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barrysloateI responded to John Dreker earlier that labelling a card "trimmed" is actually better than having someone inadvertently buy a trimmed card, but that if the seller were unscrupulous he would break it out anyway. And as far as Andy is concerned, I have implicit faith in his honesty and I know that even if it weren't slabbed he would never deceive anyone when the time came to sell it (and I would guess if you look closely you can see the work done); however, Jay Miller made a very good point. Andy created a Frankenstein monster here, and while he is free to enjoy it to its fullest and as owner has full rights to restore it as he pleases, it is certainly one-of-a-kind. Do we know of any other vintage card that has had this exact kind of work done to it? I just go with my original premise that the grading services were formed to both grade cards and to reject altered ones. Now they are slabbing altered cards. I don't get it. However, for those like yourself who feel it is better to have it in a slab, you have my blessing. I just think there somehow should be more information on the label. As I said, a card that was a 1/16 inch short and had a crease spooned out would fit the same definition as the label on the Burkett. I think there is the potential for trouble down the road, and I will still stick by my opinion that this type of "card" shouldn't be slabbed. And it would be protected nicely in a screw down holder. What else can I say?