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Posted By: scott brockelman

Trust me, like it or not probably each and every poster in this thread has at least 1 and probably several cards in their respective collections that have been soaked off of paper or glue or scrapbooks, and does not know it. whether graded or not. it is absolutely impossible to tell if a card has been soaked and dried. AGAIN i am not speaking of pressrolling a soaked card and stretching it for trimming, only the holders of 7 and higher holders need to worry about that, and generally these cards have some recognizable characteristics, but thats another story.

collectors have been soaking cards off of pages and such for over 50 years, it didn't start last week. these have never been considered tainted in any way. as a note i would suggest contacting your favorite grading service and asking them about a card having been soaked in water and blotted dry in a phone book or typing paper. they probably won't have much to say as they can't detect it. unlike bleaching, coloring ,etc.

SO unless it just worries you to death, i would just keep enjoying your cards and not get to caught up in this thread.

Scott