GAI CrossOver ---> SGC = ?

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Posted By: Scott Elkins

I joined the GAI club early on - when they were super strict on grading. Most of the cards I sold in GAI holders on eBay I had graded and received some great feedback stating the cards were nicer than the grades. I submitted some 1915 Cracker Jack horizontals to GAI and they were SLAMMED! GAI graded all of them 2's or 2.5's. The cards were VG/EX to EX and, after looking at all of them under loupes to make sure, I cracked them out and sent them in to SGC. Well, to make a long story short all of the CJ's came back either 50's or 60's from SGC!

I believe what others have said as well - I would definitely crack the cards out, then send them in to SGC!

I also owned a GAI 2.5 Croft's Cocoa card. The card was cracked out and sent to SGC - came back a 60 (I didn't submit it - the buyer did)!

It seems GAI has been more lax on their grading lately. However, if you can find some of the early GAI slabs, odds are they are undergraded and present a good value!