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P SpaethCorey why do you think cards in the "early" days are less likely to be properly authenticated? What advances in technology have there been since 1992 vis a vis detecting trimming, recoloring, rebuilt corners, etc.? EDITED TO ADD As far as people go, Mike Baker was not at PSA at its very inception but joined pretty soon thereafter, and many folks believe him to be the best there is in terms of people working for the major grading companies.
I agree as to the 15 year old kid, I believe in my post I stated I saw no real difference between imposing a duty of independent inspection on the auction house and any reasonably sophisticated seller (such as folks here, for example).