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Josh K.I have no problem with Auth graded cards - though in answer to the question above, I'd take the 8MK if the mark was on the reverse any day. I would also prefer a solid 3 or 4 over a trimmed/auth. card.
As for the Auth. bringing in psa 3 or 4 dollars, I think one sale of a 33 lajoie is the wrong example to use. that is an extremely rare card and I bet if it had been slabbed a 3 it would have brought double the amount the auth card was sold for. Maybe Im wrong since I dont track goudeys, but I would bet there havent been enough examples of that card sold recently to know what any particular grade will sell for in an auction.
Finally, Im not sure about this, but I believe that the only cards sgc will grade auth are trimmed or undersized cards (cards that may not be trimmed but were previously rejected anyway as being too small to holder). I didnt think that they would slab cards that were recolored, rebacked, etc.