I wonder legally what can be done here.
If MCS is sending the book to CGC, did they ask they consigner if that was ok with them first?
If not, is that even legal?
They can just take the persons book, and call foul on it, and send it somewhere else? What gives them that right or authority?
If the cosigner is aware that this is happening, and approved it, fine, but if not, this doesn't seem right.
We don't know for sure that anything was deliberately done to this book, and if it was, that the current owner is the one that did it.
I would think the right thing to do would be cancel the auction, contact the consigner, and tell them they have some doubts about the legitimacy of the book, and send it back to them, if the cosigner decides to go ahead and send it in to CGC for inspection, fine, but I don't think that's someone else's decision to make.
Of course we all want to see it sent in, and find out what the deal is because we are curious, but think if that was your book, and you knew you didn't do anything to it, and now it's being impounded by MCS and CGC, how would you feel?
I'm just playing devils advocate for a possibly innocent consigner, and wondering what can LEGALLY be done here.
On the other hand, if the consigner did switch out a lower grade book into a higher grade label, than F him, I hope his name gets blasted around the Net, and his rep ruined.