Two hour interview with.... Bill Mastro

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

People wanted high grade cards, and were and are willing to pay for the illusion that they were real. Hall saw the opportunity in this and, in my opinion, made certain compromises with certain card doctors.

Does anyone else find it laughable that in the 30-for-30, Hall just says with a poker face "It doesn't look trimmed to me..." when discussing being in the grading room with Mastro's Wagner?

Really? Hall is supposedly the world's foremost expert on T206, who at the time had the most complete master set of backs and variations ever assembled. That's the best answer he could give? Not any kind of lengthy discussion on genuine size variation, paper stock, appearance under magnification, nothing? That's the PSA "expertise" we get on that card all these years later?

Sheesh.