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JK"I trust that a graded card from a major service will generally reflect its grade. I am extremely careful with raw cards in any kind of allegedly decent shape or value."
I dont really agree with that statement. I almost always ask for a back scan if the card is graded by psa or gai. Ive seen too many psa/gai 3s, 4s and 5s with paperloss on the reverse. I'd be more likely to take my chances with SGC (though usually I still ask for a scan). While they ocassionally may have a grading issue with the reverse, its not common. SGC is more likely to go easier on corners (for example, some sgc 60s have softer corners than one would expect or compared to psa) but that is an issue that I dont need a back scan to see.