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jeffSorry, at twelve dollars per card, I want a numerical grade with my authentication, although I do miss getting a gold star on my best stuff (do kindergarten teachers still do that?).
Kevin, It's my understanding (from a SGC grader) that if trimming is an issue, one has to look at the edges of the card, and that cannot be done when the card is in a slab. I've crossed over a few cards to SGC and when trimming is at all suspected, they've called me on the phone to get permission to crack it out. This must be why SGC doesn't want to cross over cards valued at more than $500.
One last observation: on this board, no one absorbs more cheap shots and unfair criticism than the people who are paid to grade cards. They get some fair criticism too, but all too often collectors don't give them credit for being disinterested professionals.
Oh, and if you have a card that's somewhere between a high-end PSA seven and an average PSA 8, SGC has a grade for you: 7.5