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Old 01-28-2024, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Snowman View Post
Then why does PSA consider a card that was stored in a screwdown holder to be altered?

And why don't they consider a card that was soaked to remove glue and paper from a scrapbook to be altered?

This is my point. Their definitions are completely arbitrary. What is it that we actually care about?
As I said earlier, with the Socratic method you can show that virtually any definition or distinction does not hold up perfectly. I think the second one is probably an exception due to long established, well settled tradition. I don't know how to explain the first.
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