Need Card Help Auth vs PSA 1

[Shoeless Moe]

I'm not a card guy, but in general if a card looks perfect, but is ever so slightly trimmed and thus given the grade of AUTH, do those sell for more than a beat up up card that's graded PSA1.

Is there a general consensus as what is preferred by collectors?

[HRBAKER]

Depends on the card I think.

[Chris Counts]

A nice-looking trimmed card often sells for far more than a beat up and untrimmed version of the same card. I don't mind trimmed cards at all, as long as they're priced accordingly. If they have nice eye appeal, I see them selling in G-VG price range, sometimes even more. Low-end T206 HOFers, for instance, routinely sell for $75-$100 trimmed if they look sharp, twice as much as you'd have to pay for a hammered version ...

[baker85]

give me the graded one every time. if its trimmed I won't touch it.

[Sean]

As you can see, there is no consensus. It is a matter of personal preference, and even that can change depending on the availability of the card.

[drc]

I don't like trimmed cards at all, but I've seen great looking AUTH cards sell for more than Poor. Realize poor cards can be very beat up and rough.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

I'm not a card guy, but in general if a card looks perfect, but is ever so slightly trimmed and thus given the grade of AUTH, do those sell for more than a beat up up card that's graded PSA1.

Is there a general consensus as what is preferred by collectors?

There is a very recent thread on this topic. You should search for it.

[EvilKing00]

if the poor card, is pretty beat up and the Auth card is nice but SLIGHTLY trimmed, (not like all the borders cut off of a T205) then id would deff and have bought A cards. I dont take real bad beat up cards, just no eye appeal.