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What is the difference between a pre-certification versus a quick opinion?

Just curious. Do they not basically have the same meaning?

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on August 5, 2018 at 9:19am

I believe that pre-certification guarantees that an item will pass authentication, while an item that has received a positive quick opinion could possibly fail authentication.

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Permalink Reply by marc e on August 5, 2018 at 10:47am

pre certified meand he gave his approval its real but u don't get any paperwork for it

also keep in mind they never physicaly see the itiem its done through pictures

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 5, 2018 at 10:51am

"...also keep in mind they never physicaly see the itiem its done through pictures..."

This is VERY important. +1

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on August 5, 2018 at 11:04am

Sounds like a quick opinion on steroids then.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on August 5, 2018 at 11:24am

Apparently this is an example currently on eBay of PSA pre-certification.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Charlton-Heston-Autographed-Pamphlet-PSA-P...

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on August 5, 2018 at 11:52am

Scott Paul, here my dilemma and why I initiated this discussion. I'm still mildly irked over what happened to me on the Bay a few days ago. I'm trying to come up with a solution on how to proceed.

In a way I feel I was specifically targeted. Why? By whom? How do I protect myself? Is it going to get to the point that only those who do business with certain people/companies will be allowed to play the game?

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on August 5, 2018 at 3:01pm

If anyone at PSA actually looked at that Heston and "pre-approved" it then they have serious issues there. I am not sure if they did or not. If it was a quick opinion that the seller got that is just as bad.

I do not blame you for be irritated at eBay and their haphazard (at best) "policing: of their site. They refused to help me out a few years ago before the days of paypal when most sellers only took money orders or checks. I have no respect what so ever for eBay. It certainly appears someone targeted you maybe a person with a competing listing? With the number of "Challton Heston" autographs on eBay right now where is that guy (or gal) with those?

I know there are a couple big sellers that have "pre-approved" either by JSA or PSA I suspect maybe they are big customers of theirs.