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Old 06-13-2019, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by calvindog View Post
I've heard that a lot -- that the doctoring is so good that PSA can't detect it. But this is basically the main thing they're being paid to do: to detect alterations. Maybe if they spent more than 10 seconds grading a card they'd be able to see that the card is short. Or that a blacklight would expose added color. Or that a look with a loupe would show that one edge is worn differently than the other three. I don't buy the argument that the doctoring is so good to easily fool PSA. I think PSA is so bad that the doctoring doesn't have to be so good.
I only meant to point out the scope of the guarantee. It doesn't matter if they were negligent or legitimately fooled.
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