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Posted By: Bottom of the Ninth

Just wondering what the members of the forum think about SGC grading a card which has undergone an attempt at reducing or removing a crease in an effort to improve the presentation of the card. I know many here feel that would be considered an alteration and render the card Authentic at best. Maybe by SGC deciding to assign a grade, which I feel is accurate based on what I can see in the image provided, makes it more palatable or less of an offensive practice. Not implying that SGC is endorsing altering a card but maybe they are modifying their criteria for grading to be more in line with the reality of our hobby.

Also if it is considered an alteration, and I suspect it would be by Rob's standards and his decision to revise the auction description, it was my understanding from several of Rob's mass emails that he does not take graded cards he feels are altered.

Greg