SOLD 1952 Topps Rosen & Reynolds conserved or altered you pick the adjective

[Republicaninmass]

A centered Rosen black back, well that would be a rare find even if conserved.

[calvindog]

Great thread, I laughed out loud for real.

It’s such a shame the assets were conserved but not conserved and Mosered. You could have then sold them through PWCC and done something good for the hobby.

[irv]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Selling a pair of free range 1952 Topps that I paid to have altered/conserved a few years ago. I have included before and after pictures. The remnants of the work on the Rosen is more visible so I suppose you could call that evidence of alteration. The work done on Allie isn't as readily visible so perhaps that's conservation? Meh...you can call them whatever you want. Nonetheless, I'm asking $40.00 delivered for the pair via PayPal. If I recall that's what I paid for alteration/conservation. At that price they are probably just plain old cards and not considered assets.

I am curious, and surprised the ink was able to be removed, but I am wondering if the impression from the pen still remains or was that somehow removed as well?

Originally Posted by calvindog

Great thread, I laughed out loud for real.

It’s such a shame the assets were conserved but not conserved and Mosered. You could have then sold them through PWCC and done something good for the hobby.

[71buc]

There were no indentations as the ink used was not ballpoint. I was told that such ink lays on the card's surface which apparently makes it easier to remove. I assume some sort of masking agent was used to protect the rest of the card as the only evidence of the removal is a slight loss of gloss where the ink was.

I have never paid a TPG to grade/slab a card. I certainly was going to start with this pair.

I wonder if this service could be used to remove all that bad ink on those forged T206s? That would be restoration I could accept provided it was disclosed.