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Al C.risafulliMaking an accusation against someone as a card doctor is a very serious step to take. It besmirches a person's reputation, can ruin their business, and can lead to all sorts of repercussions for the accuser as well. Without 100% knowledge, it would be irresponsible to start leveling accusations.
This is, in my opinion, why many people are reluctant to come right out and name a name, and I don't blame them. We've all heard the names, and the stories, and we choose to believe what we want to believe.
However, unless someone was sitting in the room, watching someone else fix a card, all the names and stories are just hearsay. I, for one, am not willing to "come clean" and level accusations against somebody based on hearsay. We all have sellers we avoid for various reasons, we all have a personal threshhold for "doctoring" that we're willing to accept, and we all live within our own personal parameters. We all have friends that we share information and experiences with privately, and word tends to get around.
Shouldn't that be enough? Because once the witch hunt starts, mistakes can be made, and a great hobby could be ruined for good people.
-Al