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Posted By: tbob

His McGraw and Mack indicate some "vintage trimming" now. He still maintains there is no trimming on the Jennings and guarantees it will grade. I am sorely tempted to buy it, send it to SGC, have it rejected and then see what he will do but I have the bad feeling I will be S.O.L. (Southern expression).
There was an E98 Bridwell in that group Will Hays sold and I bought it under the impression it was probably trimmed, although it looks the least trimmed of the group. I paid a little more than I should have because pgatourace was busy running me up on it. I'll be o.k. with it in a top loader instead of a slab. All I wanted with this post was to alert the posters here of a problem. Looks like as knowledgeable a collector as Mike Williams fell for the first misleading ad on McGraw.
Glad, things were changed, even partially. We all need to help each other on these things. When I got back in the hobby in the mid 80's I bought a VG '55 Killebrew rookie from a card shop after the dealer assured me the card was rare and you just couldn't find one without a crease. From those days of innocence I have become much more knowledgeable by reading, studying, buying, selling vintage material. The posts on this board and the old Full Count Board have been invaluable in that learning process as well as emails to and from a lot of guys here.
To all of you, Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday season!
tbob