Ty Cobb auto - Real or Fake, Need help!

[case1820]

I checked out the PSA QuickOpinion info they had and now I'm even more baffled. It appears they only do it for items on Ebay? This seems like nice money making scheme for those guys. If there was any way I could submit my autograph this way and it came back "likely genuine" then I think I would save my money otherwise. I understand to best judge an item it should be in hand to be throughlly examined. I also agree with Chaddurbin that it would be a great option if there were other "QuickOpinion" options out there besides PSA if you didn't need a full blown cert.

[timzcardz]

Originally Posted by case1820

I checked out the PSA QuickOpinion info they had and now I'm even more baffled. It appears they only do it for items on Ebay? This seems like nice money making scheme for those guys.

Kind of my thoughts on the QuickOpinion as well.

Originally Posted by case1820

If there was any way I could submit my autograph this way and it came back "likely genuine" then I think I would save my money otherwise. I understand to best judge an item it should be in hand to be throughlly examined. I also agree with Chaddurbin that it would be a great option if there were other "QuickOpinion" options out there besides PSA if you didn't need a full blown cert.

If you wanted a PSA QuickOpinion though you can list it on ebay with an unreasonably high starting price and then submit it for to PSA for the QuickOpinion. Then simply remove the listing once done.

[case1820]

Ahhhh, very interesting.....

[canjond]

I third (or fourth?) that Richard should offer some type of quick opinion service. I would certainly use it.

[David Atkatz]

Ya know what? I'm gonna jump in here. Many of you know me... I've been collecting vintage material--both baseball and historical--since 1961. I've always been happy to provide my opinion (a very educated opinion, but an opinion, nonetheless) gratis--either here on the board or privately. But, I recently retired (nobody told me not to quit my day job!), and I could use a few extra bucks.

So... for a PayPal charge of $5, I'll provide a "quick opinion.' If I don't feel qualified to judge a particular piece, I'll let you know that, too, upfront.

No certs, no bullshit paper. I'll let you know whether or not I think it's good.

You take it from there.

datkatz@skidmore.edu

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Ya know what? I'm gonna jump in here. Many of you know me... I've been collecting vintage material--both baseball and historical--since 1961. I've always been happy to provide my opinion (a very educated opinion, but an opinion, nonetheless) gratis--either here on the board or privately. But, I recently retired (nobody told me not to quit my day job!), and I could use a few extra bucks.

So... for a PayPal charge of $5, I'll provide a "quick opinion.' If I don't feel qualified to judge a particular piece, I'll let you know that, too, upfront.

No certs, no bullshit paper. I'll let you know whether or not I think it's good.

You take it from there.

datkatz@skidmore.edu

Awesome David, I, for one, respect your opinion!!

[RichardSimon]

Thanks for the support here but for various reasons, which I won't elaborate on here, the quick opinion is not something I want to start doing.
And to digress a bit,, PSA offers quick opinion but you don't know who has looked at the item and rendered an opinion on it.