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Old 01-27-2024, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Snowman View Post
I recently saw this card posted on social media. It is not my card. But I'm curious which version of the card everyone here would prefer. The one on the left, or the one on the right after it was cleaned?

In my opinion, this card was rescued. In the image on the left, it was clearly altered. On the right, it was restored back to its original state.

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Nobody but you, I don't think, would call the card on the left altered. It's incurred some wear/damage, that is not alteration. Altered implies something intentionally being done to it. Again, if you were selling the "restored" version on the right would you disclose the work or not?
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