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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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Peter, or anyone else, I have the following three GAI cards in my 53 Bowman Color set:
#44 Berra, Bauer, & Mantle i.d. # 10145068, rated 6 Ex-MT
#120 Marlin Stuart i.d. #10027952, rated 4.5 VG-EX+, 1st graded
#129 Russ Meyer i.d. # 10227193, rated 6.5 Ex-MT+, 1st graded
I purchased these before I found out about GAI's reputation. I measured them and they seem okay. From other collectors who have noticed trimmed cards in GAI holders, did this problem begin in this span of slabbed cards or after? If anyone is familiar with the sequence of GAI's grading, I'd like to know the approximate years when these cards were graded. I'm not looking to get rid of them or break them out, this is just out of curiosity.
Phil aka Tere1071