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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Early GAI was reasonably legit, from what I have heard later GAI (even before it was resurrected with a new flip etc.) was a favor factory. Other than cards designated first graded, I don't know how to tell the difference.
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Agree with Peter - originally they were good, then after a while it became apparent they were giving numerical grades to somewhat obviously trimmed cards. That's not to say that other "reputable" TPGs didn't encapsulate trimmed cards with a numerical grade, it's just that there seemed to a higher percentage of GAI cards like that I'm not aware of any reprints being encapsulated by GAI.
Like the saying goes - buy the card, not the holder. It could be a totally legit card and one of the other TPGs could opine it is altered, even though it's legit.