"I'd love to know everyone's thoughts on how this scandal relates to vintage. Would shaving 1/64th an inch off a few sides of a vintage card increase the price dramatically? Do you think that TPGs would be more or less likely to spot vintage trimming?"
The 1/64th inch trim is to be able to beat the TPG's over/under tolerance for measuring the size of the card. If a modern card measures 3 1/2" X 2 1/2" than according to the TPG's the tolerance for the card not being the exact measurement of the size is 1/32"
So if your card is off by less than 1/32" it is ok with them and considered an acceptable manufacture's tolerance...
If not it gets either a miscut or N6 designation (minimum size requirement)
And yes a trim that is real good that would get past the TPG's would theoretically make the card more valuable...
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