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Posted By: Bottom of the Ninth

Bill Hughes was only one of four people who, as I understand, were involved in originally "grading" the Wagner. If he gave his approval to assign a grade of NM-MT 8 for a card he knew was trimmed or was able to determine so based on his expertise, then his willingness now to admit this in such a matter of fact manner really needs to be called into question. Unless his admission is now one of expressing regret or remorse and not just flippantly passing along information for the author, how are we to know if he is telling the truth now when he was willing to be so dishonest to begin with?

If Shelly knows Bill Hughes so well then he would also know who Bill Hughes' partner was for many years during the 1990's. I knew Bill Hughes many years ago and liked him very much however I am not sure he qualifies for a merit badge in this hobby.

I am not making a determination either way on whether the card is trimmed. Only that Bill Hughes now saying so means absolutely nothing. It carries the same weight as the denial of it being trimmed which was made the person who sold it, Bill Mastro.

Greg