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Originally Posted by Tripredacus
Do you think that soaking also falls into this category? There are many posts on this forum about soaking, or how to safely remove a card that is in a scrapbook or glued to something.
Is there a difference in whether or not a person is doing these things with the intention of selling it later?
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Soaking is a somewhat contentious issue.
Given time, most old scrapbooks will damage the cards.
My wife and I are currently working on soaking a scrapbook of tradecards. A hobby where at least the pricing is similar to where baseball cards were 40 years ago. The pages made the cards brittle, and some have taken pretty serious damage.
There's always a fine line between preservation/conservation and altering.
That's also true in other hobbies.