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Posted By: TBob

I thought I had heard right, that you send the slab in for cross-over and they examine it through the plastic to decide the possible grade and if it will cross.
An interesting sidelight is that I have a very rare card which looks o.k. but it is an ASA holder. I emailed SGC to check on their cross-over policy and told them it was in an ASA holder and they told me not to bother submitting it. That seemed weird to me because there ARE some cards in ASA holders floating around which aren't trimmed or altered and I didn't know how SGC could make such a presumption without even seeing it. But then again I am not one of the "good old boys" who knows these guys on a first name basis. That's why I have sent my last 75 pre-war cards to GAI for grading and not SGC nor PSA. They are consistent, fair, (pretty strict and tight on suspected trimming though) and their slabbed cards are starting to acquire more value when it comes to sales. Despite the fact SGC is a stricter grader than PSA on pre-war cards in general, I still think PSA cards because of their history and longevity and name recognition do the best in the market but I see that changing in the future in prewar cards.