George- Your scenario and questions are interesting. I'll begin by directly
answering the questions you asked:
1) Centering is the first attribute I notice on a card, but not the only one
2) Large border T206 don't bother me in the least
3) Yes, I would reject an obviously trimmed card
In regard to centering questions, the biggest issue I'm noticing is just how
often collectors mischaracterize it. You even did it yourself in the opening
post, when you referred to the middle examples as "off center". They aren't
off center, they just aren't perfectly centered. I wish I could recall the ID of
a member I was talking with privately a couple years ago. I owned a couple
T206 I described ad nicely centered, and he couldn't understand that a card
could be well centered/nicely centered without being "perfectly" centered.
The number of perfectly centered T206 must be miniscule indeed. If any of
you own T206 with 55/45 centering and are upset they aren't "perfect", I'll
take them off your hands
Trent King
PS- For the record, I like all 4 of your cards!