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John“However, we all KNOW that there are some HIGH GRADE TRIMMED cards residing in NM/MT and MINT holders. This is really not to be blammed on the grading companies, but rather the HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL person (people) who submitted the cards.”
Any company that states this for their reason of existence. I most certainly can blame for being biased or influenced by someone, note the word “unbiased”. There is simply no excuse. All parties involved are guilty as charged that simple.
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