Who makes these rules?????

[Rookiemonster]

So in the sports collectors hobby we have a few rules.

Thou Shall not trim thay cards.

Thou shall not recolor thay cards.

Thou shall not restore that cards.

Thou shall not covet thay neighbors cards! ( ok not a rule otherwise we will all be going to card he’ll)

Thou shall not rebuild thay corners.

Ok you guys get the point! When and where did these rules come from?


We have a bunch of types of collecting in the world and some of these seem ok.

Restoring and cleaning art= ok

Pressing comic books then grading them= ok

Cutting uncut sheets of old money and getting it graded = ok


In real art a very good old copy can bring a astonishing amount of money. In card it won’t unless your a conman.
I don’t understand why some of these thing seem fine in other hobby’s and not in others.I never understood the idea of not cleaning old coins. If it doesn’t cause damage and makes it look better then what’s the problem?
Again if you found a dirty old stain Picasso at a flea market. Then cleaned it up no problem.