Someone asked about PRO?

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Posted By: runscott 

I think the following card says it all. Please, t205 collectors - try to hold back your tears! It really is a travesty what someone did to this card:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2753716606&indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting

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Posted By: MW

At one time, it was perhaps an excellent condition card worth 40 to 60% of guide. Now, with its perfect edges and diminutive size, it's more like 10 to 15%. What's the point of doing this to a card?

Still, I suppose to some vintage collectors, a card like this is preferable to one with multiple creases or surface damage. It is kind of sad, however, to see the sheer quantity of attractive, mid-grade Hall of Fame cards that are encountering this type of pedantic butchery.

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Posted By: Hankron

My problem with trimming cards is that there's nothing wrong with a grade Very Good or Ex card in the first place, and there's no need (other than greed) to 'fix' a lower grade card.

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Posted By: runscott

t205' with only half the gold border look really weird!

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Posted By: TBob

is some unknowing innocent paying $935 for it.

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Posted By: warshawlaw

like the seller is a hapless prior buyer who got stuck with this abomination and is trying to unload it on some other sucker.

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Posted By: JamesWalkerJr

Here is a link that was provided by a member back in Dec. 2002.

Enjoy...

http://www.brucemo.com/cards/articles/pro/

James Walker, Jr.