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Posted By: Corey R. Shanus

Leon,

I said:

I would make the argument that grading companies in the very early days of grading were not adequately qualified to detect alterations."

You said:

"Stop right there. If they weren't adequately qualified to detect alterations then they shouldn't be in business. I doubt a judge would say an authenticating company didn't know how to authenticate, charges customers to authenticate, then isn't liable for authenticating."

I say:

1. If they were adequately qualified to detect alterations, then why is everybody so concerned about graded cards from certain issues being altered and why in fact have so many of such cards been found to be altered?

2. Who said the grading company isn't liable? I agree they would be. The issue I was addressing was whether the auction house would be liable also.