An unfortunate incident

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Posted By: scott brockelman

from the scan of the front, the card looked a bit deceiving, but the back was and is usually the giveaway and in this case it certainly was, look at the back scan and you can see the borders were quite different, the right is full size with rounded corners, the left is narrow and the corners were way too sharp. a good way to compare is with a card from the same series (and the same player preferably) as they will often have the same cut and centering, sue to sheet position. but just a card from the same series may help to detect a small card.

also, when i look at many cards for potential trimming, i look and loupe the back first, not the front, the unscroupulous, nonthinking scammer never thinks to cover their trail on the back, they leave shaggy edges, paper pulls, etc.