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andy beckerhi everyone,
i agree there are altered cards that are in slabs. no question.
however, when leon (hey leon) says 50% of high grade cards 100ish years old are altered, i have to ask.....then when does the age of a high grade card become a non-issue?
-are most high grade diamond stars altered?
-are most high grade 1952 topps altered?
-are most high grade 1962 topps altered?
-1972?
-1982?
-1992?
-2002?
when does it become acceptable that a high grade example could have survived?
and if it's possible for there to be surviving high grade 2002 issue, why must we think that all high grade 1912 issues are altered?
some yes, for sure, but a high percentage like 50....no way.
i would also add that there are plenty of low and midgrade cards that are altered, some reside in slabs and some do not. but altering cards is not exclusively a high grade phenomenon.