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Originally Posted by Leon
Hey Dan
I think we have to be more specific about what alterations/restorations/removals are being done. We have had this discussion only about a million times. Many of us don't mind taking something off of a card that wasn't originally meant to be there ie... pencil marks, glue (maybe), pen marks, paper scraps etc. Even soaking in water is more accepted than not, by many collectors. However, many of us also think that removing creases and other things isn't so good. My concern with the removal of creases is that it has been stated they can come back over time. I have never tried to remove a crease so I don't know. I think Dave Forman made a great post a few years ago about what he considered altering. It was sort of common sense but common sense isn't so common.  |
I know we've had the discussion a million times, but I hadn't realized we had an actual card doctor posting to the board until today. I'd also like to hear from the Net54ers he mentions in the interview about what kind of work he did for them and what they did with the cards after he worked on them. It is a bit alarming to me that Dick says he doesn't care what happens to the cards after they leave his hands.