Opinions on bleaching

[tonyo]

Hi Everyone,

Has this card been bleached? Front looks more white than back.

How are cards normally bleached and what are some of the signs?

I used "search" (came across an interesting discussion on soaking from '08) also looked in "detecting card alterations" to no avail.

Thanks for your help!

Tony

[brianp-beme]

About 12-15 years ago I won an auction of a group of 100+ raw T206's from the company that our board member 'Noizebringer' Ryan has had such an issue with. I was informed by another board member, a West Coast dealer, that these cards had been bleached. As a non-expert on this matter, I just remember that the front borders, like your example, were blazing white, and that they smelled of bleach. If possible, smell the card (come on all you non-slab heads, smell your cards), and if it smells like bleach, it probably walks like a bleach.

Brian

[tonyo]

Thanks Brian,

I ran across the smell test in my search. Unfortunately this is one that don't have in hand at the moment.

I do, however, take a whiff of all the raw cards I receive in the mail! Not checking for bleach, just to see what they smell like!

Tony

[Robextend]

Originally Posted by tonyo

I do, however, take a whiff of all the raw cards I receive in the mail! Not checking for bleach, just to see what they smell like!

Wow, I thought I was the only nutjob that did that...glad to know I'm not alone.

[FUBAR]

im not a fan of bleaching, makes things look odd.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Robextend

Wow, I thought I was the only nutjob that did that...glad to know I'm not alone.

Make it three.

Cards, Photos, Programs.............I smell it all.

[HRBAKER]

This thread is sort of taking me back to the grade school days of the purple-inked mimeograph machine. Remember taking a whiff of those tests and quizzes? Disclaimer: I do not smell anything that I get.