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Beckett Graded Registry is Starting Today

DoublestrikerDoublestriker Posts: 547 ✭✭
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Just wanted to get everybodys thoughts on the new Beckett Registry. Does anybody think it will diminish the PSA registry?

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  • ChiefsFan1stChiefsFan1st Posts: 845 ✭✭✭
    maybe on some modern sets, but I dont see a flood of people crossing over already graded
    cards just for the registry. Might be wrong
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  • VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,130 ✭✭✭
    They had registry a few years ago. Didn't really fly. I graded a whole 1961-62 Fleer basketball set with them. I see no reason why this would be any different.
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  • epatmythesepatmythes Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭
    I think it's great that the Beckett/BGS Loyalists will have a registry, like we have here, to organize, manage, and compete with... their collections.

    I don't foresee much cross over action, one way or the other, as a result.

    PSA has cornered the market on post-war vintage, I don't see that changing.

    BGS, traditionally, has had the upperhand in the modern market, but I don't think their lead in that arena is quite as large as it was 5-10 years ago.

    With Modern-Modern... you want a PSA 10, but not a PSA 9 (or lower). The same holds true with BGS, but for collectors, you can be happy with a 9.5 or a 10.

    I likely won't be participating over there... at this point, my money is invested here.

    Plus, BGS slabs are twice the size of PSA slabs... building registry-themed collections... that's twice the storage space required image
  • matthewbschultz83matthewbschultz83 Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭
    They just called me and asked if I was interested in subbing cards with them.
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  • BenG76BenG76 Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭
    Does there website halfway work now? Last time I was looking around Beckett it was slow as molasses. Especially the forum and adding inventory to trade. I havent been back to there site in several months.
  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    the main "benefit" that BGS Slabs have are the sub grades.

    if anyone starts a registry over there, could you let us know if their is any advantage to having 9.5s with strong subs.
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  • MapleleafMapleleaf Posts: 506 ✭

    I remember several years back when someone said he was goal was to finish a completely graded 1977 Topps baseball set. My initial thought was, "Are you insane?" >>



    Hmmm... I'm not liking my answer to that. I only collect OPC sets from 82- 90 and did so way before there was graded cards and a registry.

    Will I switch to Beckett's? Nope! Their slabs are full of sheet cuts plus the cost would be ridiculous to switch.
  • ExodusExodus Posts: 348 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Registries exist to induce collectors to get cards graded they would never otherwise get graded. It's solely a money making enterprise for the grading card company, but one that many collectors go along with. If the set registry didn't exist, anyone would have his mental health examined if he sent in ten 1984 Topps commons to be graded. But with the set registry, they earn plaudits and prizes.

    I remember several years back when someone said he was goal was to finish a completely graded 1977 Topps baseball set. My initial thought was, "Are you insane?" >>




    I can understand your logic for a 1977 or 1984 set, of which there are thousands upon thousands of copies sitting around in very high grade.

    But if you're talking about anything pre-1970, or even pre-1950, then I think the set builders have something to shoot for, and something to feel good about if
    they can build a very high grade PSA set.
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