New GAI holders - thoughts

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Posted By: <b>steve</b><p>I just received a card in the new GAI holder. The label is more scan friendly and the black/white contrast is a nice upgrade.<br /><br />When did GAI change their holders? And do you folks think the new holder cards are/will be worth the same or more than the old holder cards? <br /><br />And do you think the old holder cards with "First Graded" command any premium?<br /><br />steve

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Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>There are multiple threads that sum up the board's collective views on GAI. <br><br>Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

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Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>it's the first one of that card they've seen at GAI?<br />

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Posted By: <b>Dave F</b><p>They are like this Jason. But actually I don't think I ever owned a GAI slabbed pre-war card that didn't say first graded...since they received so few submissions would have been hard to get a second graded. This one has been freed from this holder since.<br /><br /><img src="http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l111/asphaltman76/E98/e98mcgrawf.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>steve</b><p>Sorry I cannot pick out old threads about GAI holders from search posts, both by match and date - I tried "GAI holder" - I tried just "holder" - few others - no luck.

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Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>For clarification the "1st graded" on GAI holders means that it is the 1st card in that series, of a particular player, to be graded that specific grade. So that E98 McGraw, 1st graded in a 1 holder, is just that...the 1st Mcgraw E98 graded by GAI in a 1 holder....they will then have an E98 Mcgraw in a 1.5 holder, and so on, as the 1st graded too. Until I understood what their methodology was I wondered why there were so many "1st graded" cards...Hope this helps a little....regards (btw, it IS MONDAY <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>) ......(sorry Charlie, inside joke)

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Posted By: <b>Trae R.</b><p>Let's see one of the new holders please.

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Posted By: <b>quan</b><p>this is the newest gai holder I've seen recently...don't think they'd change again so soon?<br /><br />p.s.from lee's bowlingshoes/beertruckdriving auction.<br /><br /><img src="http://webpages.charter.net/leebehrens/T206BurnsGAI.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>So, if that's the case, Steve, then I would think that no, there should actually be a discount for a card labelled as "first-graded" because they are actually calling out their inexperience in looking at each particular card!<br /><br />Very, very, very interesting business strategy.<br /><br />They are actually saying, in essence, "Hey, neat card! What is it?!"<br /><br /><img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />Edited to add: Hey Quan, neat card! - That is how my two year old son puts on his glove....also for spellin