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Bottom of the NinthKevin,
For the most part I am not sure that PSA really cares what you or anyone else says about their cards once they have been encapsulated. In whatever way they feel they have met their obligation to grade and authenticate, until properly challenged, their opinion reigns supreme amongst those who buy their slabs. They do whatever it is they do to justify encapsulating a card regardless of what you or I might think.
I don't think the grading process we pay for permits enough time or expertise to evaluate a card with great accuracy as to alterations. It is true that there are those that are obvious however not all alterations can be detected looking at a card for a few seconds. I have plenty of cards encapsulated that were altered and just as many rejected that I knew to be 100% legit. The more time you spend evaluating the more accurate the results. That is why I said alterations are subjective, for the most part.
Greg