1st graded sham

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Posted By: Anson

Today, I stumbled across this auction and now I find myself confused. Not that anyone REALLY cares about the "1st graded" tag that GAI places upon their cards. However, I have a E101 Young that was given the 1st graded designation before I crossed it over to SGC. All I have to say is hmmmmmmmm?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1909-E101-Set-of-50-Cy-Young-HOF-GAI-1-5-1st-Graded_W0QQitemZ8715126064QQcategoryZ73433QQssPage NameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Posted By: zach

Anson-the first graded means the first graded of that card in that grade. So that means this is the first graded e101 young in a gai 3. So that card is the first one graded in a GAI 1.5 and urs is the first gradeg in a GAI 3.

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Posted By: Anson

Ah, that makes it even less interesting than it already was. Why bother?

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Posted By: Jimi

heck, I didn't know that either. I could care less about that distinction. Here's my e101 that I posted on Ebay yesterday. I could care less if it was the 50th graded ever!


Jimi

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Posted By: Richard Dwyer

1st. Graded means that it's the first time GAI has graded your particular card. If you broke the card out the case and had it regraded, it would be 2nd. graded.

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Posted By: Anson

I really was unaware that the designation was for each specific grade. It doesn't really make much sense to have it, to tell you the truth.

Could it be each one was the first card graded by that particular grader?

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

Cy Young?

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Posted By: Anson

Julie, very few of the cards from the E92, E101, E101, etc...look like the players. Although, they didn't "genericize" the pics like E91s.

Maybe it's Irv

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Posted By: Paul

I agree with Julie. It looks nothing like Cy Young. But other E cards do, like the E90-1.

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Posted By: warshawlaw

If it is the first card of its type they've graded, how do they know they got it right Isn't it the blind leading the blind?

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Posted By: Cobby33

So does "1st Graded" mean (a) the first particular number grade for that type of card; or (b) the first time that exact card was graded - i.e. to suggest that it wasn't a re-grade?

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Posted By: Richard Dwyer

Steve Rochi told me first graded means the first time that card has been graded by GAI. EVERY card sent to GAI is always first graded. Common sense. Else, if GAI graded 55 Babe Ruth cards of the same grade, would the 55th card be 55th graded? No.