Epidemic and possibly worse...
I was at a card show in Columbus, OH. the weekend before the National and talked to a dealer who purchased a graded card off of Ebay. The card had been advertised by the seller as PSA graded and the slab & label looked as such. After receiving the card, the buyer(dealer) noticed something wrong with the card. Not only was the card a fake/reprint, but the label was also fake. I asked the dealer if I could get a closer look & he obliged. The detail of the label was scary and it was a dead on match. It could have fooled almost anyone not taking a close look and viewing it from a scan on Ebay made it, I imagine, almost impossible to tell the differences. Also, the slab was sealed. No frosting or spider line cracks. It was sealed completely around the edges.
Now, I'm in no way trying to bash PSA. My opinion is that these thieves prey on PSA's name and probably get better prices for a card with a look-a-like PSA slab/label than they would another grading companies slab/label.
After seeing this card it changed my way of thinking. Now, not only do I inspect the card, but the label also.
Jantz
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