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Originally Posted by steve B
Auction houses, like TPG hold themselves out as being "experts"
A cursory measurement of a card that looks narrow right off, should be enough to make anyone take a longer look.
If a card is in a box of hundreds or more, ok, a fake or altered card sliding through is acceptable. If it's a single graded card that's supposedly one of the two best known, that alone should prompt closer examination.
But then, PWCC routinely works with people who alter cards, so not looking at all closely is just business as usual.
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I'll say that there's a better than even chance I would've missed that unless I had other cards from the set in hand at the same time. Of course I would own the mistake and take care of the buyer. But though I know a lot about cards there's no way to catch everything.