Another Day, Another Trimmed Card—Avoid this PSA 10 Peyton Manning Auto

bojesphob · 03-20-2019, 09:16 AM

So here's the devil's advocate question:
If you can't tell it's trimmed, and the grading companies can't tell it's trimmed, and the only way we know it's trimmed is by comparing it to the original card (if we can), does it matter at that point? Yes, yes, I know it's altered, but if you can't tell it's altered, does it really matter then? I mean, if you can tell it's altered (because it's way too small for the type of card/corners that aren't square/etc), I get that. I can understand to a degree trying to get cards in the best condition possible, especially in vintage, but modern stuff has never made sense to me why you'd grade.

03-20-2019, 09:16 AM	#15
bojesphob Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 3,786 bojesphob	So here's the devil's advocate question: If you can't tell it's trimmed, and the grading companies can't tell it's trimmed, and the only way we know it's trimmed is by comparing it to the original card (if we can), does it matter at that point? Yes, yes, I know it's altered, but if you can't tell it's altered, does it really matter then? I mean, if you can tell it's altered (because it's way too small for the type of card/corners that aren't square/etc), I get that. I can understand to a degree trying to get cards in the best condition possible, especially in vintage, but modern stuff has never made sense to me why you'd grade.