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Why not go all the way?
Yes, the original is a hot mess, but it is the card. But the market seems to have spoken on the issue of restoration, so why not develop a CGI/3-D printing process that will restore cards to perfection and sell them that way? I think I see the future.
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This card selling again. 2021 it sold (pre restoration), then sold in fall 2023 and now I see on instagram that this card starting March 16th back on Mile High. Went for $1.96 million dollars in 2013 |
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I saw that email. Good luck, Jeff. Don’t forget to post it in the pickup thread! |
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But I do appreciate the laugh Well beyond me but would love to have one Dream a Little Dream |
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I would hope that a true collector with the adequate funds at their disposal would opt for a non-restored version, as rough in appearance as it may be, over some sort of FrankenWagz.
To me, a piece like this should only appeal to a non-collector of means who mostly wants to impress other non-collectors in a "look what I can afford" vein. That's what this item was bastardized for and who it's geared towards. I don't care how "well" any restoration was done. It may look nice, but I prefer to see the battle scars of 115 years of survival. |
I think they should cut it up and insert the pieces in a future Topps product...
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But honestly, with so much lipstick on this pig, I'd be fine with seeing one less intact Wagner in existence. This thing is already destroyed to any legitimate collector's eye--I don't care how nicely a job was done. As an autograph person, I wouldn't want a faded Joe Jackson that was outsourced to some "artiste" to enhance it with fresh ink, either. Same thing. |
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Agree. Just another egregious example of the corruption of PSA. If any of us did anything to a card, like coloring the corner on a 71 topps, we would get an automatic A (Altered)
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I agree restored cards are not for me and most true collectors.
And I really like the autographed analogy Interesting that in comic books it is accepted. They are clearly labeled and are worth less than non restored. But still accepted |
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Once the hobby accepts restoration on cards, watch out. Because years ago, it was accepted in the comic book industry, and now it seems like there's more restored comics than untouched comics for the rare issues. Years ago, I owned a restored and unrestored Amazing Spider-Man #1, and even though the unrestored looked like a lower grade, I liked it more than the restored comic. I eventually sold both comics and the restored comic got 4 times the price of the non restored comic. Didn't expect that. I'd rather the restoration process stays away from the baseball card hobby. Once it starts, over 95 percent of the authentic or 1 graded 1952 Topps Mantles, will be restored. Because comics are like that now. The grading companies have a different color label for restored comics, and it seems like a majority of the key comics, are no longer original.
Very astute; it will happen simply because the original work will be too expensive for just about EVERYBODY. When I got back into collecting in the mid '70s, George Lyons, who had some clout in those days, said something to the effect of, "What happens when we run out of 19th century cards?" Well, we did and post war gum took off. |
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