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Posted By: Todd

Seth makes a good point -- it's not just high grade hijinx when it comes to trimmed cards being slabbed with grades and it's not just the "big fish" which are directly affected by these shenanigans. A lot of them reside in mid-grade holders as well and many of us have ended up with them in our collections.

I personally have no problem buying a trimmed card every now and then as long as it's in an appropriately marked "Authentic" slab (and the price is commensurate). It's using my meager resources to purchase a card in a 4 or 5 holder that I find to be trimmed that has caused me to become greatly disillusioned (with PSA in particular).

I guess a lot of folks don't give a rat's rear end if it's been trimmed as long as it's got the coveted grade emblazoned on it but we all stand to lose in the long run if things don't change.