strip cards - cut or not to re-cut

Bugsy · #1 04-30-2019, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Do you think a little trim on this would give it a higher grade? The card only has the one rough side. I have never collected these strip cards so I don't know what they really look at for grading.

I would leave that one alone. If the margins are too narrow, they get an A.

GasHouseGang · #2 04-30-2019, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugsy

I would leave that one alone. If the margins are too narrow, they get an A.

Thanks Chris. That's what I expected.

Leon · #3 05-06-2019, 05:39 PM

+1. It would be a shame for that not to get a number...(always with a hand cut designation too)

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Originally Posted by Bugsy

I would leave that one alone. If the margins are too narrow, they get an A.

Copa7 · #4 05-06-2019, 07:40 PM

I would agree that if the cards are in rough shape (like those Ruths) and already short of designated dimension, I would not re-cut.

However, if the cards are beyond the allowed specs, and it could be trimmed up, I would do so as they are graded as "hand cut" anyway.

Leon · #5 05-08-2019, 08:49 PM

Yeap...and they can't tell when it was cut.

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Originally Posted by Copa7

I would agree that if the cards are in rough shape (like those Ruths) and already short of designated dimension, I would not re-cut.

However, if the cards are beyond the allowed specs, and it could be trimmed up, I would do so as they are graded as "hand cut" anyway.

Exhibitman · #6 05-09-2019, 12:10 AM

Regardless of what the graders do, if you are pleased with the outcome that is all that counts. I cleaned up the edges on this one before PSA got it and I am happy with how it looks:

Knoxy24 · #7 05-09-2019, 05:54 AM

I just posted a poll in one of the facebook groups about the same thing with a lot of W-UNC notebook cards I just aquired for my set. The poll there showed people would choose to leave the cards be and appreciate them as they were cut years ago. As for me, I will probably take that advice, I prefer my cards a little beat up and showing their age.

Leon · #8 05-11-2019, 01:29 PM

I like the Ruth cut like it is. It came out of a newspaper anyway, why not make it look nice, right? When I was doing types I had to have one from each of the different newspapers that put them out. They are fun and cheap to collect, relatively speaking.

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Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Regardless of what the graders do, if you are pleased with the outcome that is all that counts. I cleaned up the edges on this one before PSA got it and I am happy with how it looks:

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