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Posted By: davidcycleback

If the restoration significantly effects the value and is known to the seller, it is illegal
to not disclose it to the buyer. By illegal, I don't mean you will be rooming in
Sing Sing for selling a 1987 Topps Barry Bonds you know is trimmed.

My impression of Rob Lifson has always been positive, and he's always come across
as extremely honest to me, so I take the letter at face value. There's little doubt
that he knows as much or more than anyone about baseball cards, so it would be a
mistake for collectors to idly dismiss what he has to say about restoration.