has anyone had their high end cards beckett graded?
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Ive had some good results with both BGS and PSA - though i've heard at least 3 stories similar to Chad where the cards have been bent and BGS deny any responsibility.
That being said - this is my last article from Handle as it should have appeared. It gives a run down on the costs involved. I will put this in the FAQ forum as well
That being said - this is my last article from Handle as it should have appeared. It gives a run down on the costs involved. I will put this in the FAQ forum as well
i think when it comes to grading there some simple things to think about.
1) ask yourself: is the card irreplacable? if its ultra rare and will be impossible/extremely difficult to replace, youve really got to ask yourself if the risk of losing it/having it returned damaged is worth the chance of a high grade.
2) if the card is not ultra rare then all you have to do is take some detailed pics/scans of the card and some sort of verification its the same card being sent for grading, before you send it off. then if it comes back damaged you have some kind of proof of the cards original condition and can make a legit money claim equivalent to the cards value. ive heard of a couple of incidents where this method was succesful in getting a monetary refund from the grading company.
1) ask yourself: is the card irreplacable? if its ultra rare and will be impossible/extremely difficult to replace, youve really got to ask yourself if the risk of losing it/having it returned damaged is worth the chance of a high grade.
2) if the card is not ultra rare then all you have to do is take some detailed pics/scans of the card and some sort of verification its the same card being sent for grading, before you send it off. then if it comes back damaged you have some kind of proof of the cards original condition and can make a legit money claim equivalent to the cards value. ive heard of a couple of incidents where this method was succesful in getting a monetary refund from the grading company.
cool - I am also thinking of sending in some cards for grading...
Does anyone know roughly what the grading from Becketts will be for a card that looks pretty good on front/ has 4 sharp corners but has some whitening on the back. Sorry for interrupting your thread westriot - I was actually going to start a new thread but saw this one
Does anyone know roughly what the grading from Becketts will be for a card that looks pretty good on front/ has 4 sharp corners but has some whitening on the back. Sorry for interrupting your thread westriot - I was actually going to start a new thread but saw this one
You will find BGS are very strict. I sent some Finest XRC redemptions to them - they had gone straight from the Top Loaders they were sent in from Topps, straight into the card savers and off to BGS and they came back 9's - I couldnt see the problems! BGS also take into account the back of the card more than any other grading company. I have a BGS 9 Grant Hill RC Refractor and it had an 8.5 for surface. When I sent it back to BGS for regrading, they said it was still an 8.5 because there were 2 slight marks on the BACK of the card!!! Im still looking and can't see what they are talking about.
My suggestion is get a magnifier of at least 4X. They are looking at your card the same way ;-)
Even with proof JZA they stall. I'm lucky enough to know others in Becketts other divisions but I still got ripped off. They are still run as seperate companies though.
I want send anymore to BGS and alot of my mates that were big submitters have stopped too.
PSA and SGC for me from now on.
Even with proof JZA they stall. I'm lucky enough to know others in Becketts other divisions but I still got ripped off. They are still run as seperate companies though.
I want send anymore to BGS and alot of my mates that were big submitters have stopped too.
PSA and SGC for me from now on.
LMAO graham! They must be using super telescopes Thanks for the help guys.. don't think I will bother with grading now as if becketts only just started shipping to Australia they probably won't ship back to New Zealand! Sorry again if I hijacked your thread westriot!
Thanks for the help guys.. don't think I will bother with grading now as if becketts only just started shipping to Australia they probably won't ship back to New Zealand! Sorry again if I hijacked your thread westriot!
Its not the sending Sam its the handling of the cards once BGS have them. In my case they card was in the middle of a bunch of cards packed correctly with no room for damage. AND it was the ONLY one damaged. Sent priority and with insurance and tracking. I've got no problem with sending high end cards over $500US around the world but dishonest BGS employees are the careless ones.
