Posted By:
Corey R. ShanusJimB,
Thanks for the response. I totally agree with you that it is not the case that all or most of the high grade cards are altered. What makes me uncomfortable is my belief that a certain percentage are, and it could be more than a de minimus amount. That coupled with the fact that in my view a number of cards slabbed in the early days of slabbing seem to have inflated grades (I can't tell you have many 9's I have seen with fuzzy corners) would make me uncomfortable spending some staggering sum on some condition rarity when the price I am paying is so contingent on BOTH the numercial grade and the opined absence of alteration being correct. By expressing these views I am not saying it doesn't pay to buy high grade cards, or that collectors of such should not be proud of their collections. But I am saying that there is certain leap of faith associated with collecting slabbed cards.