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Marc S.There are a number of slabbed high-grade pre-war cards that measure slightly less than "typical size". I am not suggesting that many / all of these are trimmed or altered, but there are a number of undersized pre-war cards that have, by one means or another, made their way into a graded card holder. My experience is that, generally, these cards sell for a slight to noticeable discount on a regular sized or oversized example.
Acknowledging the counterpoint basically proves the first point, in my opinion.
The best examples of this include a number of very high grade T-206 commons that were in a dealer's inventory and on Ebay earlier this year. A large number of them were fixed price listings, so simply did not sell. But some of their regular sized counterparts did transact.
Marc