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E, DanielJosh, I did indeed ask for the Authentic grade - both times!!
And if an authentic grade isn't simply guaranteeing the card to be authentic and not a reprint, and nothing else, then what purpose is it?
Why is someone taking the stanley knife to the bottom edge of Leon's card less alteration than someone using a colored pencil to fill in a spot of wear?
I agree, the visual effect can be different and Leon's Plank is gorgeous, but if the cut were on the diagonal, or seriously short, how do we judge these vagaries in alteration? For me, altered is altered.