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MWHalleygator,
I agree that T201s and T202s, by nature, have to be unfolded to be graded since they originally came in folded form. In this case, no deductions should be made in grading.
As far as perforated cards are concerned, I don't agree. There are some issues for which perforated cards can be separated from the whole without any loss in value or even with a possible gain in value. Some issues, however, such as 1962 Topps CFL football and 1980-81 basketball, are nearly worthless once they have been separated.
Curiously, I think hobby standards have changed over time. In the 1970s and early 1980s I recall that Red Man Tobacco cards had nearly the same value, with or without the perforated portion.
Perhaps some perforated cards (such as the SI for Kids Tiger Woods) are worth more in a detached state solely because of grading.