Cards still being outed on Blowout -- PSA 9 Monte Irvin in the recent ML

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by raulus

In spite of their autoresponse that they would make every attempt to get back to me within three business days, it's been (/checks calendar) ~5 business days with no response.

In related news, I actually had emailed them a few days before about another matter, and they haven't responded to that email either.

So either they're ignoring all of my emails, or they're just slow. Or both.

Frustrating. I hope they back to you soonest.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

Frustrating. I hope they back to you soonest.

We'll see. I think I've worked my way through the grief stages so that I'm now halfway in the depression stage, and halfway in the acceptance phase.

Maybe I need to work my way back to anger now!

[Yoda]

I have been told that a sure fire method to eliminate creases, wrinkles, surface abrasions and soiling is to apply a small amount of nuclear waste, ensuring you are suited up when doing so. Supplies are often difficult to find, although I believe Japan is selling small bits through the dark web.
The only down side is the fact that your card is now radioactive.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by raulus

We'll see. I think I've worked my way through the grief stages so that I'm now halfway in the depression stage, and halfway in the acceptance phase.

Maybe I need to work my way back to anger now!

The acceptance phase meaning you are OK with having altered cards as long as they get you those registry points?

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The acceptance phase meaning you are OK with having altered cards as long as they get you those registry points?

I think when a collector is motivated to be the top of a registry they have to accept or deny the reality of altered cards being in their collections.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

I think when a collector is motivated to be the top of a registry they have to accept or deny the reality of altered cards being in their collections.

If I ever do a registry set, I am going to call it "Schrodinger's Cards" because they are in a quantum superposition of altered or unaltered until someone actually checks them for alterations. The intermediate character of the card formed by superposition thus expresses itself through the probability of a particular result for an observation being intermediate between the corresponding probabilities for the original states, not through the result itself being intermediate between the corresponding results for the original states. Or something like that...

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

If I ever do a registry set, I am going to call it "Schrodinger's Cards" because they are in a quantum superposition of altered or unaltered until someone actually checks them for alterations. The intermediate character of the card formed by superposition thus expresses itself through the probability of a particular result for an observation being intermediate between the corresponding probabilities for the original states, not through the result itself being intermediate between the corresponding results for the original states. Or something like that...

If I understood you, I would agree.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

If I understood you, I would agree.

I think he (hey Adam) cut and pasted
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[steve B]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

If I understood you, I would agree.

In a physics class where the prof had a sense of humor I asked about how uncertainty changed is for example I did something to force knowlede of the cats condition without actually observing it. When he asked for details I said a large forging press or drop hammer should do nicely (Note, I would NOT advocate this in anything but a thought experiment. )

That class got "interesting" very quickly...... It also got nearly incomprehensible just as quickly.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

If I ever do a registry set, I am going to call it "Schrodinger's Cards" because they are in a quantum superposition of altered or unaltered until someone actually checks them for alterations. The intermediate character of the card formed by superposition thus expresses itself through the probability of a particular result for an observation being intermediate between the corresponding probabilities for the original states, not through the result itself being intermediate between the corresponding results for the original states. Or something like that...

You took the words right out of my mouth!

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

If I ever do a registry set, I am going to call it "Schrodinger's Cards" because they are in a quantum superposition of altered or unaltered until someone actually checks them for alterations. The intermediate character of the card formed by superposition thus expresses itself through the probability of a particular result for an observation being intermediate between the corresponding probabilities for the original states, not through the result itself being intermediate between the corresponding results for the original states. Or something like that...

We have a name for this distribution in math-nerd-land. It's called the Tweedie distribution.

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[raulus]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The acceptance phase meaning you are OK with having altered cards as long as they get you those registry points?

HA. Always straight to assuming the worst! Doggone killing me, smalls...

I may be a set registry goon, but by golly, I want it to be real and not based on some worthless card doctor creating it. I realize that some will suggest this isn't possible. But in that case, I guess I want the impossible. Hate me for being a gullible rube if you want, but not because my motives are impure.

Acceptance in this case just means resignation. Resignation that I've got garbage in my collection, and I need to figure out a way to deal with it.

