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warshawlawSorry, saw Blazing Saddles again over the weekend.
MW is correct--overgrading and problem cards abound in the pre-1950 ungraded section. Whenever I see a card described as ex-mt, especially from an experienced seller, in this section and it is not encapsulated I think one of two things: overgrade or doctored card. I am surprised that someone who wants "street cred" on this board would put up stuff like this.
To generalize from the specifics, despite my criticisms of the grading industry I do agree that on mainstream cards an SGC holder nearly always prevents extreme condition blows like the ones Jverri is trying to perpetrate. If the card is graded, both buyer and seller can choose to rely on the service for the opinion.