New GAI holders - thoughts

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Posted By: steve

I just received a card in the new GAI holder. The label is more scan friendly and the black/white contrast is a nice upgrade.

When did GAI change their holders? And do you folks think the new holder cards are/will be worth the same or more than the old holder cards?

And do you think the old holder cards with "First Graded" command any premium?

steve

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Posted By: boxingcardman

There are multiple threads that sum up the board's collective views on GAI.

Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

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Posted By: Jason L

it's the first one of that card they've seen at GAI?

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Posted By: Dave F

They are like this Jason. But actually I don't think I ever owned a GAI slabbed pre-war card that didn't say first graded...since they received so few submissions would have been hard to get a second graded. This one has been freed from this holder since.

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Posted By: steve

Sorry I cannot pick out old threads about GAI holders from search posts, both by match and date - I tried "GAI holder" - I tried just "holder" - few others - no luck.

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Posted By: leon

For clarification the "1st graded" on GAI holders means that it is the 1st card in that series, of a particular player, to be graded that specific grade. So that E98 McGraw, 1st graded in a 1 holder, is just that...the 1st Mcgraw E98 graded by GAI in a 1 holder....they will then have an E98 Mcgraw in a 1.5 holder, and so on, as the 1st graded too. Until I understood what their methodology was I wondered why there were so many "1st graded" cards...Hope this helps a little....regards (btw, it IS MONDAY ) ......(sorry Charlie, inside joke)

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Posted By: Trae R.

Let's see one of the new holders please.

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Posted By: quan

this is the newest gai holder I've seen recently...don't think they'd change again so soon?

p.s.from lee's bowlingshoes/beertruckdriving auction.

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Posted By: Jason L

So, if that's the case, Steve, then I would think that no, there should actually be a discount for a card labelled as "first-graded" because they are actually calling out their inexperience in looking at each particular card!

Very, very, very interesting business strategy.

They are actually saying, in essence, "Hey, neat card! What is it?!"



Edited to add: Hey Quan, neat card! - That is how my two year old son puts on his glove....also for spellin