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I'm not sure what to think

cspeier1cspeier1 Posts: 486
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Hi Guys
@ed.. I sent the card to SGC, it also came back trimmed.. I figured what the heck and sent it back to BGS. I just received a email showing the card grades. What do you think it graded?? How about a BGS 8 with 8/8/8.5/8.5 subs. Two grading companys said it was trimmed, BGS said it was NM-MT.. Like I said, I'm not sure what to think.. I just wanted to pass this on.. Seems very very bad on Becketts end..

Chad

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  • sandlot411sandlot411 Posts: 64
    WOW!
  • cspeier1cspeier1 Posts: 486
    Actually, WOW WOW!!
  • thefootballcardstorethefootballcardstore Posts: 512 ✭✭
    Chad, I lot of people have stories just like this about BGS. I'm sorry it happened to you.

    Jeremy
    Jeremy
  • shouldabeena10shouldabeena10 Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭
    Chad,

    I had the same experiences with Beckett graded cards (BGS and BVG), when I cracked and crossed a bunch of my older off brand cards, I had terrible luck with 80% of my Becketts. Lots of wrinkles, trimmed, sheet cut, etc. and when they did go through they almost always went down a grade. Their holders flaten the corners of the card... which tends to hide minor lifting or fraying.

    I know the new card guys seem to like them... but in my opinion, if they can't catch a trim job on a 30 year old card... then I would have even less confidence in them catching a 2004 card trim job.

    I guess they are still riding on the power of their name.

    Mike


    "Vintage Football Cards" A private Facebook Group of 4000 members, for vintage football card trading, sales & auctions. https://facebook.com/groups/vintagefootball/
  • ydsotterydsotter Posts: 500 ✭
    I have had the same experience.
    magic bird rc... jerry west rc... 1961 bill russell...
    all deemed trimmed by psa...

    puts you in an ethical dilemma doesn't it?
    you know it's trimmed but you have a few hundred dollars or so locked up in it...
    I guess if a BGS enthusiast buys it... then it's not such an ethical dilemma. or is it?

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  • murcerfanmurcerfan Posts: 2,329 ✭✭
  • HammeringHankHammeringHank Posts: 232 ✭
    Hey...nothing new...I have a friend that sent in a 58 Topps baseball card...that came back from PSA with a trimmed notification...re-sent it in...came back in an 8 holder...does anyone know what they are doing out there?

    I personally have a card that I had graded by PSA that came back in a 2 holder!!! You can imagine my surprise, especially since I sent it in thinking at worst that it was a 7...great corners...no creases...50/50 centering front and back...it's unreal...I'd be proud to put this card into any 7 or 8 set...it's that good...
    Henri
    Collector
    Topps 58,59,60,61,62,63,64 Sets
    Fleer 60, 61-62 Sets
  • frankhardyfrankhardy Posts: 8,097 ✭✭✭✭✭
    HammeringHank,

    I would love to see a scan of that PSA 2 if you can post it.

    A couple of years ago, I sent a 1955 Topps Warren Spahn to BVG and it got a 2! I resubmitted to PSA and it got 4. Turns out that I missed a surface wrinkle on the back. But still - two whole grades. From what I have read, BGS and BVG grade trimmed cards, but sometimes, there grades on mid-grade cards is flat out crazy.

    Shane

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