Hi David,
Yea, I'm definitely suspicious of when a seller sells big $ cards raw, which is why I posted that on the board. I'm very familiar in doing all of the things that you mentioned although I completely forgot about looking at what the seller has purchased. Definitely a great idea. In general, however, I'd like to be able to look at a scan, regardless of the seller, and be able to determine whether it's a reprint or not. In a recent Legendary auction, even they made the mistake of posting a fake Jackson for sale until caught by members of this board:
Fake Jackson
I don't remember if the card was slabbed or not, but things slip by even sellers who are supposed to be credible, so I'd like to be able to distinguish these things like some of our most knowledgeable board members are able. Thanks again! Gary