Bccg

[bigfish]

Can someone help me understand the BCCG grading system? Are they part of becket or is this some scumbag over grading cards and cheating the public. If it is part of becket, they should be be proud of all of the over graded cards floating around.....

[Vintagedegu]

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[Robextend]

Hey Toby,

There was a thread a while back about how bad the BCCG grading system is and why it even exists.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...highlight=bccg

Rob

[barrysloate]

Toby- I'm just as outraged about it as you.

[bigfish]

Just looking through ebay and I see all of this crap. People buy these cards and think they are getting a nice card. Becket is a disgrace and I am not sure why they let this go on? Very strange? I do not see how it could possibly help their biz. Becket gets two thumbs down from me.

Sorry for rehashing an old thread. I just noticed this while looking on ebay and I see these cards at shows. Gross!

[Jim VB]

We've had numerous threads about BCCG in the past. It's stupid and ridiculous. Although the Beckett web site says they use a 10 point grading system, I don't think that's correct, because a BCCG 5 is "poor or better."

I think the system was designed for high volume users like Home Shopping Network. It offers a low cost way to slab your cards. With large volumes of cards (10,000 or more) you can get the price down to $2.00 a card.

The scale is as follows:

BCCG 5 = Poor or Better
BCCG 6 = Good or Better
BCCG 7 = Very Good or Better
BCCG 8 = Excellent or Better
BCCG 9 = Near Mint or Better
BCCG 10 = Mint or Better


It was a stupid idea. They have been doing it for years and have insisted they will stick by it. Maybe it's a money maker for them but until they stop it, they have no credibility as a grading company.

[bigfish]

Can someone from Becket defend why they are doing this? I know they read the board. I am really interested in learning their reasoning.

[tiger8mush]

I understand its lower cost, but WHY is it lower cost? cuz they change the grading scale?

Hypothetically, if i submit a $1k card for BCCG grading, will they take the same amount of time to make sure its authentic and not altered and give it the proper grade (based on the BCCG scale)? Is the holder the same as the BVG holder, just with a different tag?

If they charge less for the service, SOMEWHERE along the line the service must not be the same as a regular BVG grading submittal.

[HRBAKER]

"It was a stupid idea. They have been doing it for years and have insisted they will stick by it. Maybe it's a money maker for them but until they stop it, they have no credibility as a grading company."


Agreed.

[Jim VB]

Rob G.,

It's not the same holder. It feels much cheaper. It also uses no internal sleeve. As to how long they take to inspect, I would only be guessing. Based on quantity, it costs $2.00-$5.00 per card.

As I said, it was designed to offer an alternative to high volume customers.


http://www.beckett.com/grading/pricing.asp

[DanP]

I'll admit it. I was one of the idiots fooled by BCCG. When I first started buying cards (and before I knew anything about grading companies) I bought a BCCG 10 1975 Topps George Brett. I saw "Beckett" and figured it must be legit.

I busted the card out, sent it to PSA and received a PSA 6. So my $100 card became worth about $20!! It was the only BCCG card I ever bought. I sure other novices have made the same mistake.

Dan