Trimmed cards gaining acceptance?

[tjlives]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

I kind of like them if they are obvious hack jobs done by kids or by a collector trying to fit them into an album. If they are done by doctors or people trying to make sharp corners, I avoid them like the plague.

I tend to end up with cards with pinholes (sometimes also trimmed, sometimes not) for similar reasons. Gives the card a little more character, drives the grade to PR/FR, and usually doesn't affect the aesthetic of the card too much because little Jimmy typically didn't put the pin over Christy Mathewson's face.