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Posted By: <b>Chris Nerat</b><p>Guys,<br />I am doing a story for SCD on memorabilia and card restoration and need your help... I covered restoration of jerseys, bats, nodders, autographs and cards... Included in the story I pictured before and after pics of restored items, but haven't used any card images yet.<br />You guys are very knowledgeable and I know some of you can help me. <br />Do any of you have a before and after pic of a card that was restored (or doctored)?<br />Trimmed, flatted crease or corner, bleached, power erased, etc.<br />The key here is to be able to show the details of the restoration in our black and white pages.<br /><br />Any help would be appreciate... <br />Thanks much!

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Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>You may wish to contact Andy Baran.<br />He has scans of a Just So Jesse Burkett he had restored and recently sold in a Mastro auction.

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Posted By: <b>Martin Neal</b><p><img src="http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e268/123MARTINS/t206cyyoungback.jpg"><br /><img src="http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e268/123MARTINS/youngsoak.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Here is a Cy Young which had the paper remnants and paste removed from the back. I did it myself. It is now on ebay with a disclaimer that it had been removed from an album. I don't know if it improved the grade, but it sure is a nice "Good". Smiley face if I knew how.

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Posted By: <b>Chris Nerat</b><p>Martin, that is perfect. If it's ok with you, I will give you the photo credit and use those great images!

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Posted By: <b>Chris Nerat</b><p>One more question, Martin... Did PSA give it a number grade with no qualifiers or just the "authentic" designation... <br />thanks.<br />chris

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Posted By: <b>Matt</b><p>I don't know that I would call that "restored." Restored to me is putting back something that wasn't there - i.e. rebuilding a corner or recoloring a surface. Removing something extra on the card is different.

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Posted By: <b>Martin Neal</b><p>Chris, It was graded a two, not the authentic label. Without the paper loss and that tape stain it would have been a solid vg with no creases. Sure, you are more than welcome to use these images.<br /><img src="http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e268/123MARTINS/t206cyyoung.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>Chris Nerat</b><p>Good point... I will take that into consideration, because that does make more sense.

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Posted By: <b>Steve</b><p>You may also want to discuss this with Jim Crandall. He has thousands of cards and if 15% are altered as has been said all day here in another thread he may very well have a boatload for you to look at.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />{<img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14>...............just kidding Jimmy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In all seriousness you may want to read that thread too.<br /><br /><br /><br />Steve