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Posted By: Larry

Joann-

Thank You for clarifying that...

I just wonder if it also includes a AUCTION HOUSE knowingly accepting a consigned card that was possible tainted....not doing the altering to a card themselves but having someone else do it for them, knowingly, that was my point and this can be a problem if Joann is correct and MEARS is only covering in house activity.

I also want to add that I respect MEARS for doing something good for the hobby, I just feel that graded cards are NOT their domain and that it is up to the auction house and the end user to decide what should be allowed, not an agency force.

Still, I cannot see MEARS allowing any reputable auction house accepting a consigned graded card or graded collectible item that is clearly been tainted or "viewed" as a problematic item under the language they stated and still keep them in good standing. Whether or not they actually graded the card or someone else did if they are so set in their standards, it should make little matter. If that T206 Wagner comes again for auction, and MEARS now knows the item could possibly be altered, will they put their reputation and relationship on the line with ANY auction house before it is sold, even if that auction house did not actually do the altering?