I am a raw card guy also. My collection is entirely raw, and I am actively working toward completing a 53 Bowman color set. That said...the fakery going on is only going to increase with cards increasing exponentially in value. Card experts in these forums have had any number of discussions on it, and the estimates on percentages is frightening. Used to be that the fakes stood out, like sore thumbs. But that is changing, and the level of effort going into some of the fakes is mind-boggling; vintage cardboard, inks, printing techniques, etc., that will stand up to loupe and blacklight examination, weight and feel, and make it past experienced graders. With the value of some of these cards, it only stands to reason. I don't believe any of my cards are fakes, but if they are exactly like the original in every way, how can you be certain?
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