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In the early days I did well crossing GAI to PSA; I was happy to buy either one. Baker was very solid. I'm not sure what happened, but the product definitely lost its reliability. The problem is that except for some cards that say 1st graded which almost certainly are very early grades, and some very late grades after they changed the flip, you can't really tell from the flip or holder.
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With my ole buddy Peter, I do remember the earliest days when GAI did
ok. In fact, I still have quite a few which say 'first graded' and feel comfortable with their grades. Alas, the problem is there are only very,very few of us who still remember those 'halcyon' days so I suspect we'll be keeping our gai cards for aeons. Any gai after the first days, run away from quickly...very quickly. all the best, barry |
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Below is an original generation GAI graded card with the original style flip and 'first graded' designation.
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Last I heard he was bar-tending. I believe in Tahoe area somewhere.
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and here's one (from eBay) that has the newer label which many believe has more relaxed grading standards Perhaps they utilized the newer label when they moved to Iowa |
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My understanding was that they placed the "1st Graded" designation on cards that were the first to recieve that grade. For example, there could be 10 "1st Graded" T206 Cobb (bat on shoulder) cards. There'd be a "1st graded" "1", "2" "3", etc.
I'd pick up GAI cards if the discount was good and the card didn't appear to be trimmed. I think cards were reliably graded by GAI in the early stages of the company life. However like someone already indicated, all TPGs have their own fleas.
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fr3d c0wl3s - always looking for OJs and other 19th century stuff. PM or email me if you have something cool you're looking to find a new home for. Last edited by Fred; 11-15-2014 at 04:47 PM. |
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Agree with all posts...however....last year I broke out an GAI Authentic E93 Mathewson... and SGC gave it a 5
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