Crossing over cards from GAI to SGC

[tbob]

Probably should have submitted them raw but here's the tally (a lot of collectors wonder about GAI grading and how it holds up against SGC):

24 E94s submitted. 4 received the same grades, 12 received a half a grade lower (4.5 to an SGC 50, etc.), 5 received a grade lower (4 to a 40, etc.), 2 received a grade and a half lower (2.5 to a 20, etc.) and 1 went from a 4.5 to a 30 (gulp) a whole 2.5 grades lower.

Just thought I'd share this for whatever it is worth.

[glchen]

At least no cards went to Authentic or trimmed/altered...

[E93]

Originally Posted by glchen

At least no cards went to Authentic or trimmed/altered...

My thoughts exactly.
JimB

[tbob]

Yes, I told them not to crack them out any which were going to get an authentic grade which had a GAI number grade. I was a little disappointed that the grades like 3.5 and 2.5 were routinely and consistently downgraded to the next grade. Taking in to account that SGC is brutal on caramel card grading I expected as much, I guess, but some of the cards were really sharp and I felt like GAI had undergraded some of them but I guess we all have felt like that when submitting, from time to time.
There just seems to be a stigma right now (with collectors) on the older graded GAI cards from when Baker was grading, I don't know why, so I plan on crossing over more in the future from my T210 set.

[Touch'EmAll]

Thanks for interesting results.

Agree, amazed none deemed trimmed. Back when, I sent in a GAI lot to PSA for crossover - every single one of them came back "trimmed". Come on folks - all of them ?!?! I honestly think PSA are unethical sob's with GAI crossovers.

Kudos to SGC for being honest - may not like the results, but if compared against comparable, you would probably have to agree.

[ethicsprof]

i know there were some disappointments but i have to say with all of the negativities we've felt toward gai, you actually did better with the grades than I would've thought. So,in large part, i must offer a congratulations with
a touch of empathy as i still have a number of the old gai's sitting in the safe.
all the best, ole friend

barry

[calvindog]

Bob, last week I submitted my last GAI to SGC for crossover: 5.5 to a 3 as well.

[shaunsteig]

Originally Posted by tbob

2 received a grade and a half lower (2.5 to a 20, etc.)

I thought that SGC 20 was the equivalent of a 1.5?

Either way, sorry to hear of your disappointment but very much appreciate your sharing these results.