Posted By:
petecldScott,
What do you mean when you say, "...do not think they should encapsulate cards with a myriad of problems, such as trimming, coloring, rebuilding, etc. these are altered cards and are not "AUTHENTIC".
if I take a real, untouched E94 Cobb and cut the top edge off or touch up the color or remove a piece of tape isn't it still an authentic E94 Cobb, just tampered with or restored?
I always assumed a grade of "AUTHENTIC" simply meant the card was REAL but tells me nothing if it is tampered with or restored.
In my view, qualifiers like "trimmed" or "restored" are a whole seperate level of evaluating a card.
Like you said, "... 99% of this board know the difference in a real card and a dover reprint..." but what about the xx% of collectors that may be able to tell if the card is real but NOT as able to determine if the card is trimmed or restored in some way? I would think a card graded "authentic - trimmed" or "authentic-restored" would be of great service to them.