Global Authority Grading

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

Is anything they graded considered reliable or basically assumed trimmed or altered on everything ..I know GAI people said the early stuff was better..but for Global Authority is it basically all bad?

Pretty much. And don't submit anything to them for grading unless you never want to see it again.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

Is anything they graded considered reliable or basically assumed trimmed or altered on everything ..I know GAI people said the early stuff was better..but for Global Authority is it basically all bad?

If you see a good card in a Global Authority slab it is there by accident.

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Pretty much. And don't submit anything to them for grading unless you never want to see it again.

I found out this the hard way. It took me a long time to get my cards back. Once I figured out the company is actually in the owners garage and got his personal cell # getting the cards back became much easier and got them returned almost immediately. Got a great learning experience and even though I got charged the grading fees the cards came back to me in the same penny sleeves and top loaders I sent them in. I was actually happy about them not putting my cards in their slabs.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by bnorth

If you see a good card in a Global Authority slab it is there by accident.




I found out this the hard way. It took me a long time to get my cards back. Once I figured out the company is actually in the owners garage and got his personal cell # getting the cards back became much easier and got them returned almost immediately. Got a great learning experience and even though I got charged the grading fees the cards came back to me in the same penny sleeves and top loaders I sent them in. I was actually happy about them not putting my cards in their slabs.

amazing that you even considered them..

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

amazing that you even considered them..

I only sent to them because part of my order was some 1989 Fleer Bill Ripken saw cut cards that only they grade.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I only sent to them because part of my order was some 1989 Fleer Bill Ripken saw cut cards that only they grade.

or don't grade apparently

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

or don't grade apparently

LOL, yes that time. I do have do some Ripken Saw Cuts in the old GAI and one in a Global Authority slab so wanted to get other versions in slabs also.

[Republicaninmass]

The Mays sure does look tempting!