Would you trust a GAI-slabbed sealed pack?
 

So there's an ultra-rare 1970s test issue sealed wax pack I'm into but it's authenticated by GAI. I know their grading is considered bottom of the barrel, but can they be trusted on the legitimacy of a sealed pack?

Depends, Post a pic of the back of the pack if possible

Here you go!

No I wouldn't trust GAI's opinion. Packs are too easy to open and reseal.

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I think the universal opinion is Silver label=Good. White Label=bad.

In the last year I"ve successfully crossed 8 out of 8 GAI packs to PSA.
I sent PSA 4 '70's test packs when they first started grading packs in Fall '06. I didn't like the holder, and crossed them to GAI which by then was using the white label. Those are certainly good as are many others in that label.
There are bad packs in both holders, just like cards buy the card and not the holder.

Appreciate all the insight. Anyone know what years the silver flip was used?

And when you do a pack crossover with PSA, do they perform the removal surgery?

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Based on pic I don’t see any flags and No, you’ll have to send in raw

If I remember correctly GAI was the only company grading packs for a while. I owned several over the years. All GAI. Never had a bad feeling about them but I never opened them either.

They were supposedly "legit" for a number of years, and then soured only with a change of ownership or something near the end of their run. I do not know whether pack grading being legit was the same as card grading - but I do know you see a lot of GAI graded packs still.

Appreciate the insight, everyone!