Trimmed card hypothetical with poll

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

Option 5. If you love it, why would you stop loving because it's been trimmed or recolored?

Because it's been trimmed or recolored.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Because it's been trimmed or recolored.

True love has no contingencies.

(At least that's what I'll tell myself as I stare at all my trimmed and recolored cards.)

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

I think recolored would bother me more than trim

[steve B]

I went with something else, although a couple other answers might work too.

My example is a really nice looking T206 Common. I sent it in to sgc years ago, and was sort of rushing to find likely looking ones to make the card count for a special.

Trimmed all 4 sides. And it's obvious when giving it more than a cursory glance.

Kept it, mostly because I'm usually a buy and hold sort of collector.

No reluctance, and not really looking for a replacement, but if a good deal on a replacement comes along maybe? I keep the rejection slips with the very few I've had rejected, when I move it along it will be with disclosure, and I'll probably end up with profit depending on exactly when I bought it, which I don't remember. If it's the kids selling it, hopefully they'll disclose the trim.

I have at least one other, a Delong in an Acucard slab. Says it's a 7, but it's trimmed. I keep it mostly because it's in an old odd slab, plus it looks pretty good.

[riggs336]

I recently bought three severely trimmed 1959 Bazooka shortprints (Ashburn, Banks, Colavito). They're not easy to find in a price range I can afford, so I'm happy to have them warts and all.

[Section103]

If a card is difficult to find and relatively important to my collection, there is ZERO chance I get rid of it before having a replacement in hand. While Im trying not to get bogged down in the details of the hypothetical, once I go to sell my current example; I do believe disclosure is the best path forward. What/how I disclose is fairly dependent on the details. I assume my statement would be along the lines of "while this card is graded numerically, I have reason to believe it has been altered as such." Just hard to know exactly what to say without knowing the details.

Anyway, I voted to keep but begin looking; but its really a mixture of that and disclose at sale.

[pawpawdiv9]

Trim doesn’t bother so much as I collect handcut cards
Keep till a upgrade if possible

[Exhibitman]

I voted "other" because there is no single answer.

I have trimmed cards in my collection that are rarities in any condition, so I am just happy to have them



I once danced with the devil and bought from PWCC. The PSA 7 card was trimmed and I sent it back and fought for a refund (they were not cooperative). That one wasn't worth keeping even though it was rare. I suppose for me it is all about what I bought. If I bought a PSA 7 and it is trimmed, I got ripped off. I paid a premium for PSA's eye and if they screwed it up, I don't want the card.