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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Does slabbing alter cards???

I hate slabbed cards as much as the notion of water on a T206 ruffles some of you.


Here's the deal... you guys that disdain soaking, you stay clear of it. I appreciate your stand.

One of my Home Run Kisses cards I bought quite reasonably at auction, becuase it looked very rough, with paper stuck to it on both sides. A few minutes in water and it floated right off. What was an ugly card is quite presentable. I didn't tinker with the card, I did remove NON-CARD matter from the card. The card is just as it was.

I won't be soaking many more T206s, I have less than a dozen to go... but if I get one of the few of the ones I'm missing, I'll gladly buy them with their backs obscured by scrap book paper, glad that I bought the card for less than it could have been, because potential Ludite bidders steered clear of a card with srap book on it.

Realistically, rinsing and loosening a few bits of tobacco from a Polar Bear card actually protects the card, and stops the tobacco from further staining the card.

I'm against bleach, Oxyclean, cutting and timming.... but water?

let's not antagonize please.....(moderator dude)