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Kevin SaucierThis should not come as a shock. Flip altering has been discussed before. It's the future of alterations...now the present.
So far, I only know of two companies that have taken proactive steps to attack the problem, Beckett and Global.
Mike Baker at Global went as far as to change their flips completely with new paper that is alteration resistant and has the most advanced anti-counterfeiting flip of all grading companies. Mark Anderson at Beckett has done a fine job as well.
PSA is more that aware of their vulnerabilities and have been for some time. It's to the point where they could not recognize their own forged flip in hand (it's been tested). SGC is just as vulnerable and is probably easier to duplicate. IMO improvements need to be made with these companies and quickly.
In the end, I think the criminals will always find a way and nothing is completly safe. Making it harder may just deter them to antoher grading company.
http://www.network54.com/Forum/153652/thread/1208661825/last-1208799292/Big+problems+in+the+hobby
http://www.network54.com/Forum/153652/thread/1184001138/last-1184080741/A+new+concern
http://www.network54.com/Forum/153652/thread/1173836769/last-1174007120/I%27m+not+PSA+bashing...part+two
Kevin Saucier
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