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The Meaning or Value of a Quick Opinion

A lot of emphasis is placed on QO's by some. I just wanted to say to me, a QO means I have ruled out all known Autopens, preprints, facsimiles, studied the graph, the known forgery patterns, the period, ink, usual inscription, placement etc - and then need help. With luck (and research) you might get a full cert down the road. What are some of your expextations from a QO?

QO's can change in hand.

I pay attention to Andy's cert, Roger's, Corey's and few others. And I appreciate the opinions of so many here and also Dr. Brucato and Tom Kramer whom I miss.

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on November 27, 2021 at 1:39pm

Quick opinions comes down to who is offering the QO. Except when you know exactly who is rendering the QO there is a lot of grey area. I never use PSA nor Beckett for quick opinions anymore as you never know who looked at the signature.

ACOA is a good QP service as they have multiple team members evaluate the signature.

Roger Epperson is excellent on Music autographs.

Steve Zarelli is top notch on Space autographs.

There are a couple of outstanding Beatle authenticators but none, from my experience, offer quick opinions.

Phil Sears on Disney. I'm sure there are others that have slipped my mind.

Quick Opinions are not a guarantee of authenticity and does not guarantee the signature will pass a full authentication.

They are great to eliminate the obvious. Take them for what they are worth. Nothing more. Nothing less.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 27, 2021 at 1:48pm

Good heavents I forgot ACOA! Great service! Wonderful! And you can ask questions too!

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Permalink Reply by marc e on November 27, 2021 at 6:46pm

i agree with joe.qp really comes down to who u use

personlyy beckett i think is useless for qp its a cash grap for them

i would love to see tpa that let u apply the money u send them for a qp used towards a full cert if u decide to go that route

qp around here are basicly as good as most if the right people or person chimes in ,my 2 cents

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 27, 2021 at 6:51pm

Agree 100%.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on November 27, 2021 at 7:12pm

I went through a phase where I was racking up quite a few $15 charges on quick opinions from Beckett and PSA. There was a kind of thrill to it. Sending over scans., paying the fee and then waiting for a relatively short amount of time. Somewhere along the line, I began to realize it was time to stop, save cash and start doing my own research. Part of it may have also been getting those QO emails stating that an item was "likely authentic" or "likely not authentic" and always wondering 'Why?'. Research has now become an educational and fun pastime for me. Also rely on the kindness of opinions of other collectors and trusted dealers.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on November 27, 2021 at 9:24pm

I think it really comes down to the signature and the level of expertise the authenticator has related to that particular signature. That sometimes is going to vary from signature to signature.