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Originally Posted by SetBuilder
I think this thread proves how behind the times the TPAs are. We have a member here unearthing trimmed and altered cards every single day just searching through sales records (awesome work, Dan!).
I've even looked into finding a way to develop my own side-by-side image comparison software (despite my lack of programming skills) that can be implemented for a larger scale crowd-searching campaign.
Had the TPAs been more forward thinking, they would have already developed proprietary software that does what everyone here is trying to do manually. I think what the T206 scandal exposed was that the TPAs may not even keep scans of all the cards they grade! A $200 million company! To think that they're suddenly going to catch these altered cards is wishful thinking.
No excuse for PSA and the others now. We've given them the blueprint. If obvious altered cards keep showing up on the market years from now, then we can officially say the TPAs were negligent.
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There’s another sad possibility nobody is addressing: it may not be possible for grading companies to address all the issues in a way many in the hobby want them to.
It sure seems that they’ll always have trouble keeping up with technology.