Opinions on bleaching

[HRBAKER]

This thread is sort of taking me back to the grade school days of the purple-inked mimeograph machine. Remember taking a whiff of those tests and quizzes? Disclaimer: I do not smell anything that I get.

[drc]

One of the world's experts on dating and authenticating ancient vases goes though all the scientific testing, but his last test is to lick the vase as he knows what they're supposed to taste like. He said his wife fears he will die of some ancient disease.

[tonyo]

Never had the urge to taste one of the cards.

I sorta helped derail my own thread here. Anyone think this card is bleached? Would anyone care?

[HRBAKER]

It's very possible unless it's a poor scan and yes I would care if I were to pay a non-bleached price for it.

[FUBAR]

it does look like it might be bleached

[Matt]

Odd to me that someone would attempt to bleach that card - it has a big crease, so even if it got the ink out, you're not really making out. Also, it's my understanding that bleaching doesn't make the card whiter then it was originally, so just because a card has a clean border, doesn't mean it was bleached - it might just be less circulated.

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by Matt

Odd to me that someone would attempt to bleach that card - it has a big crease, so even if it got the ink out, you're not really making out. Also, it's my understanding that bleaching doesn't make the card whiter then it was originally, so just because a card has a clean border, doesn't mean it was bleached - it might just be less circulated.

Those are good points and thanks. Seems though that the back would be just as white as the border if it were just uncirculated.