PSA Gem Mint Gretzky vs. Beckett Gem Mint Gretzky

pmcollectour

Beckett



PSA

bobbyw8469

They are two different grades. The PSA is a 10, the BGS is a 9.5?? Are you saying a BGS 9.5 is equivalent of a PSA 10? Also, PSA has a registry that is a powerful drug. Does Beckett have a registry?

bobbyw8469

Also the Beckett was taken with a digital camera at an angle. VERY hard to tell what type of condition that card is in with a poor image such as that one. The PSA was taken with a scanner that you can enlarge the pic of to a larger size if need be. Maybe the poor scan vs the superior scan had something to do with that as well?

MULLINS5

I've had success, on more than one occasion, cracking 9.0 and 9.5 cards from beckett holders and subbing to PSA for the 10.

May be worth the money in this case.

artistlost

PSA 10 is the same grade as a BGS 9.5.

The reason the PSA 10 sold for what it did and that the BGS has not sold is simple. The BGS is a sheet cut card. You can always tell BGS sheet cut cards as the subgrades are all 9.5 or 10 except for the surface which will always be a 9 or lower. As a collector of high-grade hockey from the 80s and before I would never buy a BGS graded card as 99.9% of them are sheet cut.

mathew

MULLINS5

<< <i>PSA 10 is the same grade as a BGS 9.5.

The reason the PSA 10 sold for what it did and that the BGS has not sold is simple. The BGS is a sheet cut card. You can always tell BGS sheet cut cards as the subgrades are all 9.5 or 10 except for the surface which will always be a 9 or lower. As a collector of high-grade hockey from the 80s and before I would never buy a BGS graded card as 99.9% of them are sheet cut.

mathew >>



Mathew -- I suspect that all of my beckett crack outs were sheet cut -- I've never had one come back ungraded from PSA.

artistlost

To add...there are a TON of BGS 9.5 80s hockey cards for sale on Ebay and they very seldom sell. If they do, it is ALWAYS for less money. There is a dealer in Ontario who buys uncut sheets and slices them up. He has been doing it for a very long time. PSA will not grade his cards anymore so they all end up in KSA or BGS holders. Martin Sports cards...I use to deal with him over ten years ago before I knew anything about grading.

mathew

artistlost

<< <i>Mathew -- I suspect that all of my beckett crack outs were sheet cut -- I've never had one come back ungraded from PSA. >>



You are very lucky then. I tried once a few years ago and had no luck so I have never tried again.

pmcollectour

<< <i>They are two different grades. The PSA is a 10, the BGS is a 9.5?? Are you saying a BGS 9.5 is equivalent of a PSA 10? Also, PSA has a registry that is a powerful drug. Does Beckett have a registry? >>




BVG 9.5 = Gem Mint
PSA 10 = Gem Mint



BVG 10 = Pristine



The comparitive auctions represent the same Gem Mint Grade from both companies and the auctions success, or lack thereof.

MULLINS5

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<< <i>They are two different grades. The PSA is a 10, the BGS is a 9.5?? Are you saying a BGS 9.5 is equivalent of a PSA 10? Also, PSA has a registry that is a powerful drug. Does Beckett have a registry? >>




BVG 9.5 = Gem Mint
PSA 10 = Gem Mint



BVG 10 = Pristine



The comparitive auctions represent the same Gem Mint Grade from both companies and the auctions success, or lack thereof. >>



What Mathew said is correct -- Beckett screams sheet cut, which is why it didn't go for as much as the PSA.

The registry is a factor...but there are many Gretzky collectors who do NOT participate in PSA's registry.

aro13

In my experience collectors are more than likely to shy away from BGS cards that are 9.5 where the lowest subgrade is for surface. It usually, though not always, indicates a sheet cut card.

MULLINS5

<< <i>In my experience collectors are more than likely to shy away from BGS cards that are 9.5 where the lowest subgrade is for surface. It usually, though not always, indicates a sheet cut card. >>



This is one of the reasons I suspected mine to be sheet cut.