Kurt's Card Care

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Snowman

You should probably just keep claiming that we don't know the long term effects of card cleaning despite the fact that it's been going on for at least a hundred years with millions of examples to point to, including the majority of the most valuable cards in the hobby.

Hell, even Jefferson Burdick advocates for it, and discusses how to do it in his book.

Why do I care what Jeff Burdick thought? Different world, where having an example was everything and set completion was paramount. There's a reason bleaching, for example, has been frowned upon since at least the early 1990s when I restarted collecting.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Why do I care what Jeff Burdick thought? Different world, where having an example was everything and set completion was paramount. There's a reason bleaching, for example, has been frowned upon since at least the early 1990s when I restarted collecting.

Because it's the best resource we have on the beginnings of this hobby and its history. The point is that this is a long standing tradition whether you like it or not. And it's been a widely accepted practice whether you like it or not. And it's not going away.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Tradition or not does not answer the question whether certain chemicals damage cards. Bleaching cards at one point was widespread to lighten toning. Do you think that's an acceptable practice?

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Tradition or not does not answer the question whether certain chemicals damage cards. Bleaching cards at one point was widespread to lighten toning. Do you think that's an acceptable practice?

You do know what toning is, right? And why it happens? Because your comment suggests otherwise.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Snowman

You do know what toning is, right? And why it happens? Because your comment suggests otherwise.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=86149

You did not answer my question.