Massive theft at Dallas card show, Nearly 2 Million Dollars worth of cards stolen

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

PSA bought Genamint back in 2021 to make hi res scans of cards to serve as "fingerprints".

https://www.actionnetwork.com/news/p...ading-april-21

Does anyone know to what extent they're actually delivering on that marketing copy?

My experience with these sorts of initiatives springing from acquisitions is that there's often a long lag, and sometimes it never actually happens. Not to mention that even if it is happening, the effectiveness might be a lot lower than advertised.

[Flyball]

Originally Posted by raulus

Does anyone know to what extent they're actually delivering on that marketing copy?

My experience with these sorts of initiatives springing from acquisitions is that there's often a long lag, and sometimes it never actually happens. Not to mention that even if it is happening, the effectiveness might be a lot lower than advertised.

I’ve been wondering if they may be using Genamint and AI technology to keep a running database of card images to determine if a card that may have been previously graded has been resubmitted. If they find a match and see that the resubmitted card looks better than the old image on record, then they would suspect the card is doctored.

They might be analyzing unique card characteristics such as paper fibers and printing variations, among other characteristics.

[Lobo Aullando]

PCGS has been doing that for coins for more than a decade (Secure Plus), so one would hope that similar technology made it "across the hall."

Originally Posted by Flyball

I’ve been wondering if they may be using Genamint and AI technology to keep a running database of card images to determine if a card that may have been previously graded has been resubmitted. If they find a match and see that the resubmitted card looks better than the old image on record, then they would suspect the card is doctored.

They might be analyzing unique card characteristics such as paper fibers and printing variations, among other characteristics.