And resignation that I may have more garbage in my collection than I've previously been willing to contemplate.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by raulus

HA. Always straight to assuming the worst! Doggone killing me, smalls...

I may be a set registry goon, but by golly, I want it to be real and not based on some worthless card doctor creating it. I realize that some will suggest this isn't possible. But in that case, I guess I want the impossible. Hate me for being a gullible rube if you want, but not because my motives are impure.

Acceptance in this case just means resignation. Resignation that I've got garbage in my collection, and I need to figure out a way to deal with it.

And resignation that I may have more garbage in my collection than I've previously been willing to contemplate.

I didn't assume anything, I just asked what you meant. I am glad you are willing to deal with it. Honestly, as I've said before, the best way IMO is to downgrade a bit and be very careful on those purchases going forward. Stay away from certain sellers. Research every card as best you can. Don't buy small cards (they may be good, but if you have a choice, avoid them). Etc.

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by raulus

HA. Always straight to assuming the worst! Doggone killing me, smalls...

I may be a set registry goon, but by golly, I want it to be real and not based on some worthless card doctor creating it. I realize that some will suggest this isn't possible. But in that case, I guess I want the impossible. Hate me for being a gullible rube if you want, but not because my motives are impure.

Acceptance in this case just means resignation. Resignation that I've got garbage in my collection, and I need to figure out a way to deal with it.

And resignation that I may have more garbage in my collection than I've previously been willing to contemplate.

You most definitely do not have garbage in your collection. Please don’t say that.

I hope you are able to make the best out of your situation.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by raulus

HA. Always straight to assuming the worst! Doggone killing me, smalls...

I may be a set registry goon, but by golly, I want it to be real and not based on some worthless card doctor creating it. I realize that some will suggest this isn't possible. But in that case, I guess I want the impossible. Hate me for being a gullible rube if you want, but not because my motives are impure.

Acceptance in this case just means resignation. Resignation that I've got garbage in my collection, and I need to figure out a way to deal with it.

And resignation that I may have more garbage in my collection than I've previously been willing to contemplate.

You're probably actually beating the odds. Since this thread has largely turned into a multi-pronged attack at you individually for reasons I can't understand and you have the detectives from an unrelated forum scowering your collection specifically, if they can only find one example in your high grade collection you're doing well.

I have tons of altered cards, it hurts their values but I enjoy looking at and sorting them anyways. If the worst outcome of a situation is that you lost some value and have a Willie Mays baseball card, it ain't a bad situation.

[Peter_Spaeth]

This is NOT an attack on Nicolo in any way, but whether or not BODA can trace back a specific card that is altered is meaningless. The overwhelming majority of altered cards are not traceable like that. Even more so on older certs.

And I also strongly disagree with your not a bad situation assessment. I can't speak for Nicolo or what is important to him, but if I found conclusive proof that an altered card was in my collection despite my best efforts, I would not be philosophical about it at all nor could I continue to enjoy it. I should amend that to say a trimmed or recolored card, there are some things some would call alterations I could live with.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

This is NOT an attack on Nicolo in any way, but whether or not BODA can trace back a specific card that is altered is meaningless. The overwhelming majority of altered cards are not traceable like that. Even more so on older certs.

Yeah no clue where 1911 is coming from other than to stir up BS again. As for the guys on BO, I sent a friend to them who was worried about his blind buying of PSA 8s and one of the guys said they are not able to vet a collection that way. Apparently they start by using photos of known or trackable purchases of suspicious dealers and try to find the same card in a higher holder. Sounds worse than grading cards for 8 hours a day.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

And I also strongly disagree with your not a bad situation assessment. I can't speak for Nicolo or what is important to him, but if I found conclusive proof that an altered card was in my collection despite my best efforts, I would not be philosophical about it at all nor could I continue to enjoy it. I should amend that to say a trimmed or recolored card, there are some things some would call alterations I could live with.

Feelings are individual and personal. If the worst thing that happens to me one week is that a baseball card I have turns out to have been altered and I don't like it as much (still in a slab, so the fiscal loss is minimal), I've had a great week. It's just a baseball card without much of a definable loss.