Good points. At the end of the day, a responsible TPG should only include what they "know" on their slab, not what they have been told. It used to be that SGC would do due diligence on items they were unfamiliar with. Looks like this did not happen in this case.
Over the years, it has been the modus operandi for some dealers, who I will not mention here, to label created pieces and pieces trimmed from books, posters, etc as new discoveries, new varieties, new anything, either from ignorance or more likely to rip off the unsuspecting collector. I remember blown up Old Judges cabinets that were featured in SCD many years ago as one such example. It is the duty of TPGs to be the watchdogs for the hobby on this type of thing. Their mantra should be--if you don't know it, don't slab it, and if you put something on the slab be willing to bet your job that it is correct.
Last edited by oldjudge; 08-04-2014 at 02:55 PM.
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