Is this just me

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by roce4e52

I thought this post was pretty interesting! Many years ago when I put this set together I found a lot (meaning 2-3 out of 100) of cards that were cut to big. Not the whole card but it would go from 2 1/2 to 2 9/16 along one edge. Wavy cut like the graded example you found. I thought it must be a worn cutter or a loose cutter sliding around the card. Every Topps year seems to have some issue, off center, fish eye, focus, but for me I have only found this a problem in 61's. The information you get from this site has been very helpful and only wish I knew about it sooner.

Correct, all the cards with wavy cuts that I've ever seen are oversize. Usually the narrowest with of the card is the standard width of a baseball card, but if you hold it up to a regular card, you can tell it's definitely oversized. I always thought it was the sheet sliding around or slipping during the cutting process, but you could be right about the cutter too.