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Josh K.If I have an undergraded card that I feel will grade up, I will crack out. Prime candidates for me are GAI 2.5s and 3.5s. Ive had several "tweeners" bump up a half grade - Ive also had a few go down a half grade. If I think the card deserves the assigned grade, I submit w/o cracking the card out and indicate a minimum acceptable grade for the cross (so they wont crack it out if they determine that the card is graded too high or trimmed, etc.) Most of the time when I dont crack the card out, the grade stays the same, though I have had a few that I submitted w/o cracking them that have bumped up a half to a full grade.