Question about hand-cut cards and/or cut outs

Quick question. Would it be considered sacreligion to re-cut or clean up a previously butchered hand-cut job on an advertising cut-out? There's a cut-out advertisement card that I'm bidding on and I'm just wondering if there is a hard rule on this sort of thing?

[Stonepony]

My opinion ( and i may be in the minority) is that cards, inserts,ads etc that are MEANT to be handcut should not have to be eternally preserved in a condition that resulted from a careless collector or exhuberant child. These are meant to be cut out, and to propose that the initial cut- regardless of the result, has to be the final cut- seems a bit silly to me. As long as there is no deception- make it look good

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Stonepony

My opinion ( and i may be in the minority) is that cards, inserts,ads etc that are MEANT to be handcut should not have to be eternally preserved in a condition that resulted from a careless collector or exhuberant child. These are meant to be cut out, and to propose that the initial cut- regardless of the result, has to be the final cut- seems a bit silly to me. As long as there is no deception- make it look good

What he said.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

What he said.

Me three....and my (still) biggest peeve of grading strips is the numerical grades with no caveat that they are handcut.

[dabigyankeeman]

I see nothing wrong with re-cutting to make it look better.

[deadballfreaK]

I have cleaned up a few W cards that looked awful. They are too short or narrow now to get anything but an"A", but who cares? They look more pleasing to me and I'm not looking to sell them.

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by Stonepony

My opinion ( and i may be in the minority) is that cards, inserts,ads etc that are MEANT to be handcut should not have to be eternally preserved in a condition that resulted from a careless collector or exhuberant child. These are meant to be cut out, and to propose that the initial cut- regardless of the result, has to be the final cut- seems a bit silly to me. As long as there is no deception- make it look good

I have to agree with Dave. I prefer cards in their original form but it wouldn't stop me from buying a W514 strip that was recut.

Z Wheat