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runscottIt's good you can afford the consequences of relying on non-experts to certify your purchases - many people (such as myself) simply can't afford to eat a fake Anson. And I hope you aren't serious about feeling more comfortable with the grading companies' certification of more obscure high-dollar stuff - no, they aren't all reprinted, but some of them ARE forged...and there is even MORE incentive to alter or restore expensive cards.
In all seriousness, it is your money and your decision to spend as much time as you desire educating yourself about the cards you buy. That's a lot of the fun for me.