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T206Collector[We should concentrate more on the major types of restoration that CAN be detected. Trimming, coloring, adding paper, etc.]
It's like the old Steven Wright joke:
*I woke up one morning and looked around the room. Something wasn't right. I realized that someone had broken in the night before and replaced everything in my apartment with an exact replica. I couldn't believe it...I got my roommate and showed him. I said, "Look at this--everything's been replaced with an exact replica!" He said, "Do I know you?"*
To me it is very simple:
(a) If the alteration is 100% undetectable, what you don't know can't hurt you (or the resale value); and
(b) If the alteration can be detected, then if it is in an SGC holder, SGC will give you your money back.
Why these two simple axioms don't satisfy people is beyond me; unless, of course, you had a lot of money invested in cards not graded by a company that offers such a money-backed guarantee.