[canjond]

Be cautious. I purchased a very expensive item on eBay ($2k) that came without a COA. The signature looked good to me, but I still wasn't comfortable. So, I used quick opinion. The quick opinion came back likely genuine. I purchased the item and then sent the item into PSA/DNA to be fully authenticated. After 60 days, I still hadn't heard from PSA/DNA so I called to inquire about the timing of the authentication and to also complain about the delay. The next day, I got a call back from PSA/DNA telling me the item failed authentication. (Still don't know if this was retaliation for my complaint). I then contacted the seller to inform that that the item failed authentication and I would be sending the item back to him for a refund. The seller refused to accept the item back, stating it had been over 60 days since I purchased it. I then filed a complaint with Paypal. Paypal (and eBay) sided with the seller, however, because the PSA/DNA quick opinion was likely genuine even though I submitted evidence that it failed full PSA/DNA authentication. So, assuming the item is not authentic, I'm out $2k.

(As a follow-up, I also subm,itted the item to JSA after the PSA/DNA fiasco. The item came back as "unable to render opinion at this time".)