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Originally Posted by Jobu
My concern with an online database of high-quality scans of every card is that those scans will be used to make reprints/select & alter lower-grade cards so that the cards will be excellent matches for everyting in the online database.
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I think that's an understandable concern, although I'm sure there are ways to have online photos feature some aspect (such as a watermark) so that nobody is able to use it for reprinting purposes.
As for altering a lower grade card to make it a close match, that's also valid. But clearly altering low grade cards to make them look better is happening anyway, and I would rather have a photo database and be an informed consumer rather than not have it and lack the opportunity for due diligence on my own.