Stunning quote on altered cards

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

From an email from Evan Mathis to Sports Illustrated. Quote below and then link to article.

"To the purists who think a card should always be in its original condition: That just isn’t going to happen in the current state of the industry, and you should avoid buying graded cards.”

https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/07/06/to...ow-daily-cover

If Evan's right, the TPGs may not even be trying except in blatant cases.

I guess nothing came of the FBI Investigation on Altered Card Doctors from the 2019 National. If memory serves me correct I believe the FBI was at the last National In Chicago with subpoenas.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

I guess nothing came of the FBI Investigation on Altered Card Doctors from the 2019 National. If memory serves me correct I believe the FBI was at the last National In Chicago with subpoenas.

It was. The investigation likely is ongoing, recall Mastro took many years and this is much broader. That is not to say I am confident as to what will come of it, who knows.

But it's clear that if Evan is right, slabbing altered cards is now the norm and presumably the TPGs are in on this. It will be interesting to see if any have any comment about the SI piece. Steve Sloan is probably too busy spinning higher prices.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

But it's clear that if Evan is right, slabbing altered cards is now the norm and presumably the TPGs are in on this.

I've been saying that for a while now, there was just no way anyone could be that incompetent that often and not be in on it.

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by steve b

i've been saying that for a while now, there was just no way anyone could be that incompetent that often and not be in on it.

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