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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Ultimately, a good scan isn't the make or break point of a good scam.

If someone is after a good scan of something, they can eventually find it, or find a good scan of something else and scam with that. The watermarks don't deter the scamming. If anything, a watermark might actually give a false sense of veracity to a potential buyer, the watermark might make it easier to scam.

For me putting a watermark on something seems a waste of my time, and an inadequate attempt to stop scamming or claim a proprietary interest. And when I encounter something watermarked, I think the person is fooling themselves with their effort. Once in a while I've wanted a nice scan of a card for record or research purposes, when I then encounter a watermarked card I find it an annoyance. I'd love to see people give up with it and cease watermarking, but I doubt that it will happen.