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Posted By: Corey R. Shanus

I agree that SGC probably comes closest to such a company, but I suspect even they could improve in regard to equipment as well as grader expertise (not to say their graders aren't top notch, only that there are probably things about card alteration detection that they could still learn). But, and here is a key aspect, whether it is an existant company or one yet to be formed, it is critical that its holder possess such an identifying characteristic/seal that any dummy (e.g., yours truly) would know and respect the meaning of. I suspect most/many collectors could not look at a SGC/PSA/GAI holder and know when the card was slabbed and whether at the time of slabbing the company had state-of-the-art expertise in card alteration methodology.