What's needed is handling it in a slightly different way.
Philatelic foundation is mostly about authentication, but have decided to do some grading.
If you send in an item that you think is expensive and as is usual it turns out to be a common version, they charge for the common verson, usually their minimum I think $35. But they issue a certificate identifying it for what it is.
And if it's altered... it gets a big "Warning this is altered or faked" rubber stamp in red (Maybe a different printed form? I never checked mine all that closely.)
And the problem is clearly described.
PSA could easily do the same.
For example, I send in a Dover reprint with the perforations shaved off. No more ?auth, which reads like an "I don't know" opening the door to sketchy sales. They charge the base fee, (Or maybe even keep it at the higher fee) And slab it as "Dover reprint -Trimmed"
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