I reserved comment on this until the lot was over, but......

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

This is where we differ a bit. To me it seems the bottom is more even.

To me, the slant on the bottom is even more noticeable than the slant on top. Look at this picture. I modified the colors a bit to make the card stand out. I think the card is good.

Even if it were trimmed though, I think the seller left money on the table (assuming it's real).

[Brian Van Horn]

I don't doubt the card is real, but unaltered.......

One clarification. My observation about the top border of the card as opposed to the bottom was based on the front of the card.

[conor912]

No comment on it's legitimacy, but I love that he traced the creases with red lines in the scan....I wish more sellers did that.

[iwantitiwinit]

In my opinion if it were real it would have been graded, trimmed or not. In any case not worth risking 8k on it. If it seems to good to be true it probably is.

[ullmandds]

Had i known about it...id have gladly paid 8-9k for it!

[vintagecpa]

It is certainly a roll of the dice. I would tend to lean towards legit. With the sophistication of today's fakes, not worth the chance for $8k.

[Leon]

If I was seriously interested I would have tried to get a guarantee of it being unaltered. But as someone said it might be worth 8k in an AUT holder anyway. It's a nice card.

[MVSNYC]

Trick for confirming a diamond cut versus unparallel edges: turn the image 90 degrees to one side (or turn your head). It becomes much easier to read on the side, it's an optical tool.

To me, this card appears to have a slight diamond cut, and the top & bottom edges seem pretty parallel.