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Posted By: honus3415

Is it just me.....or does it seem really foolish to trust thousands and even hundreds of thousands of dollars to plastic?

First my thought on the Wagner. I would think that for security reasons a "body double" would be submitted in it's place, afterall isn't that a common procedure by museums with art masterpieces?

NOW as for plastic cases in general. WHAT ARE WE THINKING????? These are just plastic cases with a paper label and our precious card inside. Could someone please explain to me how no one "COULD POSSIBLY " get their hands on an usable open one (used, new or reproduced) and repackage a card?

Has any of these companies even come close to instilling a trust\confidence in their product?

Well with that in mind....how well do they keep track of the little things like their inventory of plastic cases? And are they ever audited? Have any ever been missing?

In the card world, our plastic cases have turned cardboard into legal tender....yet with 1/1000th the security!!!

I'm not accusing anyone of anything....but I just can't help but think what someone somewhere with enough motivation could do. No motivation or too expensive you say??? Not since as few as 10-20 well-placed "body doubles" could possibly net someone a couple hundred thousand. And all because we whole-heartedly trust those plastic holders and the little paper label inside.

"IN PLASTIC WE TRUST" or "A FOOL AND HIS MONEY"? Can't decide my motto for 2005.

Hopes for 2005....The "priceless" Price Guide and the "gradeless" Grading Company....but those are a different thread.