Since this thread seems to be struggling to find a horse to beat to death all over again, I'll jump in to say I think the AH's response is completely reasonable for a card that is expected to close under $100. If the card expected to sell for five figures, I would expect a more nuanced response from the AH. In between those extremes, past history with the AH would probably play a roll.
As the AH response implies, they can't afford to get between the bidder and the grading, which has already weighed the strengths and weaknesses of the card to arrive at the assigned grade. Whether you wind up agreeing with the grader or not is not something the AH can spend a lot of time discussing with you over an inexpensive card.
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