Alteration vs. Conservation Defined

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

My preferred explanation is still incompetence plus insufficient time or equipment to detect high quality alteration, particularly with ever-increasing pressure to move more quickly to meet turnaround times.

Altered cards are going through PSA at an alarming rate. I think we can both agree on that statement.

There has to be an explanation why and there aren't a lot choices. It's either "dirty" graders or, as you said, incompetence. I can't think of any other explanation, can you?

So if they either have graders that are on the take or are just plain incompetent, why are people still submitting to PSA? I truly don't get it.

Why aren’t these altered cards showing up in SGC or BVG/BGS slabs (not saying that some don’t slip by them too, just saying everything that’s been brought to light recently is in a PSA slab)?