Card Restoration Is Exploding + Is Conservation Really Alteration? + The Hobby Divides
The hobby's biggest ethical debate may just be getting started.
Jeremy Lee and David Chase dive into one of the most polarizing topics in sports cards today: restoration, conservation, cleaning, and where the line should actually be drawn. Is removing scrapbook residue acceptable? Does soaking a card fundamentally alter it? Is restoration becoming normalized, and if so, what does that mean for grading, authenticity, and collector trust?
The discussion explores whether today's hobby is shifting toward accepting card conservation, how disclosure factors into the equation, whether PSA and other…
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