A Lesson Learned (altered cards being slabbed)
 

Posted By: <b>Scott T</b><p>I recently bought a GAI 1 Bill Dahlen (Brooklyn) card for my ultra low grade T206 collection. <br /><br /><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/scottopotamus/Z-Funnies%20and%20Other%20Stuff/scan0002.jpg"><br /><br />Looking back, I should have caught the problem before sending it to SGC to be crossed over.<br /><br /><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/scottopotamus/Z-Funnies%20and%20Other%20Stuff/scan0003.jpg"><br /><br />At least it was a relatively inexpensive mistake and hopefully I will learn from it.<br /><br /><br><br>Scott <br />

A Lesson Learned (altered cards being slabbed)
 

Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>As a poor graded card I would almost think that could be considered a mark (MK) and not color added. To me color added denotes deception. This was a kid having fun...ala MK...again, imo....regards

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Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>Yes, I would agree with Leon here...<br />technically the right answer from SGC, but certainly missing the spirit of it all...there's no way that coloring in that B could be thought to improve the card (unless a purple B were some valuable variant of that card), which perhaps the grader doesn;t know, and therefore this is the best answer SGC could give...<br /><br />but generally, yes, this card has plenty of other opportunities for "improvement practices" to be performed and caught than that B...<br /><br />thanks for sharing<br />

A Lesson Learned (altered cards being slabbed)
 

Posted By: <b>S Gross</b><p>I just posted this in the June pick up thread, and I realized this card has <i>both</i> types of "color added."<br /><br /><img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a296/mybuddyinc/t207/t207schardt.jpg"><br /><br />On the front, over left shoulder, "color added" as an alteration (not by me).<br /><br />On the back, "color added" by some kid having fun (also not me).

A Lesson Learned (altered cards being slabbed)
 

Posted By: <b>JK</b><p>Despite my diehard allegiance to SGC, I think they got it wrong here. As Leon noted, that "B" is not intended to deceptively alter the card. In my opinion, it is no different than a stamp on the back of the card or some other ink/pencil writing on the card. It should have been graded an SGC 10.