July 1996 - VCBC #7, True and Open Card Restoration - An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

[Leon]

I would prefer pre war card threads but since it seems pertinent and Peter asked. At least it has pictures of some.

[Exhibitman]

I think we have to stop lumping all activity into the same category. Cleaning and stabilizing a card with museum-caliber conservation techniques is not the same as trimming and rebuilding and recoloring. The former is acceptable across the board for art and other paper collectibles like posters and comics. This hobby the exception, and I think that attitude is a manufactured one built on the false foundation of PSA's marketing, which does lump together everything from wiping off a wax stain with a nylon rag to trimming, recoloring and rebuilding as "alterations" in order to sell collectors their service. This hostility to touching a card for any reason is a synthetic development, it is a PSA-perpetuated attitude. It is a manipulated position, an example of good propaganda.

I miss VCBC...

[barrysloate]

Mr. Paul stated very clearly that for the most part card restoration cannot be detected without the use of a black light, which would in fact reveal the work done by turning that area purple.

So how many years at Harvard do TPG's need to figure out that without a black light, or its equivalent, you can't accurately determine if a card is original? This to me is beyond the pale.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Mr. Paul stated very clearly that for the most part card restoration cannot be detected without the use of a black light, which would in fact reveal the work done by turning that area purple.

So how many years at Harvard do TPG's need to figure out that without a black light, or its equivalent, you can't accurately determine if a card is original? This to me is beyond the pale.

Mr. Desmond.

[barrysloate]

I'm aware his last name is Desmond, but if someone doesn't know who he is, calling him Mr. Paul matches him up with the man cited in the article.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I'm aware his last name is Desmond, but if someone doesn't know who he is, calling him Mr. Paul matches him up with the man cited in the article.

Take Five

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Take Five

Paul Desmond?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Paul Desmond?

If only Daniel had only taken five (cards) and restored them. More likely it's countless thousands.

[glenv]

Here's the Darby that's shown in the article:

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