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WesleyI am not disagreeing with you. The results would be interesting to see. I also agree that the participants in the forum are different than the participants in the Beckett and CU forums, just like prewar card might be different than modern cards.
Frankly, I am shocked that the results show that soaking and erasing cards are acceptable. I believe in certain states, alterations of this kind must be disclosed and there may be civil penalties or criminal penalties or both if the alterations are not disclosed. I have been buying cards for a long time and I cannot remember reading a description disclosing this type of alteration. If alterations were so acceptable by the hobby at large, then I do not believe it would be a big deal to list the work done in the auction descriptions. If alterations were so acceptable, I do not believe there would be statutes mandating disclosure.