Unfortunately they aren't even consistent here. I bought this Bender T213-1 graded SGC 30 in Fall 2016 in REA. Cracked it, put it in my binder, then decided to sell it this summer. Sent it to LOTG, along with the original flip, and SGC only gave it an A. Its in their current auction, I'm sure it'll eventually find its way back to a number grade when someone else submits it ...

Very common from what I know --- many cards go through various holders before coming to rest in their optimum one, including rejections along the way. I've seen journeys like 4-A-6-A-5-7. Sometimes I think it can be genuinely hard to tell. There are highly skilled card doctors out there. Other times, maybe the grader wasn't so expert.

I know Rob, the whole process is very frustrating. Where is the consistency? Where even is the expertise?