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Jason Carota1. I understand. But the keyword in your statement is 'might.' The card may also be severely mis-cut, heavily worn, or both. Based on the wear presented on both cards, I believe that neither of them were trimmed.
2. As I mentioned earlier, I also scan SGC cards with a piece of black paper behind them to improve the display of corners. I started this practice when I noticed the corners appeared better than they were in reality (I only collect 3's, 2's, and 1's 
). IMO, I don't believe the seller can be blamed for doing this.
EDITED TO ADD:
I found the auction scan of my Livingstone.
I find the seller to be HIGHLY reputable, and I doubt they used the black paper to hide the gap. I'm not saying the seller of Matt's card didn't do it to deceive a buyer, just highly unlikely (imo.)