I hear what you guys are saying, and I have seen the stories and pictures that have been posted on this site. Grading is definitely not perfect.
However, there are clearly some things that experienced people can spot, and there are plenty of articles written up about it. One of these below is from Beckett, so clearly they do have some tell-tale signs of alterations. if a TPG is magnifying a card and looking for threads on the edges, that is way more i am doing,... Now, if they hire bad graders, or have a lazy process that is another story. but either way, I imagine they will be better at than I am. If I sent in 25 cards and 5 came back "A", I'd stop buying cards altogether. If 1 or 2 came back "A", I would be pretty comfortable, and probably learn how to spot them.
https://www.beckett.com/news/sports-...-and-avoid-it/
https://allvintagecards.com/how-to-s...mewhat%20slick.
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