General Forum

I don't mean to keep kicking a dead horse but what if a card is designed to be cut from packaging. I am thinking specifically of the Drakes Big Hitter cards from the 1980's. I have acquired several that were poorly cut from the original Drakes packages such that you can see the dotted "cut here" lines. Would trimming cards like that be ok?

never mind - just saw the second card trimming thread. 

Reminded me of this discussion:

https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Forum.cfm/Page/G/ID/0/?MODE=VIEW&ThreadID=15332&PageIndex=1

When I was a kid my parents bought me a 1959 Johnny Unitas card for Xmas. Years later I went to get the card graded and had never really looked at the borders on it. I was told that I had trimmed the edges (I had not, it was still in the same shape as when my parents bought it) and nobody would grade it if I sent it in. I still have a 1959 Unitas in my collection, but it doesn't feel right.

So no trimming is just plain wrong in my mind