Jim; The slot card trading sessions that I've described to you (and others) in my post .... are how they have been conducted in the past ... when everybody trusted everyone else.

I'm sure that's all going to change now that this practice of removing inked names and players account numbers have been brought to light ... and "blank" cards will have to be scrutinized more closely to detect alterations. It's a shame that some folks will have to bring magnifying glasses to these future trade sessions and round-robin examinations...

Perhaps slot card collectors will have to be more careful and document whom they got their blank cards from in the event claims may be made at a later date.... just like the brass core issue.... so that willing witnesses can cooperate with an ongoing investigation ... just like the brass core issue. After all, failure to cooperate seems to be the main focus of the present investigation going on.

Please tell me what your definition of your term "perceived problem" is regarding the brass-core issue. I don't personally collect brass cores (like you don't collect slot cards) but I'm sure there are folks reading your post who might want to know.

Is it that you don't view any of this as a problem ... or is it a matter of "perception" on the part of others who do view it as a problem?