Help with a 1969 Nolan Ryan Topps Card

artistlost

Hello. I am looking to put together a Complete 1969 Topps set in NM condition (the year my wife was born) and an starting my focus on the Ryan card first (well actually second as I just bought the Jackson RC). anyway, I am looking at an auction on ebay and wanted to get the opionion of you Ryan experts out there. The card looks amazing to me from the scans but i am not sure if it could be trimmed and as i am new to buying 1969 i though i would get some advice. Also has anyone ever dealt with this buyer...dharmalogic? here is the link any and all help would be great. I would like to buy and then grade hoping for a 7 or better or just buy a graded 7.
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bri2327

Tough to tell from a scan.

I would definately stay away from it though. Private bidder usually means some sort of trouble. You can pick up a really high end PSA 7 for less than $200 on most occasions, so you may want to give that route a try.

here is a PSA 9 for comparison...

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RedHeart54

The cardinal rule these days of buying vintage material (particularly high grade and/or star cards) is if the card has not yet been graded there's probably a good reason why.

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ArnyVee

Can you have the seller respond to you with the actual measurements of the card?