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T206CollectorThank you Leon and Ted for hitting the nail on the head.
It is impossible for me to read any of these posts without thinking that the high grade collectors are trying to save the integrity of their collections given the thousands they've poured into PSA high grade holders, when there are a very good many of us that think it was crazy to do that because of all of the concerns now being raised.
I don't think they're trying to clean up the hobby so much as they are worried about the state of their collections. I also think that such puritanical views towards collecting are only widely accepted by the high grade collectors, who collect high grade cards for reasons that many don't subscribe to for reasons other than wealth management.
From a personal standpoint, I don't buy PSA/SGC/GAI 7 or higher because I presume impermissible alteration, notwithstanding what a grading company says.