I think it's natural to want to figure something out after you've seen or heard of another person trying it. Not everyone does it, but some do. I think the thing that is disturbing to me as a collector is the fact that 3rd party graders may have graded a lot of altered cards. Now those 3rd party graded cards are selling for well more than their ungraded counterparts are.
The newbies that may read threads like this may be turned off, but I bet it's the flipper/investor/speculators that are really troubled when they see pics like Kevin's and read info about how these alterations are done. If a few of them are turned off of cards and go delve into coins or something else I could care less. I think the investor /speculators have ruined some of the fun of collecting. Especially for guys who can't shell out thousands of dollars every week for cards.
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