Question: why not buy authentic over low grades?

[Leon]

A lot of folks don't care for trimmed cards just because of the stigma associated. A lot of folks (maybe myself included) have trimmed cards we don't even know about. As long as you buy and pay for a trimmed card there is nothing wrong with collecting them. It's when you get a card that is supposed to be unaltered, and you pay an unaltered price, then it is found to be altered, that there is an issue. But Trimmed cards, not a big issue and becoming more acceptable. And yes, most times they can be had for a fraction of the price of an unaltered version. I prefer unaltered cards but would rather an altered one than none, usually.