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Posted By: RayB

Jim,
I would stand firmly against this practice and do not engage in it, and frankly am disappointed when I here about other collectors participating in this. As a member of the collecting community I hold the opinion that any "operation" performed on a card with water or otherwise is doctoring, and doctoring is wrong.
It is a shame that the practice has indeed reached conversational status, and that it is no longer a dirty word in the hobby. Just the fact that when the conversation comes up, if it encourages just one more person to give it a try, that's sad.
I would much prefer a dirty old well traveled card than one that has been "tuned" up.
RayB