Reply by Martin Slack on June 11, 2020 at 4:24am

Totally agree Al ++++++++++++

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Permalink Reply by Martin Peters on June 11, 2020 at 5:48am

That is a very nice Disney.  It looks a lot like this one which I used to own.

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Permalink Reply by R. Tanner on June 11, 2020 at 7:09am

Those Quick Opinions aren't always Quick, I have waited 3 days and longer on a Quick Opinion to be rendered in the past. Meanwhile the auction ends and it's an item a buyer wants if it's authentic and it's a good deal. With the amount of forgeries in the market, can you blame a buyer on be cautious with his/her hard earned money? Sadly I have been in a similar situation and honestly I think it's great that Ebay has buyer protection policies.

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