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Posted By: barrysloate

Richard wouldn't call me a bald faced liar, we've been friends for too many years...balding, perhaps, but not completely bald. I do admit to erasing pencil marks from the backs of Old Judges and things like that before I submit them. But to repeat, I don't think anyone finds this to be an unethical practice. If it leaves an indentation then it accomplishes nothing anyway. And as I said in some thread somewhere- there are so many threads running simultaneously I don't know where I posted anymore- I used to try to take out creases 20 years ago, ended up making the cards look worse, and quickly gave up the practice. Most of the time I was ironing out the crease so the card would look better in my set, and if I resold it, I turned a $12 card into a $14 card. It doesn't justify my actions, and I apologize for it, but I was young and impetuous. Those days are long over.