I appreciate you speaking on this, but I have to push back on the idea that CGC is “victim” in all of this. They authenticated and graded these fakes, which directly led to them being sold for millions. The buyers who put trust in the process are the real victims here. Accountability is key. What actions are being taken to ensure this doesn’t happen again?
CGC has lost a lot of credibility after this situation; maybe not from their wider audience, but definitely from their largest audience, that being their higher end collectors, and their lack, near silence of a proper response to this (the same going with the auction houses that were selling the cards), is deafening.
I respect you Zack, I’ve done business with you multiple times, and I will happily do business again, but I hope you can see my, and others sides in this situation.
Again, thank you @pfm for everything you’ve done to unearth this information for the community as a whole.