Is it safe to buy an altered card ?

[jingram058]

I know I am most certainly in the minority on this net54 forum, but baseball cards comes down to two types of people:

Investors - who love to go on and on on about PSA, PWCC, SGC, etc., until I can't take it anymore. When this clique gets in full swing, you cannot get a word in, you either get ignored or shut down with some offhand remark, and then the intense discussion continues. There is no hobby to these people. Stop pretending.

Card Collectors - who are in it for the pure joy of collecting, and who couldn't give a flying $#@! about graded cards.

[larietrope]

Thanks. Seems no end to people who thrive on being negative.

[Chris-Counts]

I understand why some would be wary of buying an altered card, but there are clearly thousands of trimmed cards in holders with high grades. I settled the issue for myself years ago when I decided to a) avoid graded cards with high grades, and b) made my peace with trimmed cards. Now my collection is full of them, and I'm totally fine with it.

[Seven]

the card very well may be Authentic, but while you no doubt have to pay a premium for the 52 Mantle, especially in this market, I do not think 30K is a good deal, nor is it something to be spent lightly. If your committing that much to a Card, then might as well go a few thousand more for something that isn't altered.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Seven

the card very well may be Authentic, but while you no doubt have to pay a premium for the 52 Mantle, especially in this market, I do not think 30K is a good deal, nor is it something to be spent lightly. If your committing that much to a Card, then might as well go a few thousand more for something that isn't altered.

I agree. Thirty thousand seems like a lot of money for a card that is altered. That is way more than I could ever spend on a single card, but I would have buyer's remorse for a lot less than $30K.