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Need more help with a graded card

jeanniegirljeanniegirl Posts: 5 ✭
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What does it mean when the grader says ...Card does not meet minimum size yet does not say it was trimmed...

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    PaulMaulPaulMaul Posts: 4,707 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It means the card may have been legitimately manufactured slightly smaller in size. They’re not saying it’s trimmed, but it must meet a minimum size requirement to be graded.

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    GreenSneakersGreenSneakers Posts: 908 ✭✭✭✭
    edited September 29, 2018 4:17PM

    @PaulMaul is correct. In addition, it also means "Add this card to your next submission and try again. If you get another grader you might get lucky. After 3 unsuccessful tries, keep it raw or just get it authenticated."

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    Desert_Ice_SportsDesert_Ice_Sports Posts: 285 ✭✭✭

    PSA's tolerance is 1/32 of an inch... If your card is 1/32 too small (or more), in either direction, they won't grade it... Sometimes the borderline ones slip through, but the really small ones are almost always returned unholdered, in my experience...

    FYI - They enforce this a lot more strictly than they used to, so when buying old label PSAs that you plan on cracking out, always measure first.

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