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

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by Fred

I don't think the exposure the card with PSA cert# 00000001 has had any back lash, has it?

Sorry for my ignorance, what is BODA?

BODA stands for "Blowout Detective Agency", the person and group members that have been identifying and cataloguing the hundreds/likely thousands of high dollar doctored cards in the hobby. It has identified many of the key players for information on the grading scandals.

Any doctored cards on this site usually were posted there first.

[G1911]

Thankfully the people who think altering items and selling them without any honest disclosure and under the guise of being unaltered (though they can never explain why the deception is necessary if it does not matter and no one cares) are still just a very vocal and motivated minority in vintage. On the plus side it gives a good list of names not to buy from or sell to for those that don't want to be party to the fraud and/or misrepresentation.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by JustinD

BODA stands for "Blowout Detective Agency", the person and group members that have been identifying and cataloguing the hundreds/likely thousands of high dollar doctored cards in the hobby. It has identified many of the key players for information on the grading scandals.

Any doctored cards on this site usually were posted there first.

And I would bet my life the cards they were able to specifically find are a tiny fraction of the actual number of doctored cards out there in TPG holders.

The irony of TPG is unbelievable.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

And I would bet my life the cards they were able to specifically find are a tiny fraction of the actual number of doctored cards out there in TPG holders.

The irony of TPG is unbelievable.

Regarding both statements - absolutely correct. They've been doctoring cards for half a century, but since there's this much $$$ involved, it's probably become a past time to provide supplementary income to the good doctors. It's the doctors that use the scalpels on the cards that really tick me off. The TPGs are just blind.

I've asked this question before - how many of the high grade cards with razor sharp corners are smaller than the standard size for the card? And again, people will indicate that sizes vary (I get that), but can't the TPGs see that there are more cards with razor sharp corners from the population that is probably just under the standard card size and then make a logical conclusion with that data?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Fred

Regarding both statements - absolutely correct. They've been doctoring cards for half a century, but since there's this much $$$ involved, it's probably become a past time to provide supplementary income to the good doctors. It's the doctors that use the scalpels on the cards that really tick me off. The TPGs are just blind.

I've asked this question before - how many of the high grade cards with razor sharp corners are smaller than the standard size for the card? And again, people will indicate that sizes vary (I get that), but can't the TPGs see that there are more cards with razor sharp corners from the population that is probably just under the standard card size and then make a logical conclusion with that data?

Yeah it's funny how the oversize ones are rarely high grade.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Yeah it's funny how the oversize ones are rarely high grade.

Very few pointy cornered cards, with small borders, are legit... I love this miscut. It could probably be an 8 in the wrong hands!