One main issue I have then, "if in fact they are factory miscut", are the number of cards that come back to me from the grader as trimmed or altered. I have even measured by placing up against a know good card, measured with with a ruler before sending them and to the naked eye they are fine, but it seems that PSA has a different ruler or at least one that is laser point accurate. I always thought that in order to grade it as trimmed they would ok the edge with a loupe in addition to the measure of length.
I have also had cards that I know for a fact have never been altered because I got them from the original owner who is 80 and who just found them after 50 years, no lie, and get them back trimmed, or had a buyer complain to me that the card I sold them was trimmed.
Anyway, I almost quit collecting altogether, much like I refuse to buy a single autograph because of all of the dishonesty and trickery. I decided to jump on board here at net54 last week and am glad that I did because I feel that I can make informed decisions as to what to buy with all of your help. So thank you.
Brad
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