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Old 04-09-2006, 06:05 AM
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Posted By: Brad Green

I got a card from our esteemed moderator a few days ago. I have been calling it a 1929 World Champions Premium; Leon was calling it a 1929 Philadelphia Premium. Either way, it's uncataloged. The card has several tack holes, some writing, a crease and some uneven toning. No big deal. But, I thought I would try to "repair" the image to remove the tack holes, etc.

The actual card and the repaired card are shown below. Which one do you think looks better? Even though the repaired card no longer has tack holes, etc, I think the vintage look and the "class" of the card are gone in the repaired version. I still like the original card, even with the tack holes, etc. are gone.

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Old 04-09-2006, 06:55 AM
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The tack holes and "pitcher" written on the bottom do not bother me, but the writing on the hat definitely detracts from the original image. The repaired image is more appealing as it retains the toning and other age-related imperfections without the intentional damage.

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Old 04-09-2006, 07:27 AM
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Here's another option that I think I like the best... For discussion purposes, let's call this the third option...


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Posted By: John S

Better yet.

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Old 04-09-2006, 01:43 PM
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Posted By: bobbie

How did you repair it? It looks Great!

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Old 04-09-2006, 02:36 PM
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Posted By: jay behrens

The real question is, how did you remove the ink without tearing up the card or leaving any sort of mark?

Also, did you photshop the first scan becuase that card is missing the creases that the other two scans have.

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Old 04-09-2006, 03:30 PM
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The actual card has not been modified at all. I would not do that. All changes were made to the scan of the card via Adobe Photodeluxe. In my original post, I said "I thought I would try to "repair" the image to remove the tack holes, etc." The key is that I repaired the digital image and not the card.

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Old 04-09-2006, 03:35 PM
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Posted By: jay behrens

that makes more sense. I was going to say that if you had figured out how to remove ink and then get the slabbers to grade it, you'd have a goldmine of a business oppurtunity on your hands. I actually kind of like the touch up on the hat. Give it some character.

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Its down right scary what can be done with some simple to use technology. I guess Adobe is as good as they say. The potential implications if used by someone with bad intentions are scarier still.

That third-option card looks great, but the original is still the original, added 'character' and all.

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Old 04-09-2006, 04:20 PM
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Posted By: jay behrens

this is what I did with my beat up Willis that has a hole punch in it and heavy creases.



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Posted By: HandsAtNeck

My vote is: do not repair. The original owner did not deface the card, he believed that he improved it. Now those modifications are a part of the card's history. And I do not think that they detract from the card at all (well the hole is not an enhancement, but the position ID and hat art is fine).

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