Thoughts on GAI

[the 'stache]

Sean et all, I would ask how one would differentiate between a card graded by GAI a long time ago, and one graded not long before they went out of business. I know that PSA's flips have gone through many incarnations, for example. Did GAI's flips change over time as well?

I don't plan on buying any GAI-graded cards, but you never know when the knowledge could come in handy.

Thanks!

[Fred]

I didn't think GAI authenticated "fake" cards however I'm sure they graded a few trimmed cards. Bid at your own risk.

[joeadcock]

Here is a GAI 8.5. I sent it to SGC one month ago.
Result is SGC 50.

Originally Posted by joeadcock

Here is a GAI 8.5. I sent it to SGC one month ago.
Result is SGC 50.

Yeah I assume the card I'm interested in is overgraded. It is housed in a GAI 5 slab but looks more like a SGC/PSA 4 to me, which I'd be thrilled with frankly

[toledo_mudhen]

Really bad luck with crossing GAIs although I have seen more "did not meet minimum" than anything else. For what it's worth - not much more luck with crossing BGS either.

I'm guessing this may be an example of a newer GAI slab?

[ScottFandango]

I think psa has a company policy to NEVER grade a GAI crossover....

Only chance to get it in a PSA holder is crack it out and hope its not trimmed....

Surprised SGC would do it, albeit at a much lower grade....

For a year or so there, during GAI's demise, there seemed to be a mad rush to cross these over....so whatever is left in these GAI slabs, I deem uncrossable and a high risk of it being trimmed IMHO

[joeadcock]

Originally Posted by joeadcock

Here is a GAI 8.5. I sent it to SGC one month ago.
Result is SGC 50.

Sorry, unable to upload pic of original GAI card.

It was not a crossover. I broke it out of the GAI and then submitted it to SGC. Never tried to cross over GAI to SGC.

[Al C.risafulli]

At the end of the first GAI debacle of a company, they made up some story about being open on a following Monday, which I don't think happened. Ever since then it's been a joke about opening on Monday. You will see that phrase/funnyism mentioned on this board again.

If I remember correctly, it dates back even prior to that. They had been working on a set registry that supposedly would allow users to put in Global cards as well as PSA and SGC. They made the announcement that they were doing it, then a period went by where nothing happened. Someone asked when it would be ready, and they finally responded "It'll be ready on Monday."

Of course it never happened, and that became a running joke on the boards, where any time someone complained about Global, someone would respond that the problem would be fixed on Monday.

-Al