[JustinD]

Originally Posted by Seven

Back to the topic at hand. I have purchased cards that were slabbed altered before. If you want to alter a card, that is your prerogative, it shouldn't get judged by the same standards a non altered card does. The inherent problem is the grading companies IMO. Alteration has been around for quite some time, but collectors treating the grade like it is gospel, are an issue, which I feel like that is what a portion of the higher end hobby has become. And if that grade is influenced by some sort of altering of the card, yet still receives a number grade, I have an issue with that.

Beautiful statement, I have several slabbed altered cards as well. I don't mind a bit to get a card at a discount that is a nice display but clearly designated. I also don't mind the savings I get for that purchase, it's all an honest transaction.

I would never remove those cards from the slabs to avoid fraud, nor play the submitting game until someone missed it. A do not want a numerical grade for them in the least, they are altered and the clarity to me is just dandy. Sometimes we shop within our budget and I don't mind having a better looking card that is scarlet lettered. That "A" isn't going to kill me, and I know when I sell there will not be bad karma or an angry buyer down the road who feels misled.