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Posted By: John

Leon,

As said before I really don’t have a problem with removing paper from cards, as long as it’s disclosed. That goes for pencil marks too. The issues I have is that many people aren’t as honest as we would like them to be. So for some stopping at just removing paper may not be so easy, and who’s to say your not removing wrinkles or creases in the process deliberately or by pure innocent accident. I hope you can understand my concern with that.

I also understand it goes on, it happens etc. But as you stated regarding auction houses doing it, why the big secret if so mainstream and no big deal? Why not disclose as in the art world professionally restored etc. Hell in that world sometimes the restoration increases the value.

As for you’re wonderful Weaver, no it wouldn’t stop me from purchasing it, in fact I think its accurately graded due to the residue. I would however like it disclosed if there was no trace of residue on the card, and I thought I was buying that EX+ Weaver. To find out the card had been worked on and it was not disclosed, would bother me. It may seem silly to you guys but that’s just how I feel.

As for the minority perhaps Leon, but no disrespect to you or the forum and its members, good folks here including you. But the recent sample I don’t think covers the entire hobby; in fact I had been collecting for 20+years and had never heard of this place up until a few years ago. I think soaking is not mentioned in auction houses because I’m not in the minority, I think there are many folks out there who would find it hard to swallow that the card just had paper or residue removed and nothing else done.

Best Regards,

John