Johnson 8 (hands at chest) in Mastro's

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Paul, if the Johnson above is "presumptively trimmed" why will it sell for 11K? Perhaps it is just presumptively trimmed in your home.

It happens to be an early PSA grade as you can tell by the flip and the number. I find that the grades of these cards are a lot more uneven than the later ones.

As I have a couple thousand pre-war and 50s cards in PSA 8 and 9, I can assure you I don't stay up all night wondering if my cards are trimmed. In fact, I've probably not spent more than 10 total minutes (including 3 on this post) even thinking about it. There is such a huge market for these cards in high grade that people will buy them, period. And why else would you be up all night worried if these cards were trimmed other than your concern that they are worthless and not sell? Trust me, they will sell and you'll sleep like a baby.