Evidence of trimming

[birdman42]

Kyle,

I had a respected grader tell me my Buchner was trimmed. He said he could tell because the factory trimmers have slight imperfections in the blade that leave telltale marks on the sliced side--and my card didn't have those marks. Kind of easier to show in person, with lots of hand motions and pictures, but after he showed me, I understood what he was saying.

I suppose that more properly it's "lack of evidence of factory cut," which amounts to the same thing.

Bill

[FrankWakefield]

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[E93]

There is an article in SGC Magazine about how to detect some forms of trimming on T206s and T205s. It came out about a year and a half ago.
JimB

[Rob D.]

Good info, Bill. Thanks very much.

[barrysloate]

The edge of a card will tone over time; if it has been recently trimmed, it will look much fresher than the other edges.

[David W]

I've got a T206 Mullin that I've had for 7-8 years, and the person before me had for probably 30 years. It would grade a 4-5.

I know he didn't trim it, and I know I didn't trim it, but twice PSA has rejected it as trimmed.

So if it was trimmed it was trimmed years ago, which would make no sense since that didn't hardly matter until the last 15 years.

Personally I don't think it has been trimmed.

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by David W

So if it was trimmed it was trimmed years ago, which would make no sense since that didn't hardly matter until the last 15 years.

Personally I don't think it has been trimmed.

I understand your frustration, and you might be right.

But...lots of cards were trimmed decades ago. Many times it had nothing to do with value (as we assume), but other reasons valid to that person. Some were trimmed to make a uniform size for all of the old owners cards. I've seen cards that were trimmed by an old owner to ensure they fit in a box he was using to keep them. Sometimes the trim was done carefully by a collector - not to deceive, but because the person cared about the collection in his own way.

Cheers,
Blair