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Dennis W.What is generally accepted as ethical treatment of cards? I know that myself and others here commonly remove glue/scrapbook residue from the backs of cards by soaking. A by-product of soaking is that it also cleans the card. Is that ethical? (I know - a huge can of worms) Another factor could be the financial status of GAI. Are they in a financial position to turn away a potential regular customer/dealer by rejecting a vintage card knowing that that same dealer would likely turn to a different grader? With market share at a premium and GAI generally accepted as the #3 company behind PSA and SGC would they relax their standards to enhance their bottom-line?
Is grading a card that has a hole pushed back in with some water to help ethical? I don't know any of the parties involved but I do know there are many more problems plagueing our hobby other than this - especially ebay fraud. I also know that I've been asked to not initiate threads on that subject although it's common for long-time board participants to start threads on any off-topic threads they want. BOTN - I agree there sometimes seems to be a double standard.