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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
I'm not yet convinced that most cases of chemical cleaning are all that difficult to detect.
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That's my assumption as well.
I am very, very, very far from convinced that there are undetectable serious alterations. I suspect that many to most of these undetected alterations are obvious if examined correctly.
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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Of course, it begs the question, if it's legitimate and acceptable, why not disclose it? I never get an answer to that one.
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What I've said many times over the years. If there's nothing wrong with something, then why the reluctance to disclose it? And, of course, the answer is because the person knows there's something wrong with it-- or, more specifically, it lowers the market value. If it raised the value they would say it underlined and in bold, and often in the auction title.
For example:
--->> PROFESSIONALL CLEANED!!!!! <<-----