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BobNo original submitter in their right mind would actually CHOOSE to send their card to GAI instead of PSA or SGC.>>
Steve- kind of an idiotic thing to say, don't you think? I understand you're frustrated with GAI but I have all my mental faculties and I have sent a number of cards to GAI instead of SGC or PSA. In fact, I no longer send any cards to PSA for numerous reasons. I can tell you for a fact that I have sent hundreds of cards to GAI and not a single one was sent first to SGC or PSA to see what they would get with them. They are all first time cards. I like the holders, I like the customer service and I feel that the caramel cards are graded just as harshly with GAI as SGC with the exception that SGC trashes cards with writing on the back while GAI adjusts the grade down accordingly. SGC is also brutal on chipped white borders while GAI is more reasonable (in my mind).
I think Jeff is right when he says that I probably made a mistake sending the cards to GAI instead of SGC or PSA based on monetary return upon sale, but I have to think that a collector seeing a gorgeous E94 in a GAI 4 holder with nice, clear scans is going to bid close to what the value of an SGC 50 or PSA 4 similar card will bring. If not, he is making a huge mistake. I have seen some some overgraded caramels in SGC and PSA holders that can't match up with some of mine in equally graded GAI holders.
tbob