Grade the graders

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Posted By: JK

Bob - For starters:

1. GAI is too inconsistent - perhaps because Mike doesnt grade enough of the cards and the other graders arent worth a you know what.

2. There is no gaurantee that GAI will be in business next year - let alone next week.

3. GAI was less than forthcoming(ie church move, etc) regarding their recent shutdown and that has caused most everyone to lose some trust/faith in the company and once issues started being raised, they never came on this board to explain.

4. GAI graded cards generally sell for less than psa and sgc.

5. The holders are ugly.

6. They dont have a registry despite promising one for several years.

7. Their website has no pop report (at least that Im aware of).

8. They lose cards routinely.

9. They apparently broker deals for cards that you send in to them for grading.

10. Although I believe the problem has been fixed, their earlier slabs had problems with cards slipping out of the gasket. It took a long time to fix that problem despite constant promises to rectify.

Thats all I can think of for now.

Edited to add: While Mike may be a very fine grader and recognized as such, Ive only heard one or two people on this board consistently refer to him as the "greatest" or "best" grader in the slab world. I question whether their opinion is justified and on what facts it is based.