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Posted By: Peter Spaeth

Is that I see no inconsistency between the joy of collecting and discussions of alterations. Certainly the latter is of concern to many collectors, and not all of us are sophisticated enough to spot these on our own so for better or worse we rely on third party grading. Condemning people who do that is like condemning people who can't figure out the law on their own so they consult a lawyer.

As for Jim's effort, perhaps many of the responses will be pat and meaningless, but then again Doug Allen certainly revealed information that surprised (and obviously disturbed) many people here. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Finally, I don't think it's fair to characterize it as a witch hunt. From what I can see Jim is not out to "get" anyone but to try to obtain information.

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