Help with GAI graded T206

[botport]

I do not think you can leave this card in the GAI holder. My feeling is that as long as it is in that holder you will be hamstrung as to what you can get out of it, whenever that may be. My guess is in the GAI slab that you are looking at a really nice SGC 'A' or possibly as high as an SGC 2/3 value.
I think the opinions shared earlier will be the prevailing thoughts of potential future buyers (ie: Its trimmed - I will pay 'AUTH' price)

Not many people will buy the card and not the slab at 100k+

I am not claiming to be an expert but here is my amateur assessment. This card has a good chance of grading numerically. I have seen plenty of T206 with equal or less borders with numeric grades.

To me the downside of having it regraded is negligible because of the stigma of the current holder. Meanwhile, the upside is huge.

In sum, to me the worst case scenario is this comes back as PSA 'A' ... and that would be disappointing, absolutely. However, until graded by PSA or SGC I feel you will be hard pressed to realize more than what Authentic PSA and SGC Cobb bat offs routinely sell for.

[ElCabron]

Should be good by Monday.

[T205 GB]

I have crossed several GAI cards to both PSA and SGC. All were 1st graded. All but one was cracked and resubbed. All lost .5-2 points but ended up valued a bit better. In all honesty do a lot more research on this boards archives. There are troves of threads specifically about spotting altered prewar cards.

[Joe Hunter]

A few years ago I cracked several early GAI graded cards and sent them to PSA. The grades from PSA were comparable to the GAI grades with all grading within .5 +/- the original grade. Not sure, however, if that ratio would still apply, today. GAI slabs are not had to crack, but if you have never done it before, I could understand your hesitancy to attempt it on such a high value card. As others have said, if you are wanting to sell, contact a major auction house and get their opinion.