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Posted By: barrysloate

I'm going to say what I've been saying for years, and I know others who agree with me:

Let the graders provide a very vital service, and inspect every card for trimming, altering, coloring, and any other type of counterfeiting they can detect. Put the grading back in the hands of collectors and dealers. If the dealers overgrade, they will lose business. If they learn to do it properly, their businesses will grow.

I am not good at detecting subtle alterations but I can grade cards as well or better than any of those greenhorns. I just stopped doing it a long time ago because nobody will listen anymore.