The ethics of cracking certified cards

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Brianruns10

But the conundrum I have is an ethical one. Is it right, do you think, to crack cards that are certified? I worry that I'm depriving someone else of a card for their registry set, and that i'm altering the population reports by removing a card from circulation, and potentially upsetting the records if I sell, and someone else gets it certified again

Is it ethical for me to buy and break out cards purely so that the pop reports are wrong and hoping that a registry set is left wanting?

[jchcollins]

Seeing as how none of the major TPG's have ever put policy into place by where cracking cards out is a "bad" thing...and moreover in the view of at least some of them ("Please Submit Again")...that the ability for collectors to do so clearly plays into their profit model - I have absolutely no problem with it.

[ALR-bishop]

For most folks here the answer to that would be no, but for you Doug the answer is yes because you are up to no good