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Originally Posted by robertsmithnocure
I get what you are saying, but 1915 Cracker Jacks were available as complete sets and custom albums were available. If a set was immediately put in an album, I assume that they could be soaked out. That scenario could yield some pristine cards.
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Originally Posted by boneheadandrube
The albums had corner hinges I believe? I saw one in person in the 80's. No need to soak, or just kept them in a box.
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That's all well and good, but the fact is these cards are being trimmed on a wholesale scale...............so they literally did not exist in this "pristine" form in the 80's.
I wonder how many cards have actually been trimmed multiple times.
I see the term "crack & resubmit" thrown around on a regular basis.
Unfortunately "crack & trim & resubmit", has become the norm...........and probably has been for much longer then we care to admit.
Card doctors have been trimming cards since PSA came into existence........................I take it back...........they've been trimming cards since cards came into existence...........but they got really good at it, once PSA gave them a huge financial incentive, to get really good at it.