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Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector
right..everyone says that and everyone has an opinion of what was early and what wasn't and how to identify it or not. Plus there are problems with early grading as well.
All part of the mystery value but it does add value to a card because of the 'maybe' factor
A XYZ holder has zero 'maybe mystery' factor and is just a hard plastic sleeve.
I think we can agree that if you get a card in a hard plastic sleeve and return it in a soft plastic sleeve, its wrong but nobody really is going to complain
a XYZ holder is a hard plastic sleeve. A GAI holder is more than that because of the mystery and past sales. Maybe 20 years from now GAI will just be a plastic sleeve but its not there yet.
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When a relatively common card says 1st Graded, it's early -- very early.
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