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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2644652, member: 24314&quot;]funkee, posted: &quot;I sit on the other side of this debate.&nbsp; Don&#039;t iron the note. If a note is pressed properly, <b><span style="color: #b30000">it&#039;s possible to make the folds less prominent.</span></b> However, passing it off to a buyer as if the note were better condition to get more money, is <b>unethical.&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3">In a real sense, any alteration to a note or coin is unethical; however in the real world...</span></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3">Look, what we do to a collectible while it is in our possession is our business.&nbsp; Just because the member&#039;s mother pressed her husband&#039;s money does not make her a &quot;doctor.&quot;</span></p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>&quot;If you were to sell it and do not disclose what was done, a buyer may believe the note is higher grade than it actually is based on photos, and pay more money. This would constitute note doctoring and fraud in my opinion.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3">Ignorance is bliss.&nbsp; You, me, or the TPGS&#039;s cannot protect collectors from unethical practices.&nbsp; Do you have any idea the number of truly original (never altered in any way) notes exist?&nbsp; I&#039;ll guarantee it is well below what any of us believe.&nbsp; By your <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />standard which is perfectly OK, I&#039;ll bet more than 40% of graded notes would flunk!</span></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;So even though it is possible to make the folds less obvious,....&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3">I think that is what the OP wants for his personal property - the note.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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