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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on June 30, 2019 at 3:28pm

A quick opinion is nothing more than that. Perhaps you can provide us with a scan of the signature for opinions.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 1, 2019 at 6:51pm

+1 and agree - post it.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on June 30, 2019 at 4:57pm

Feedback on eBay is not necessarily an indication that a seller’s items are authentic.  Most buyers leave positive feedback when they receive their item to indicate that they had a positive buying experience.  Nothing more.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on July 1, 2019 at 6:15pm

True, I get this point, but I would think if a perdon has hundreds of positive feedback over years as a seller that somebody would have left a negative comment if an item they purchased wasn’t deemed authentic.  

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 1, 2019 at 6:50pm

This presupposes that the buyers actually tried to get further authentication. I do not believe that typical of the average person buying autographs on eBay. Even if the feedback is all it seems, the individual autograph is what matters. Everyone makes mistakes.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on June 30, 2019 at 4:59pm

I’m aware of one instance in which a signature failed a PSA/DNA Quick Opinion, but was subsequently authenticated by PSA/DNA. The kicker is that it appears to be a forgery.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel S. on July 1, 2019 at 5:50pm

Whose signature, ballroom?

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on July 1, 2019 at 6:02pm

Jimi Hendrix

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Permalink Reply by Daniel S. on July 1, 2019 at 6:33pm

I don’t suppose it was during the transition in principle authenticators, Grad to Keating?

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on July 1, 2019 at 7:05pm

No, it happened prior to that time, in 2015.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on July 1, 2019 at 6:12pm

Thanks everybody for your feedback.  If there is only person who has ever heard of a Quick Opinion being changed from negative to positive after sending the item in that’s not very promising.

I know the Quick Opinions are probably done...well, quickly, but I wonder if they are done hastily too without a lot of care involved as one might expect when reviewing an item in person. Does anybody know if these reviewers are the same people who review the actual items that are submitted or are they “junior reviewers” or some other term to indicate that they are less experienced than others.   Plus, I know their review is only limited to the images that are available online in the listing, but when an item is submitted isn’t that reviewed with more scrutiny to look at the age of the ink or that paper used?  Also, do these companies take into consideration that a persons autograph may change over time?  I’ve seen different types of Hank Aaron signatures and Ton Brady signatures over the years.   

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 1, 2019 at 6:47pm

To me, a Quick Opinion rules out the obvious forgeries and known preprints. It is up the consumer in my opinion to check live ink and all before a QO. To me, a positive QO indicates something that deserves a closer look - nothing more at all.

I would never bother with any of this - one main area of interest for me is Jackie Gleason. about half the exemplars of Jackie Gleason signatures at his PSA are simply secretarials and forgeries...

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