This isn't an opinion on whether or not the card itself has been trimmed, but usually (I find) if the edge isn't perfectly straight stem to stern then there's a greater chance of it having been cut. For any non-expert wielding an X-Acto knife along a metal ruler, they tend to not stick firmly to the metal edge when completing their cuts (because said ruler isn't held in place well enough, or a knife of non-optimal sharpness 'grabs' the card and moves it a tiny bit), so it sorta curves a little bit at the side they're finishing up on, if that makes sense. Some cards put through paper cutters will also show these same signs of 'curving' at the sides, because it is really tough to keep anything relatively thick perfectly situated in that device. Of course, professional card doctors have their own ways of doing things.
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