My collecting focus has always been R300 issues pre war candy and gum baseball cards. I fist started using a blacklight in the early 1980's because I saw how easy it was to tell if a card had glue removed. And I was surprised how many cards in top condition had these marks. Made more sense when I came across scrapbooks full of r300's.
As for the Ruler Magnifying glass etc. Yes these days necessary because if you are a collector like me when a card on your want list shows up your eyes gloss over.
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