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E, DanielI'm wondering where restoration ends, and and making a fool begins......
Taking a look at the back, the area around the amalgam of the two cards has been 'aged' patina'd scuffed and otherwise to sections of the card both sides of the split, to create the impression of uniform aging. This card wasn't 'saved' in my opinion, but altered expressly for the purposes of cheating someone out of their money 5 - 10 fold the true value of the card.
To put the card up for sale minus full disclosure, to me, is absolutely pathetic! It doesn't sound like the owner is that kind of person from Zach's comments, indeed I would imagine Zach would only be commenting on this board with the consent of the owner.......
Zach, if you're willing to tell us, did you have knowledge and possession of the images pre the auction beginning, and would the consignor (being the upstanding human being you describe) let us know - through yourself if necessary, if he/she told the auction house about the restoration pre consignment?
Daniel