cards measure correctly but come back trimmed.

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Posted By: eric p.

i have some cards in my collection that i have sent in for grading and have bought some cards that had been sent in for grading that have come back trimmed and the cards measure correctly, i guess my question is how can a card come back trimmed if it measures correctly or measures a hair more than the standard card for that particular issue?, here is an example: i won a pair of t204's in the 19thcenturyonly auction that were listed as "trimmed by gai" but measured them when i received them today and they measured correctly (lot #100), it doesn't make any sense.

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Posted By: Paul

I have a few cards that are bigger than the Standard Catalog listing, & could be easily trimmed to the correct size. It's not uncommon for vintage cards to be bigger or smaller than the standard size, & still have the original factory cuts.

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Posted By: jay behrens

The trimming craze can be traced back to late 80s when Jim Copeland was paying obscene prices for NM t206. A lot of people, dealers included, wre running around looking for oversized t206s to trim and resell.

Jay

My place is full of valuable, worthless junk.