Thoughts on BVG (1950s - 1980s)?

[steve B]

I'd be willing to bet that every grading company has graded a trimmed or sheet cut card at some time. It's nearly impossible to be perfect. The 3 primary companies are the big 3 because they get it right nearly every time.

If a card is cut from a sheet using the same sort of equipment that was used when new it would be very hard to tell. You'd have to base an opinion on aging of the exposed edge. And that's inconsistent from one card to the next. I bought a 40X magnifier recently, and have been looking at all sorts of stuff out of curiosity, including cards I know aren't trimmed because I bought them new. (Anyone else do that? get a new toy and examine practically the whole house at 40x or by blacklight or whatever?)

If they knew the cards were cut from a sheet and still graded them that's a different matter entirely.

Steve B

[Exhibitman]

Buy the card, not the slab.

[hangman62]

I have yet to look a baseball cards with it,but......
I often grab the ultra violet blue light..go in the basement..shut the lights..and look at all the places my cats pee'ed... Its all over down there..maybe I need a bigger liter box

[ls7plus]

Didn't Beckett continue to grade Star Company basketball cards of the '80's, even after it became painfully obvious that Star was continuing to pump them out well after the original printing into the 90's?

Larry

[gradedeflator]

Exhibitman,

Thanks, I totally agree on buying the card not the holder, but as i mentioned in my original post, all I can see often is a photo of the card in a holder. So my question, which may have been missed, was essentially how comfortable can I feel about a vintage card in a BVG holder? yeah it may look good, but I can't tell if it's been trimmed.

also, sheet cuts card look amazing--look at any BVG o-pee-chee hockey card that is a pristine 10--but lots of people shy away from them. sounds like you would advise someone to buy a great looking sheet cut card?