Posted By:
Brian HodesI have had the same sort of concerns about getting cards back that I knew were not trimmed.
What I have gleaned from this is that:
1. With high dollar vintage cards (especially the HOFers) the graders (here I am talking about PSA/SGC) are particularly weary of grading cards that seem a bit off.
2. Rejecting a card for "Evidence of Trimming" really means that the card doesn't measure up (even given a slight margin of error for Vintage cards). Perhaps the proper designation would really be "miscut"
and to subtract for the card being a bit off-sized. The graders however err on the side of caution and simply refuse to grade the card. Ultimately the reasoning is that it is better for everyone (but not the unlucky soul submitting the card) to be conservative and not grade such a card.....
Such a card could be authenticated (but I don't want to go back there)