Alteration vs. Conservation Defined

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Originally Posted by Fudd

I do appreciate Prewar making a statement on the board regarding the trimmed doctored and altered Mantle. I am just pissed because I was a bidder for the card.



While we don't agree, I feel I may have been a little hard on the Beaver.

I'm not accusing you of calling in the Doctor and reselling the same cards over and over again with different grades and quality of altering. Though there is some slight evidence of it. The main evidence is trying to splint the DOCTORING/Conserving view. Let me be clear, that is BullS***, IMHO.



I do feel after further review, you certainly turn a blind eye to it, condone it and are part of the alteration problem. That doesn't mean you are involved in fraud though the jury is still out on that. I certainly hope not. But I always like to trust people. Stupid of me.



Most of the problem lies with PSA. I'm sure you just keep spinning these cards in and out of the holders and are friends of the "Doctors" working in conjunction in a flipping scam of sorts. If they catch it 2 times the thirds a charm, right?



I think the main problem is the jerkoffs at PSA seeing so many submissions they MISS everything, most of the time and PREWAR KNOWS IT. We all know it. They are just gaming the system, like everyone tries to.



You asked for suggestions and my suggestion is to be transparent as you can with the alterations and embrace it. Because that's what you've done for better or worse.

I agree with you.

Again, the biggest problem is that so many in the hobby want grading to be something it can clearly NEVER be.