Crossover from Beckett?

crpalmi

I had a 2 card submission (Ryan RC and Topps Gretzky RC) to PSA come back last month as ungradeable due to "Does not meet minimum size requirements". I happened to have a voucher for free grading from Beckett so I sent in to them and my grades just came:

1968 Topps Nolan Ryan BVG 5.0
1979 Topps Gretzky BVG 7.0

This was my first submission to Beckett and I had heard they can be tougher on older cards than PSA would be, and sure enough they're about a half to full point lower than I was hoping for (though I was glad they at least slabbed them to begin with). What are people's experience out there as to resubmitting to PSA as a crossover (still in the BVG slab) cards that have already been rejected by PSA for one reason or another?

crpalmi

Nobody with any crossover experience on previously rejected cards? Any feedback is appreciated.

RonBurgundy

I have not submitted anything in a holder from any other company. I always crack it out and resubmit it. The problem with doing that with a Beckett card that has already been submitted to PSA once is that you're running the risk of PSA not holdering the card a second time. This is especially the case because Beckett's grading is inconsistent and generally not to be trusted.

You're kind of in a bind here, but you might try it with one card only and see what happens. That way you're not paying for 2 cards and being doubly disappointed if it doesn't work out.



Stay classy,


Ron