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Originally Posted by perezfan
But then, what would become of the tainted cards? Who do we trust to see that they are not recirculated? After all, it is money and greed that's driving this corruption.
There needs to be not only be a complete recall, but a governing body or branch of Law Enforcement to oversee the destruction of these cards. Similar to how the FBI confiscated the Marino Family "Autographs".
Either that, or the governing agency applies a hole-punch or back stamp to designate the card as altered. Anyone who trusts PSA to self-police or conduct this procedure is delusional. Otherwise, these cards would almost certainly make their way back into the hobby, just as before.
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Ultimately, they should become the foundation of a reference collection that can be studied.
compared to other collectibles, they're somewhat unusula in having some remaining value. Most altered coins are made from inexpensive versions, sort of like turning a regular 87 Donruss into a Maddux. An altered very common coin most times ends up at the smelter.
A lot of the stamp fakery is also done by turning something very common and cheap into something expensive. Or outright fakery. The stamp I've shown with the certificate stating that the cancel is fake is a nice example. It was probably unused but had gotten stuck down so the gum wasn't there anymore. That sort of stuff is collected, just like a skinned Old Judge, but it's not an easy sale. However a used one with a nice color cancel is very easy to sell. So a fake cancel happened. (It's an example of a nice variety semi-ruined)
Some of the cards that got altered would be great to have around to examine. Like the trimmed Musial, it's still a nice looking card, and probably has no or nearly no surface wear.
Having it available to compare the printing to another one, or to be able to compare an edge trimmed with some skill to a factory edge would have some value. I can't see destroying them.