Posted By:
Kevin SaucierMatt,
Sorry to say that trimmed cards get through all the time, with every grading company. Altered cards of every type also get by. There are websites devoted to this. I think what you are trying to do is prove this point but if offers no educational benefit or shocking news. Modern cards are even easier at that.
Collectors care about their cards and want to protect their investments. If you can show them, even in a subtle way, what they need do look for or provide examples with some possible reasoning then they will liste...sometimes.
Collectors of all levels may not want to hear or see what has or can be done to cards, flips or holders but in the end most are thankful that it may have prevented them from making future mistakes. Again, it should have some educational value.
This forum is made up of some of the world's top collectors and experts, each with their own specialty or niche. Many are far past looking at a trimmed card in a holder...unless it's exceptional work or of high value.
It may be safe to say that discussing the baiscs of a trimmed card just doesn't cut it.
Kevin
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