Pencil marks and grading redux

[conor912]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

I used these long ago when I was an advertising art major. Completely forgot about them. Thank you, Conor!

I think SGC does a pretty good job with their grading. I want to have my T206 set graded for insurance purposes, and might want to enter it into the registry.

My point was, grade it if you want, but you seem to like the card, so don't consider it unusable for your set if it comes back less than a 40. It's just a number. The fact that you like it is all that matters.

[Republicaninmass]

How many times do we see cards in OUR opinion are over or undergraded? As far as resale, most often times graded is the way to go, however when it comes to OUR collection, OUR opinion matter most!

[Cardboard Junkie]

"As far as I'm concerned: efforts to erase will always leave evidence behind, even if not visible to the naked eye, and therefore must needs be mentioned. Leave well enough alone." G. S. Professional paper conservator. (Smithsonian)
To me, this is good advice, "leave well enough alone."
Whether attemping to erase a pencil mark, or soaking a card to enhance it's appearance it is altering. Dave.