Every slabbed card has a story, don't it?

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

The card on the left has been altered by your own definition. Something was done to it that changed its appearance and value.

So every card that doesn't look like it did out of the pack is altered?

[campyfan39]

By the strict definition it is not in its original state.
I have only ever pressed corners with my finger and used to use spit to rub stuff off of cards haha. I haven't even used panty hose for wax stains. I hvae also not gotten a single card graded in my life.
Yet this debate has gotten silly.

My personal view is "altering" in the sense we speak about it in the card world is trimming, adding color, adding paper from a donor card.

Originally Posted by jayshum

So every card that doesn't look like it did out of the pack is altered?

[vintagerookies51]

Originally Posted by jayshum

So every card that doesn't look like it did out of the pack is altered?

There are two different definitions of altered here. For TPG, altered means trimming, adding color, rebuilding corners, etc.

Every card that hasn’t had those things done to it is unaltered, so both of the Ted Williams cards above. By the literal definition, the one with the stain is obviously more altered from its original state, and I see zero problem with getting rid of something like that to make it more like its original state.

As a buyer, I could not care less how much something was cleaned as long as it was not altered in the way described initially. Actually that’s not even accurate, since I love buying cards graded Authentic-Altered because they are still original and look nicer than most 4s but can be had for a fraction of the price

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by jayshum

So every card that doesn't look like it did out of the pack is altered?

If soaking half of a card in a cup of coffee doesn't meet your criteria, then what are we even talking about anymore?

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Snowman

If soaking half of a card in a cup of coffee doesn't meet your criteria, then what are we even talking about anymore?

Damage and alteration are not the same thing.


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[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

Damage and alteration are not the same thing.


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Only if you use the longstanding hobby meaning of "altered," which Travis is not using.

[Peter_Spaeth]

From PSA.

The term altered may mean that the card shows evidence of one or more of the following: trimming, recoloring, restoration, and/or cleaning.

Sorry, my contrarian friend, it's the one on the right that's altered, not the one on the left.

Now the cleaning may well be acceptable depending on how it was done, but that's another issue.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

From PSA.

The term altered may mean that the card shows evidence of one or more of the following: trimming, recoloring, restoration, and/or cleaning.

Sorry, my contrarian friend, it's the one on the right that's altered, not the one on the left.

Now the cleaning may well be acceptable depending on how it was done, but that's another issue.

"Shows evidence of cleaning" and having been cleaned are not the same thing.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Snowman

"Shows evidence of cleaning" and having been cleaned are not the same thing.

You could say the same, probably, about any of those categories, but you are missing the point. The hobby defines alteration as intentional changes made to improve the appearance of cards. The card on the left is not altered. A card handled by kids that picked up wear is not altered.