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Harry Wallace (HW)At the end of the day, it does not really matter what "we" (the collectors) or what the grading companies say is OK. Even if SGC and PSA tell Mastros not to take out a little wrinkls and Doug Allen stops doing it (as he said he would), all of the other dealers are going to continue to do it themselves.
Why? Because if it is done properly, it is impossible to tell that it has been done. And there is too much money to be made for the owners of the cards to get them in the highest possible holder.
We should concentrate more on the major types of restoration that CAN be detected. Trimming, coloring, adding paper, etc.