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Posted By: Kevin Sacuier

These are cards that would never be offered for sale at any price. Interestingly enough I had to turn down several offers just from this one post. Making money from altered cards is not what I do. True, I have never sold a doctored card.

<"If Kevin did create those I certainly wouldn’t applaud him…if anything I would avoid doing any kind of transaction with him at all costs.">


I'm not looking for applause, praise or anything. Just throwing these out to say again, that everyone in this hobby should always think twice before buying print errors, blanks (front or back), or other cards that are outside of the norm. Not saying the sky is falling each time, matter of fact there are some great printers scraps shown on another thread that are far from altered IMO and I'd love to own one.

John, think what you'd like but a transaction with me would all but guarantee the card would not be altered. Also, I'm no Mother Theresa and never claimed to be an expert.

<”I may be the only on here who finds it odd that the vast majority of cards Kevin has shown us are in fact the very types of cards he warns us about and has knowledge of how to create…”>

Well duh. I create them to warn others that they can be made. Be skeptical all you want, makes no difference to me. Just from the pictures above, collectors may now think first before they jump the gun and spend thousands of dollars on a blank front card if it was offered for sale.

As I've always said, I alter in every conceivable way, study the results and pass on (when I can) what I learn. Sometimes that may just be a scan, which I frequently get insulted, accused and criticized for but I don’t care at this point, I’ve become accustomed to it. It would be harmful to all if I started to go into more detail in some instances on a public forum. While I can't tell you what factory or printing press a card came from, I can usually tell if it's been altered in ways others have never even thought of.

For those who care, I do volunteer my services and give step by step instructions in person to a top grader so that he can also detect advanced doctored cards previously not known. One can never stop learning. I also get several cards a week in the mail and/or scans from some of the most knowledgeable collectors, who I deeply admire, requesting an opinion if a card has been altered. To this day I have never charged a penny.

fyi...there is no silhouette and the paper stock is only roughed up on a small portion because that card had paper loss to start. Most of the blank fronts are undetectable...whether you think so or not.

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Kevin Saucier