So, trimmed cards now grade?

[Matt]

I was trying to give PSA the benefit of the doubt as W572s have much smaller borders then V100s and Rousch's cards re-use the image, so maybe they just mis-identified the issue, but the cropping and autograph on the V100 is different so the eBay one is clearly a trimmed V100.

[Matthew H]

I was wondering about those... I was interested. I gave PSA too much credit as I am not so familiar with the issue so after a little research came up empty, I assumed they were some kind of variation.

[glenv]

Maybe they aren't trimmed. Maybe they are just missing their mounts.
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...100&category=1

[ethicsprof]

as tim suggests, the Willards' characteristically have very wide white borders so one can only be astonished that the tiny bordered card was given a 3 mc.
i had my willard's Ryan framed for display largely because of the beauty of those wide white borders.

best,
barry

[Anthony S.]

For the sake of comparison (not my card):

[brianp-beme]

Note that the Rice this seller has up for auction has full borders, and that PSA's serial number is just three digits away from the Roush, indicating that these were graded at the same time:

http://cgi.ebay.com/V100-Willard-Cho...item5889b20b39


Brian

[tbob]

Unfriggingbelievable that this card would be given an MC grade. Now I've seen it all!

[rhettyeakley]

Obviously a mistake by the grading co.

Another set that has always been a bit of a pet-peeve when it comes to how they are graded is the E285 Rittenhouse set. These cards were made with extra extensions on the top and bottom borders but I don't know how many I have seen that have been graded numerically with these extensions either completely or partially trimmed off.

The Simmons below is an example of a trimmed card, while the George Davis is as issued...



I'm not bashing either company as I have seen the trimmed ones in both SGC & PSA holders.