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Originally Posted by smtjoy
There was a high profile card I really wanted in their auction but withheld bidding because their policy scares me away.
IMO there is a pretty fine line between protecting interest.....and shilling, just disclosure it seems.
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This. The Mile High Disclaimer should cause concern for bidders, not sure why more folks don't read the fine print of these AH's.
This thread is choke full of good stuff. Can we unwind this a little and educate me on how this works:
1.) Does PSA (TPG's) currently use any equipment during the grading process to detect any kind of chemical modification to a card; (Yes, don't know, No? If I'm buying +$5k pre-war cards, wouldn't this be good information.
2.) If PSA offered another level of grading service that detected the slightest bit of chemical alteration; and then slabbed the cards that passed with a distinguishing cert number for the grade (CU; Chemically Unaltered), would that be beneficial or detrimental to the hobby? I do not believe "authentic" answers this question.
The big elephant in this thread; when does TPG technology become sophisticated enough that EXISTING SLABBED cards from (pre-war?) need to be resubmitted to quell the buyers. That day is coming, and buyers will eventually determine that timeframe.
OK, my first post here....that was easy.