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Originally Posted by Centauri
I got a 1973 Hank Aaron when I was a 10 year-old collector in the late 80's. It was easily the star of my collection, and it was the talk of the neighborhood. It was pretty good shape, but it has a small wax spot on the front. My 10 year-old self thought it would be better with no wax, so I pulled out a steak knife and scraped the wax off. Ended up with smeared wax, and several knife cuts to the picture. Still have the card...  |
I ALMOST did the same thing with a '73 Topps Clemente as a 11 year old...We were NOT allowed to touch knives, so I used a paper towel to rub the wax off...folded the card into thirds when my hand slipped off and I caught the edge of the card...I can still see me doing it!!
