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Posted By: davidcycleback

Trimmed cards don't grade above Poor. Poor/fair usually means the cards are well worn, but with no trimming. If it was a group lot, the grades may have varied-- fair to poor, thus fair/poor on average. In general, it's good to mention trimming. However, if you buy a 'Grade Poor' lot of 300 1955 Topps, it shouldn't a shocker if that means some are taped or trimmed, even if the seller doesn't mention it. But, as mentioned at the start, a poor/fair single card shouldn't be trimmed.