Why are so many T206 trimmed??

[E93]

Frank,
As soon as you find a single high-grade collector who wants or looks for trimmed cards for their collection and wants to pay a premium for those trimmed cards, I will agree that they are partially responsible.

My analogy is apt. If there were not a desire for cash in the world, counterfitters would not bother. But that does not make everybody who uses or values cash responsible for the few greedy people who print fake money. Those who want and value high grade untampered with cards are not responsible for the greedy few who alter cards for profit.
JimB

[cfc1909]

There was once a big named collector in the 80s paying $100 for near mint examples of T206s. This caused a craze in looking for oversized cards to be trimmed to appear nm. Many 206s are still larger than the quoted size.

[E93]

I know that a lot of the card doctors started rearing their ugly heads when Copeland was paying a premium, but I think the responsibility lies with the doctors. Anyway, this is a pointless dispute.
Take care Jim.
JimB

[Peter_Spaeth]

IMHO, the phenomenon is by no means limited to raw T206s, and I have seen innumerable E cards in holders that at least to my unexpert eye looked trimmed.

[cfc1909]

I agree responsibility lies with the doctors not the collectors who desire the high grades. trimming is pure greed.

When I was a kid I trimmed my 56 Clemente to fit in the plastic sheet and I still have that card... I just didn't know-I was about 10