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Harry Wallace (HW)But, to compare taking a crease out of a card to murder....
I know that you were just trying to make a point, but this is a piece of cardboard that we are talking about.
My humble point of view is that if you can take something off of a card that it was not supposed to be there at the time that it was manufactured and are not harming the card in any way, then why not?
If I pulled out my 1952 Topps set and my kid slopped some pizza sauce on it, you had better bet that I am going to wipe it off. Is this "fixing" or "altering" it from its current appearance? Absolutley.
If my kid took out a pencil and wrote on on of my 1952 Topps cards then I am going to erase it. Yes, this is still altering its current appearance.
If my kid accidentally creased my card and if I knew how to get the crease out, I would do that also.
As long as you are not adding something that is not supposed to be there (color, buld up a corner) or taking something away that is supposed to be there (trimming, bleaching color) then it really does not matter to me.
Just my two cents.