BGS to PSA?

artistlost

Looking for some help. Has anyone ever done a cross over from BGS to PSA? I have a handful of cards that I am thinking about having crossed over. They are all 9s or 9.5s and I want to make sure that they stay that way with PSA or else I would like to leave them in the BGS holders. Any one with some help?

lawnmowerman

My last sub I busted out some bgs cards for crossovers

1. bgs 9 became psa 8

2. bgs 9.5 became psa 9

3.bgs 9 became psa 10

4.bgs 9.5 became psa not holdered did not meet minimum size requirement

Older bgs slabs are the way to go when cracking. I took a chance with some newer ones and it didnt come out that good.

matt

RipublicaninMass

BG 8.5 = psa not holdered (sheet cut)

artistlost

Thanks. Now did you actually remove them from the holders and then submitt them? or did you send them in the BGS holders?

InMySock

In holder crossovers...
I crossed a BGS 9.5 (new label) into a PSA 10. I also failed on a BGS 9 (new holder) into a PSA 9. I have three more going this month (all new labels), so I will have more results after that.

I had busted many cards from holders to cross to PSA. It took a couple of subs for some of them, but the BGS 9.5s eventually got into the PSA 10 holders that I wanted.

artistlost

with the BGS 9 that failed to cross into a PSA 9. Do they leave it in the BGS case?

lawnmowerman

I cracked them all out and sent them raw.

fandango

i have been TRYING to cross over BGS into PSA...not easy....seems PSA is way better at detecting trimmed cards, also most 9.5 i have sent in get 9 or 8, never 10......dont expect higher grade, expect a lower grade from PSA and you wont be dissapointed...not to mention PSA plastic is higher quality (optically correct vs BGS optical distortion plastic)

artistlost

Most of my collection is PSA and I just like them a LOT better. Nice holder and easier to store. BGS are just too damn big and thick...drives me nuts. I think I will try and cross some over using this months great $5 special.

InMySock

<< <i>with the BGS 9 that failed to cross into a PSA 9. Do they leave it in the BGS case? >>



Yes, and they will also take the grading fee. Just be sure to make what you want for a minimum grade. If you put nothing, they will crack it. If you want any PSA grade, put a 1. Anything else, from what I understand, it will be left in its current holder.

lawnmowerman

I crossed 12 cards in one sub recently from bgs to psa. All except one came back 10's. I suggest before cracking them out, look them over really good.

I still have some bgs cards that will stay in their slabs because of the over grading they received from Beckett.

fandango

lawnmowerman....that crossover you had is the exception, not the norm....you must have gotten the graded on a good day, cause i have never heard of all 10's in any submission, no matter how small.....again, i think that is a bad example (not your fault) of a BGS to PSA crossover

lawnmowerman

<< <i>lawnmowerman....that crossover you had is the exception, not the norm....you must have gotten the graded on a good day, cause i have never heard of all 10's in any submission, no matter how small.....again, i think that is a bad example (not your fault) of a BGS to PSA crossover >>



Actually, it has absolutely nothing to do with "getting the grader on a good day". The cards I speak of, are cards I submitted to bgs before I started using psa. The cards were perfect and bgs doing their typical "tougher" grading on small subs because I was not a "big spender" with them did not give me a single 9.5. The highest grade was a 9.

So, I cracked them out and sent them to psa and they were graded correctly.

I am the first to say bgs sucks, which they do. They are a joke, grading everyting 9.5 now. A few years ago they were too tough (unfairly tough)

When doing a bgs to psa crossover now ( with current bgs graded cards ) expect to get lower grades from psa unless you really pick and choose the best bgs cards as I already mentioned.