Baker was a very capable grader, but more lenient on small surface wrinkles, slight back damage and corner wear. And standards are much tighter today so I wouldn't expect an equal cross on most even if you were to get an unbiased evaluation.
My experience tells me that SGC has been more "fair" on judging GAI cards for their own merit. While PSA seems to see the holder and not the card. I don't know if this is still true because it's probably been 10+ years since my last experience. But I thought I'd share why opinion for what it's worth.
if you want to go with PSA submit them raw. If you want to leave them in the holder, send them to SGC.
If you're looking to sell, you're better off having your cards in PSA/SGC holders even at a lower grade.
Good luck!
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