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How trimmed can a card be and still be graded Near Mint?
I have refrained from posting this type of thread in the past, but I collect E220 National Caramel cards and it struck me as so, so wrong. The cuts on E220 cards are about the worse I have seen on a non-strip issue (which makes you wonder if maybe the set was partially produced in strip form or as a sheet...see scan below for an idea of their sloppy production). It is therefore sometimes difficult to determine what a normal full size card is, but this example has narrow borders on all four sides and it grades as Near Mint? A little card knowledge goes a long way, TPG folks.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1921-E220-N...cAAOSwQO9a8397 Brian Last edited by brianp-beme; 09-15-2018 at 11:38 AM. Reason: Thread given a sexy title, and for good reason |
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wow that card is ridiculously trimmed.
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Agreed. The Groh card I showed should give you an idea of what the approximate border widths should be. Here are scans of cards (not mine) that I think are what decently cut E220 cards should look like (ones cut this nice and well centered are very tough to come by, and the Hoyt still looks trimmed):
Brian Last edited by brianp-beme; 09-15-2018 at 12:26 PM. Reason: added scans |
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Yikes.
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E220
Is there ANY chance it’s factory cut?
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Knowing how horribly cut the E220 cards are, yes. But it seems like it would then not meet minimum size requirements for grading.
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C'mon, don't ya' know? The one in the link is the mini-border variety. And a miscut Wheat.
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It's hard to believe all of those terrible cuts are from "factory" cutting. Seems more likely to be made like this...
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The original PSA 7 card in this thread was part of a lot I won in a Goodwin auction in 2014. That card was not pictured in the lot; when I received it, I was unhappy at the obvious trim, and had to return the entire lot as my only option (though I wanted other cards from the group).
It should be obvious to anyone that the card is trimmed, and should be sent back to PSA to get it out of circulation in that case. |
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