[KobeJames]

A card with the same serial number sold for $565 recently, from a different seller, using the same lame story. The only difference is that it was a 9.5 last time.

I guess its not as bad as the "Beckett" graded cards in screwdowns and a fake BGS sticker.

Good memory. According to the blowout thread, they are one and the same seller. Looks like the item has been removed from eBay.

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Stick to BGS for your Star graded cards, however a few legit Gai graded star cards are floating around. Collectors should know by now that PRO is or was someone slabbing their cards in their basement...
Pro is worse than the infamous Gem Elite slabs from the early 2k's.

+ 1

Yes, like BGS, the "old" GAI were also trained by industry expert Steve Taft to "authenticate" Star cards. The main knock on those GAI graded Star cards is the "grading" as many tend to be overgraded.

I should also add SCD which - when they were operational and trained by Taft - did a solid job in both, authenticating and grading of Star cards as well.