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Scott GrossI'd buy a trimmed card as a filler, if it were at a "trimmed" price. What I hate to see are people buying cards that are trimmed, and not disclosed on ebay, and go for "untrimmed" prices. (a beat to death subject, I know, I know, let it go .....
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The one "defect" that blows my mind are pin holes. It's amazing to me how a pin hole, even on an ex/nm card, can absolutely "kill" the "percieved" value. Man, I'll take an great card with a pin hole for those rock-bottom prices any day. First, imho, it does detract from the card as much as trim/paper loss/tape/residue/staining etc. And, secondly, it show that the original owner enjoyed and displayed his card up on the wall for all to see. In fact, in some issues, t3/t9, exhibits, I think pin holes actually adds to the esthectics of the card ...