I had heard about it before, but I just read that latest article about scanning the insides of some packs. Where there is money to be made, there are always ways to try to beat the system.
Now I know that some have asked why I can't identify the player that is showing on the front or back of some of my 1930s/1940s packs. Truthfully, I really can't see the players or their numbers, not that I haven't tried to see them. These are 70 to 90 year old packs; Other than scanning per the article, it's near inpossible to identify the player. But what I really question is how the grading companies can see through the wrappers to identify players that they supposedly see on the front or the rear. I estimate that I can see the players on pre 1970 packs in like less than 5% of the time. Maybe I just don't try hard enough; stop by my booth at this year's National and let's see if you can spot who is showing. You can look at any of my packs to do so.
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