Card Improvment: Ethical? Yes or NO?

[DICKTOWLE]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Reginald- this discussion is a little different. Yes, there have always been card doctors around, but they have operated a bit under the radar. Dick's product is bringing card doctoring into the mainstream. Now every collector can buy a bottle and remove creases from their own cards. It legitimizes the process a little too much for my taste.

Please stop the madness, I sell nothing, never had, never will-I simple remove garbage on cards-- glue, paper, wrinkles- a crease will remain while the paper is broken- tape, contact cement-- that is all.. Please--THERE IS NO BOTTLE---STOP THE MADNESS: I DON'T DO INK PERIOD . I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 15 YEARS WITH MOSTLY PEOPLE LOOKING TO HAVE CRAP REMOVED-

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by DICKTOWLE

I DON'T DO INK PERIOD . -

HUH?
SCD: Do you use a chemical process?
Towle: I’ve got various chemicals. I’ve got about 13 that I’ve developed. We’ve just finished an ink process for a very prominent dealer down in Florida where we’ve developed the process to take fountain pen ink off of cards. They were actually graded by two very reputable grading companies. They both passed grading. We were actually able to extract the ink. We’re working on ballpoint pen right now. But the fountain pen ink came out and the cards were graded, which obviously adds huge dollars to a card.

[DICKTOWLE]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

HUH?
SCD: Do you use a chemical process?
Towle: I’ve got various chemicals. I’ve got about 13 that I’ve developed. We’ve just finished an ink process for a very prominent dealer down in Florida where we’ve developed the process to take fountain pen ink off of cards. They were actually graded by two very reputable grading companies. They both passed grading. We were actually able to extract the ink. We’re working on ballpoint pen right now. But the fountain pen ink came out and the cards were graded, which obviously adds huge dollars to a card.

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Peter, thank you for the chance to respond just because I have a process, it does not mean I use this. I removed the fountian pen ink, however I decided I don't want to do ink, and I never did. The test was on this ink- it passed- The two cards that were done were test card- zero value- however again, my choice was not to do and I don't. thank you again

[barrysloate]

Dick- thanks for the response. Sorry if I misquoted you.

[Peter_Spaeth]

So between October 7 2008 and today you changed your mind, eh?

[DICKTOWLE]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

So between October 7 2008 and today you changed your mind, eh?

Peter, no matter what I say it is never correct with you. I am sure you are a highly respected person in the industry, but you may want to twist words. God allows people to change there minds, like I said without my hand on a bible, I did not pursue this even after the commons came back graded, not today but Oct of 2008. Thank you again.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Not twisting anything Dick just asking how you reconcile your statement here that you don't do ink period with your interview where you were touting the results of your ink removal.

[Rob D.]

"Stop the fight!"

[T206Collector]

Dick,

I hope you will continue to post regarding your process and practice. Given some collectors' concerns about what you do, you are likely to be met with some measure of venom on public internet chatboards. I hope that this does not cause you to stop the dialogue. It is important for us as a hobby to understand the full extent of what is really going on out there.

Thanks again for your posts.