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Posted By: Corey R. Shanus

Not sure what your main point is. The fact that the practice might be so prevalent and perhaps undetectable doesn't mean it should not be disclosed. Disclosing something to a perspective buyer doesn't mean the buyer will or even be expected to care about what was done. It simply recognizes that some buyers might reasonably regard such disclosure as material in deciding whether to make the purchase and at what price. However, having said this, I am not so naive as to believe even a small fraction of the dealers/collectors who remove the creases/wrinkles will make the disclosure. And why won't they? Probably because they are afraid a number of buyers will regard the removal as being an alteration of the card thus lowering its value!