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honus3415....you stated, "when I buy an ungraded card, is it implied that it's both real and unaltered."
Firstly, I don't know, nor have I ever dealt with that seller.
However, in light of the SGC-PSA-GAI graded e95 Cobb and the GAI graded Cracker Jack Walter Johnson which have recently drawn board headlines.....if a Professional Grading Company can't insure you that a card is real and unaltered, how can that be your expectation of ANY individual.
Granted if the individual selling or trading an item KNOWS of the flaws, then that's a different story and you have EVERY RIGHT to expect proper compensation.
Regretfully, with the technical advancements in card modification, I fear your feelings are warranted but in reality that is a guarantee that cannot exist with ANY card whether graded or not.