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Posted By: leon

I do consider Doug a friend but it's not like we are best buds. I speak with him every now and then as I do a lot of folks. I am not sure why you continue to embellish things either? If I remember correctly I think Doug had said they would potentially take out a surface wrinkle. There is a difference in most collectors opinions of a wrinkle vs a crease. To me a wrinkle only goes through one side whereas a crease goes through both. It's sort of semantics but sort of not when we talk about the potential for a crease or wrinkle to come back after it's been taken out. Also I think we spoke about the integrity of the card stock from a crease vs a wrinkle. I used to be ok with taking a wrinkle out ( I HAVE NEVER DONE THAT OR ASKED ANYONE TO DO THAT FOR ME)....but have since changed my view. I feel wrinkles and creases should be left alone. I still don't have a problem with any other first tier (as Dave Forman so eloquently put it) restoration. All he said is that if it can't be detected it can't be detected so please don't go and say that I said Dave said it was ok to alter cards. He didn't. I have soaked cards in water to get dirt and paper remnants off, pushed down a corner if it pops up, and erased marks on cards. If the erased mark leaves an indentation I always note it. If it doesn't then I don't say anything. I just had an auction end with a MK qualifier (PSA 4 MK) due to indentions from an erasure. The card was encapsulated when I bought it. I made note of it in the auction description even though I didn't have to. I have a feeling anything Doug says on this board will be misconstrued .....not sure why I feel that way but I do. I would not throw a friend into harms way like that....If he wants to come on and say anything he is welcome to...but I won't be asking him to....regards