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Posted By: CoreyRS.hanus

It seems somewhat counterintuitive to me to regard the cards in the condition one would most likely expect to find 80+ year old cards, which also are the cards with arguably the least to gain from alteration, to be the ones with the highest risk of being altered. That's not to say there are not altered vg-ex cards out there. But for my nickel at least I would be far more cautious purchasing an "8" than a "4". I can also tell you from the vantage of one who has been attending card shows for more than 40 years that I continue to be amazed at the number of high grade (e.g., 8s) cards from certain issues (e.g., T206) I see. In the 60's and 70's when I would attend shows (which in those days before auctions/the internet were the main venue for buying/selling/trading cards) I have no recollection whatsoever of seeing such great numbers of Nr-Mt/Mt vintage cards as I see today. On another thread someone made the observation that it is very unusual to find oversized T206s today. One guess where they all went.