It's actually a really good question about the fading and if you notice in my original post, I never rule it out as a possibility. However there's a couple reasons why I truly don't believe the card is just merely faded...
1. Any sort of fading that is so severe that all the color is entirely drained away would at least have to affect the rest of the card in some capacity. Yes, color is first to fade and I know that blank inks are hardier, but if you look at the card, the crispness of the photo, caption, etc.., is perfect while it's just simply missing all it's color.
2. How would a card actually be faded in such a manner? Would someone have, say, left a card outside for a week straight to achieve this? Has anyone ever tried that with an e98 to see what it would look like? I've seen quite a few e98s but never one faded to the point that it would give me the impression that these were prone to deteriorating in sunlight or fading with age over time.
3. The card is in an sgc 10 holder...not an "aut" holder. What that tells me is that it's not possible that any chemicals were used to fade the card or remove the color. If they had been, the card would not have been given a numerical grade.
Hope all that makes sense....
Last edited by shammus; 02-02-2013 at 01:16 AM.
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