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WesleyScott, You wrote, "Who's to say that SGC's opinion is any more valid than the seller?"
Whether a card is nearmint or excellent condition may be a matter of opinion. Whether part of a card has been tampered with or altered is not subjective and is not a matter of opinion. In this case, the question is whether of not the card has been trimmed. There is no grey area. Either someone hacked off part of the card after the production process or someone did not.
In this case there have been two opinions rendered on the card sold in the auction. Lipset says in his auction description that ".....the card is definitely not trimmed." On the other hand, SGC has pointed out three different reasons why they opine that the card has been trimmed. Which opinion is more valid? Who knows? The one thing that I am mindful of is that Lipset has a financial interest in standing by his opinion, while SGC has no financial interest in stating that the card is trimmed.