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James FeaginLast year I bought a raw E96 Connie Mack autographed card on ebay. I sent it to every major authenticator and it came back no good. I didn't want a "fake" in my collection so I ended up selling it. An eventual owner sent it in to GAI and imagine how I felt to see it residing in a GAI Authentic holder on this months recent pickups on this board, after it got rejected once from them? Something like being kicked in stomach. Grading is not an exact science and we can't expect perfection from a subjective service. With that said, this experience makes me wonder who exactly is looking at my cards and what qualifies them to do that? Are they 20 year hobby professionals with a keen eye, or are they 20 year old co-eds who smack gum and took a crash course? Do they pour over each card, or give it a quick glance because they have deadlines or quotas to meet?