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Old 11-11-2013, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by sb1 View Post
There is a large disparity in the history of the cards of the two esteemed collectors. One collected/trade/bought cards in an era when the cards were sometimes cut down to fit pages. The other bought cards when they were trimmed to deceive.

The former are graded as such, the later not so much.

Pretty much sums it up.
You assume Carter's cards were submitted without any work being done on them. I hope that is the case but I would not bet on it given the state of that firm's legal affairs.
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