Was this Blue Label Book Trimmed? 1 1

[OJ Pimpson]

I’m truly a newb when it comes to restorations. But I was looking through eBay for graded copies of X-Men 266 and one copy for sale appeared trimmed to me. The “Uncanny X-Men” Dress is right up against the top of the book and some of it is slight cut off. My raw copy and every copy I have ever seen has about a 1/4 inch space between the top of the book and the “Uncanny X-men”. Is this just an manufacturing flaw? Two pics attached. One from the book in question and the second is my raw copy. 
 

thanks 

[shadroch]

Covers are not all cut exactly alike. There are many slight variations and then some are mis-wrapped. If it is in a slab, it is CGC's opinion it wasn't trimmed.

[Artboy99]

look at the bottom of the book. Is there more artwork there on the copy that is shifted up?

[Lazyboy]

2 hours ago, Dimez said:

My raw copy and every copy I have ever seen has about a 1/4 inch space between the top of the book and the “Uncanny X-men”.

You should look at more copies.

2 hours ago, Dimez said:

Is this just an manufacturing flaw?

Yes, it's a miswrap, which is very common.

[theCapraAegagrus]

Based on the limited images available, it looks fine to me.

[Deadpoolica]

not trimmed 

[comicginger1789]

Definitely not trimmed

Books are not aligned perfectly when printed and sometimes get miscut. Personally, the one that is cut worse should grade slightly less, even if otherwise flawless (it should be 9.6 tops, not 9.8) but that is just me.

[Avi]

16 hours ago, Deadpoolica said:

not trimmed 

Thats what she said.