SGC/PSA grading of undersized cards

[steve B]

Tough to tell from the size scans that fit here.

The upper left corner looks slightly different. Could be the scan, could be just how it looks on my monitor, but it does look different than others.

if you scan the card at high resolution - 800 or 1200 DPI - you'll be able to see the fine details of the edges. Factory cut edges have a slight ridge on the back from where the cutting blade pushed through the stack of cardboard. That ridge also usually has very slight chipping. A perfectly smooth edge is usually from a different sort of cutter- Xacto knife, utility knife, something like that.
If the knife on the cutter was freshly sharp it can be tough to tell. And if the knife was dull, or if the sacrificial strip the blade cut into was worn the edge can be very ridged and chipped. One of mine is like that, obviously factory cut, but the ridge and chipping must have been too heavy for SGC to be comfortable giving it a number. Rejected as "miscut top and bottom edge".

Steve B