Cracking out cards and resubmitting in 2022

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Originally Posted by parkplace33

I saw an interesting video on social media of a collector who had 10 vintage cards that were graded. He believed all were undergraded, cracked them out, and sent them back to the original grading company to grade again.

5 cards came back the same grade, 3 came back .5 lower, and 2 came back 1 grade lower. None came back at a higher grade. Obviously, the collector wasn't thrilled. He was happy none came back trimmed.

A few thoughts on this:

1. Is this worth the gamble anymore with turnaround times and prices being higher? I could see when it was $10 a card but not so much now.
2. Are grading companies using AI now to weed out resubmits? Or is that a future ambition?

First they have to know how to make the AI work correctly which they have not done or else it would be big hobby news.

Yes it is worth the gamble to crack and resub. Buy the card, not the holder. Then know WTF you are doing. Graders get it right most of the time. Experience and a very keen eye are needed unless your just loaded enough that you can resub over and over. IMO I don't think SGC or PSA should be allowed near cards while under constant investigation from authorities and with their track records as thief's and liars. Just the articles in this board alone are ample evidence to back that claim up with 100% certainty.