pgellis,
No, if the seller is making a concerted effort in the auction listing to state the card was graded early in GAI history (as the buyer says he was) then the implication is that the card has a much better chance of crossing over at or near that grade when sent in to SGC or PSA.
For the uninitiated or uninformed, just having the card graded by GAI might be good enough for them. Now, for someone more knowledgable about cards and grading companies, having the seller put in that the card was (supposedly) graded early in GAI history seems like a ploy to give increased confidence about the card.
In short, seller is hoping dumb person will spend big money just because the card is graded, no matter what company graded it. But, to help their cause, seller supplies more info so that smart buyer feels more comfortable bidding.
A multi-layered approach which lends credence to the theory that Carterscards knew what they were doing when listing and describing the card.
David
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