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Gilbert MainesBarry, you are not alone in that realization. Many with similarly impeccable credentials (and some with lesser experience) find this status frustrating. BCD's point is well taken.
It makes more sense to just drop the controversy and take advantage of the system. Buy cards which have been downgraded due to characteristics which you don't care about - blank back imperfections, problems which require a magnifier to see, etc.