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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth

Of course Congress is not going to investigate but it is at least possible that if cases of alteration could be well documented, a zealous prosecutor somewhere might be interested given the size of the industry. This did happen in autographs as I understand it, perhaps someone can correct that impression if it is wrong. One could track certain purchases on ebay, for example, and certain sales a month or two later and show patterns of significant "improvements" in cards -- distinctive markings or features show that they are the same cards. And I am sure there are other ways to build a case, for example, obviously stuff was done to the Lajoie card we have seen scans of. Collectively these would support an inference that something untoward is going on. But who among us is willing to make that effort or to come forward? Especially if the evidence suggests a friend may be among the culprits?