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jay behrensI don't think he is saying that everyone else knew the card was trimmed. What he meant to say is that raw cards sell for less because there is a good chance something is wrong with the card, especially if it looks real nice in a scan. If you happen to get a raw card that is trimmed, that is part of the price of buying card. If the sellers claims that the card is unaltered and untrimmed, then that's a different story. Otherwise, always assume the worst, especially when the seller has a no return policy.
I buy almost everything raw and my assumption is always that there is something wrong with the card that the seller isn't telling me and I bid accordingly.
The difference in price between a 40 and 50 for almost any vintage issue is worth more than the cost of slabbing, so sellers claiming they don't want to go to the expense are either lazy or in most cases, trying to hide something.
Jay
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