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Posted By: davidcycleback

Water won't dissolve card ink, but there are around the house liquids that can. If a card collection is stored in the garage, its conceivable for a can of solvent to accidentally spill on cards.

I've run many pocket-sized things through the washer and dryer-- license, money, membership cards, notes, mail. I haven't tested baseball cards, but I'm sure detergent, bleach, soaking, drying and tumbling can cause damage to the image. I once was doing the wash and noticed that the water was purple. I thought for a moment or two then remembered that I had blueberry tea bags in my jeans pockets.