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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

Restoration is here to stay. It and reprints are only going to become more sophisticated, and less detectable. As I have said before. It will not be long until the only way to establish a card's degree of originality is by its documented provenance.

For this reason, full and clear disclosure by auction houses and others is crucial to the credibility of our collectibles. Or, I guess, buying cards which grade 4 or less currently appears to be a viable alternative.