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Originally Posted by Leon
ALTERING cards is not fraud. Altering and then saying they aren't, is fraud. It's a slippery slope and I abhor the altering (major altering) that goes on. However, if I trim a card and then submit it to any grading company, and they numerically holder it, I have not committed fraud. The grading company has made a mistake...and unless they KNEW it was altered and still graded it numerically, they didn't commit fraud either. I am not a lawyer but I think fraud generally has to do with deception. And you won't be prosecuted in our hobby, generally speaking, for being incompetent.
And for the record I have been told, by respected sources, that most authorities aren't jumping at baseball card trimming/altering cases. That being said, I wish they were and I wish fraudsters would get a heavier hand than they seem to.
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You're correct. I typed that response pretty quickly. That being said, I think if a nexus could be shown that a person is buying cards with the specific intent of altering and re-selling them for a profit (which it appears this person is doing), could potentially be considered fraud. This type of behavior if combined with shill bidding during a re-sale could certainly bolster the case...