great_lakes_auction_house

[whycough]

This eBay guy features very nice raw cards and has a 100% feedback rating. Anyone ever try to grade one of his cards?

[deadballera]

I have bought cards from them before, but never sent them in to be graded.

[mightyq]

yes- i bought a t -206 r marquard. auction said ex/mt+++ scan looked good, seller said no creases what you see is what you get, sent in to psa came back a psa 5 ex. for what its worth.

[Rich Klein]

I think the board members here would like to hear their views on Great Lakes.

Rich

[mintacular]

One must ask themselves: Why are their scans so small? What is there to hide? I don't trust them JMO

[wolterse]

I've bought several post and pre war cards from great lakes and sent all of them in for grading. Not one has ever been returned as trimmed or alterned. Although beware that they often embellish their descriptions by at least a grade. I wouldn't recommend flipping (if that happens to be your goal).

[sagard]

They have been discussed many times on the PSA boards. It has been speculated they buy lower graded cards (fives/sixes), crack them out and sell them raw as nrmt. They typically guarantee the card is unaltered, but most will not make a seven holder.

[Zach Wheat]

I have bought from them a number of times and never had an issue. The card was in the shape and condition anticipated by the scans.