Altered? Who cares? 52T REA Mantle AUTH ALT

[vintagerookies51]

Originally Posted by Touch'EmAll

What is the motive when altering/doctoring a card ?

Is it to simply up the aesthetic eye appeal so the current owner (doctor) will be more pleased with their card when looking at it ?

Or is the motive to garner a higher price upon the sale, most often at the expense of an unknowing potential buyer ?

Or is the motive to do an honest public service to increase the eye appeal and to better preserve the card for future owner(s) of the card ?

How does the coin collecting community generally feel about a rare coin being altered ? I would think there are similar opinions on what is acceptable.

Or are "The Times They Are A-Changin" - and the new crowd prefers an altered/doctored card to buy with their hard earned money because it looks better in spite of the fact it has been tampered with ?

Just my rambling rhetorical questions to ponder.

This thread is about a card that is already slabbed as Authentic Altered with a detailed description of what those alterations were. I don't think anyone is condoning trying to hide alterations on a card for profit... some people prefer buying these and saving a lot of money for other cards, and some people would rather have a PSA 6. Both are OK