Posted By:
Josh K.Todd,
To some extent I do disagree. I think any card that survives 100 years in a condition even remotely resembles how they looked when issued deserves a premium regardless of how they survived (excluding trimmed, bleached, and otherwise altered cards). I guess my thought is that today there are all sorts of products available to store and protect cards and other collectibles for the future. These products werent available in the early 1900s. If someone chose to glue their cards to a scrap book b/c that was the best way to protect them and the glue/paper can be removed w/o damaging the card, who am I to say its any worse a method than putting it in a book, envelope or cigar box.
Personally, while Ive done it once (card still in my collection), I dont make it a point to soak cards (frankly, Im too scared of ruining them) but I wouldnt have any problem bidding on a card that has had paper/glue removed and would buy such a card with or without disclosure and w/o any discount.