Two hour interview with.... Bill Mastro

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Mark17

All right then, let's say my stack of cards on my shelf, with a 1967 Topps Ron Herbel on top, has a thin layer of dust AND a single mouse turd, right on Herbel's left eye. Does cleaning the dust + poop off without announcing it constitute a potential crime?

This is what I mean by a slippery slope and no, I don't want to progress from mouse poop to bird poop just to make the analogy more solid.

I had the bird poop thing actually happen. Can't remember the exact card but it was a silly rare Bill Ripken that I sold for several hundred dollars. When I was going to take a picture to send to the buyer I was close to one of my parrots cages and the card did get some bird poop on it. I snapped a quick picture and then cleaned the bird poop off and took a few more pictures. I disclosed the bird poop and the cleaning of the bird poop. Buyer didn't care as long as he got a bird poop free card.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I had the bird poop thing actually happen. Can't remember the exact card but it was a silly rare Bill Ripken that I sold for several hundred dollars. When I was going to take a picture to send to the buyer I was close to one of my parrots cages and the card did get some bird poop on it. I snapped a quick picture and then cleaned the bird poop off and took a few more pictures. I disclosed the bird poop and the cleaning of the bird poop. Buyer didn't care as long as he got a bird poop free card.

Does Kurt sell a product for that purpose?

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I had the bird poop thing actually happen. Can't remember the exact card but it was a silly rare Bill Ripken that I sold for several hundred dollars. When I was going to take a picture to send to the buyer I was close to one of my parrots cages and the card did get some bird poop on it. I snapped a quick picture and then cleaned the bird poop off and took a few more pictures. I disclosed the bird poop and the cleaning of the bird poop. Buyer didn't care as long as he got a bird poop free card.

But when your buyer re-sells the card, will he disclose the bird poop removal?

I have to think, in prison hierarchy, doing time in the slammer for not disclosing bird poop removal puts one on a pretty low rung. Bad enough to be doing 1 to 5, but to do so in constant dread of your cellmate asking "So, what are you in for?" would make it absolute hell.

[Aaron Seefeldt]

Sometime in the mid to late ‘90’s (I forget exactly when) Alan Rosen, aka Mr. Mint, used to proudly sell a magical potion guaranteed to remove all stains from cards. He openly sold it at card shows. I never bought any but wish I did because ever since I’ve wondered if it worked.