We're Not Alone

Mowgli

Talked to a comic book collector yesterday. He told me the biggest issues he had was the inconsistent grading and people messing with the comics to make them look nicer than they were. A brother in arms.

joshieboi

You also have people doctoring Baseball cards, and collectibles.

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mumu

I also heard they are finding way to unlick stamps too.

Broadstruck

Based on you title I thought you had evidence of extraterrestrials collecting coins.

messydesk

Generalization: Any area of collectibles is susceptible to interventional attempts to increase value and is rife with people attempting to do so for their own benefit.

PerryHall

<< <i>I also heard they are finding way to unlick stamps too. >>



Yup. They remove the cancellation and regum the back of the stamp. Paper money is also heavily doctored---washing, bleaching, trimming ragged edges, starching to make the paper crisp, ironing to remove creases/folds, re-inking faded signatures, repairing holes and tears, etc.

Connecticoin

How can you tell a comic book is graded properly? It seems if you can't look through it after it is "slabbed", then you have to totally trust the TPG. CAC would not work very well for Comic books.

Broadstruck

<< <i>How can you tell a comic book is graded properly? It seems if you can't look through it after it is "slabbed", then you have to totally trust the TPG. CAC would not work very well for Comic books. >>





Slabbing comics to me has always seemed silly as the joy of collecting them was reading.

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ricko

Wherever there is easy money to be made, crooks and con men/women will be there to reap the profits. Collectibles (and collectors) are one of the easiest marks/markets for deception and successful ripoffs. Cheers, RickO

derryb

<< <i>You also have people doctoring Baseball cards, and collectibles.

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and automobiles and anything used that is worth more in bettter condition.