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Old 01-30-2025, 10:31 AM
raulus raulus is offline
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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth View Post
Nor do they disclose the countless cards they accept from known card doctors.
Nor do they focus on the flaws, even for unmodified cards.

Instead the marketing is focused on: "pack fresh", "looks nicer than the grade", "creamy white borders", "shiny gloss", "razor sharp corners", etc.

And that's the way it should be. Whether we as buyers pay attention to the puffery or not is entirely up to us. But representing the seller, they're going to do their level best to whip up interest from bidders.

Or as Leon likes to say: caveat emptor.
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1968 American Oil left side
1971 Bazooka numbered complete panel

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