Soaking a card?

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Posted By: John

But were talking every day baseball cards, hell even the most elusive T206’s there are certainly more than one of. I would have to say you would see some price differences in those auction listings especially upon full discloser. I’m hoping that people would bid accordingly knowing that the only reason it’s a 7 is because someone worked it. I would also hope that it wouldn’t even obtain that 7 because the card does not deserve the grade after being worked. Hell isn’t that the whole point these plastic slabbing Sob’s are here in the hobby now? To weed this stuff out, not decide what level of working it is ok and what’s not?? That’s why your scenario makes no sense to me.

Do you think after being soaked and worked it deserves the grade Peter?

I guess where you and I differ Peter is I am pretty much a black & white guy. Doing anything to improve the quality and value of an item to me is doctoring, no matter how innocent the terms.

If the card due to you efforts is more valuable. Congrats you have doctored a card period. You can spin it to say it wasn’t meant to be there. It was to increase my viewing pleasure and make the card more attractive in my collection etc. The guy who trims them is also looking to make them more attractive, as is the guy with black marker on the N300’s. He’s making them more attractive to buyers for more $.

Changing anything on that card that was different than from the day you found it, is doctoring a card and in some small way makes you a card doctor. Now replace the glue and or wrinkle when you sell and I’ll eat my own words, and type a formal apology.

I respect your views Peter I do, just having a hard time wrapping my mind around them. Nothing personal, and this isn’t just addressed to you. You and I just seem to be typing to each other.