Does trimmed = authentic?

PMKAY · May 5, 2015 2:51AM

Found a what I think to be obviously trimmed Mario Lemieux OPC RC in a collection I recently purchased. I thought I would sell it cheap with full disclosure that it's been trimmed but then thought that would just put it into the market and someone would get scammed by it at some point. Am subbing some cards to PSA this month, would they slab it and call it "authentic" or just sent it back as EOT?

thank you!

MULLINS5 · May 5, 2015 2:57AM

I think for a Mario Lemieux rookie they'll slab it Authentic Trimmed. Just remember, though, that a scammer is gonna scam and will just break that puppy out of the case anyways.

PMKAY · May 5, 2015 3:02AM

<< I think for a Mario Lemieux rookie they'll slab it Authentic Trimmed. Just remember, though, that a scammer is gonna scam and will just break that puppy out of the case anyways. >>

Thank you - I would keep the card either way. I'll either do this or see if he ever does any autograph signings.

MULLINS5 · May 5, 2015 3:04AM

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<< I think for a Mario Lemieux rookie they'll slab it Authentic Trimmed. Just remember, though, that a scammer is gonna scam and will just break that puppy out of the case anyways. >>

Thank you - I would keep the card either way. I'll either do this or see if he ever does any autograph signings. >>

That's a great idea!

dennis07 · May 5, 2015 4:09AM

"I would keep the card either way"

totallyradd · May 5, 2015 5:00AM

I know they won't slab a card as "recolored-authentic" as I've tried with an Al Kaline rookie.

Dboneesq · May 5, 2015 5:17AM

Double Post

Dboneesq · May 5, 2015 5:19AM

I wonder why some are slabbed and others are not? Could it be that they used to slab them but no longer? Maybe you have to request "AUTHENTIC" when you send it in?

MULLINS5 · May 5, 2015 5:20AM

I think there are very few exceptions PSA makes (big cards/important rookies). Jordan, Gretzky, Lemieux, Mantle, Wagner, Ruth et cetera.

Dboneesq · May 5, 2015 5:26AM

<< I think there are very few exceptions PSA makes (big cards/important rookies). Jordan, Gretzky, Lemieux, Mantle, Wagner, Ruth et cetera. >>

That might be possible. Maybe HOFer Rookie cards are an exception?

Edited to add: But then I just found this one. Is this anything special?

totallyradd · May 5, 2015 5:33AM

<< I think there are very few exceptions PSA makes (big cards/important rookies). Jordan, Gretzky, Lemieux, Mantle, Wagner, Ruth et cetera. >>

And sometimes they'll grade a trimmed Wagner an 8. (Sorry, too easy)

Dboneesq · May 5, 2015 5:42AM

PMKAY ... hope you get your answer before the POOF!!!!

miwlvrn · May 5, 2015 10:30AM

<< I know they won't slab a card as "recolored-authentic" as I've tried with an Al Kaline rookie. >>

Actually, they definitely will slab a card as "recolored-authentic". I have some (pre-war boxing items). All you have to do is ask on your sub form. Cards that are graded "Authentic" can come with either no qualifier, or with a qualifier which includes Altered, Recolored, or Trimmed.

totallyradd · May 5, 2015 1:27PM

Next time I send in a sub, I'll call in advance and ask. I tried twice and got denied twice. The second time after making note of it, I got a post-it on the card saver with an arrow pointing to the recoloration. Thanks for the heads up. It's worth another go someday.

Does trimmed = authentic?

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