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Originally Posted by Leon
If I were currently buying that card in the 2.5 holder I would at least like to know it's been cleaned. For me, and this is personal to everyone, if ONLY water was used to clean it, then I wouldn't have a problem with it. IF chemicals were used I would probably have an issue as who knows what will happen to it over time? And IF chemicals were used I could imagine the paper not holding up too well over time. I wonder if it passes the "smell test"? Nice catch John.
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I don't believe that stain could be removed with water only. In fact, it looks to me like a water stain, and those can be pretty tough to completely remove. There were certainly some chemicals used on that one.
Let me also add that if you look at the cleaned area closely, it looks a little rough, as if it were abraded. Assuming I can see this on a holdered card viewing a scan, wouldn't you think a grader holding a raw card in his hand should notice this too?