anyone see the brand new GAI?

[Anthony S.]

They'll encapsulate skinned and re-backed Old Judges as Authentic. Is there any mention of the fact that they've been skinned or re-backed on the flip? I'd be less than psyched to buy an authentic Old Judge and then find out upon receipt of the card that it was skinned.

[barrysloate]

Will they slab a rebacked OJ and call it Authentic? I know SGC won't.

[bigfish]

I think I will pass. Mike Baker is legit but that GAI name has a black cloud over it's head. Wish he changed the company name. I wish Mike B well.

[cozmokramer]

Barry... yes, I just received a large group of OJs back from GAI today, many were skinned or rebacked and all are slabbed as Authentic. Exactly what I wanted since PSA and SGC won't slab them. Skinned or Rebacked... they are still REAL OJs, just altered, and I wanted them in slabs to protect them.

Their name did change slightly for the card grading business since thats what Mike took over... its Global Authority instead of Global Authentication. Plus Mike is top notch when it comes to customer service.

Look at this card... Both PSA and SGC wouldn't touch it... i tried... Now its in a slab and protected from any further damage.

[cozmokramer]

Anthony... if it wasn't either skinned or rebacked... shouldn't it be getting a number grade in most cases?

Look at SGC... they give every OJ a number grade no matter how bad the card is unless its trimmed. But they don't tell you its trimmed either.

[caramelcard]

No Barry,

They'll grade a rebacked OJ as a 2 and then tell you to send it back and then give it a authentic grade, but not refund you the money they said they were going to.


Rob

[cozmokramer]

Rob,

They are under brand new ownership, Mike Baker, who was the very first employee of PSA. He designed the original PSA 1 - 10 scale when PSA first opened.

I think the older days and practices of GAI are over now. This new ownership has great plans.

Eric

[HOFAUTOS]

They should change how their flip looks. It looks like the home made grading companies, doesn't look to professional in my opinion. Maybe I should give Mike a call and offer a new design for free. Their flip looks like it was made in Microsoft Paint.

[DJR]

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[cozmokramer]

Here's a flip with three lines of writing...
I sent multiple Germany Smith cards & this one came back with the pose....