The TPGs are in a difficult place here, and I can see why they reject cards that are factory but short.
How many times do we see a thread that shows a short card in a slab and everyone decries the inability of whatever company it is to detect the "obvious" trimming.
So if they reject factory cut cards that are small in one dimension they're no good because they can't see that the edges are factory.
But if they slab the card they're no good because they didn't spot the trim.
There's really no way for them to win is there?
Now, if they took their time and got it right a higher percentage of the time. (Beyond the actually very good percentage all 3 of the main ones already have) Then they could have an indicator that the card is factory but undersize. Easy for PSA with their modifiers, less so for SGC and Beckett, although I suppose Beckett could add a Qualifier to the edges subgrade.
Then again......Nah, it wouldn't work. Unlike stamp people who expect that anything sent for a cert will be away for maybe 3 months or more, baseball card collectors and dealers just want the grade they want right away.
Steve Birmingham
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