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CoreyRS.hanusBarry raises an important issue -- the failure of a grading company to spend enough time evaluating certain cards.
The root of the problem would seem to be the price a grading charges to slab a card. These companies are after all profit-maximizing enterprises that need to be fairly compensated for the services they perform. If I owned a grading company I would regard a price structure that charges more for higher valued and/or conditioned cards (that therefore have an increased risk of alteration) to be a win-win for all involved. To the card owner, he/she would have the satisfaction that (1) the card was evaluated carefully with no time constraints using the proper equipment and (2) the slabbed result would have maximum market value because potential purchasers would have fewer qualms whether the grading company missed something. To the grading company, it would (1) be fairly compensated for the additional time that was required for the examination and cost to acquire the appropriate equipment and (2) substantially lessen the risk of incurring a stain to its reputation caused by a missed alteration and needing to pay out damages to an agggrieved party.