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DavidFirstly, Bruce, I have no reason to suspect your auctions or auction practices. I understand that you are asking non-rhetorical and sincere questions.
It is illegal to inentionally and deceptively alter or misrepresent an item in order to falsely inflate it's price a substantial amount. This applies to the selling of a house, car, piece of land, Rembrant painting or piece of memorabilia. If someone's misrepresentation intentionally and artificially raises the price of an item, say, $10,000, the seller may find themselves in big trouble. If this sale is done across states lines or using national or international forums, they may find themselves in really big trouble.
It has been my beleif for a long time, that PRO and NASA graded cards should be banned from eBay. They are, essentially, scams.