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Posted By: JimB

FYI, PSA was very strict on trimming right from the start (1991) in my opinion. One of the reasons they started at all was that so many people were altering cards by trimming and other methods. I have never trimmed a card or knowingly bought a trimmed card. But when PSA first started, about half of the high-grade (ex/mt or better) cards that I submitted were returned as evidence of trimming or minimum size req. Thus, my personal experience tells me that they were far from making it a reqular practice to grade trimmed cards. I have since learned a lot more about how to detect trimmed cards and to avoid the kinds of mistakes I made back in those days. I used to be a lot more trusting and didn't really think to suspect about trimming back in the '80's.
JimB