As someone who probably submitted more of these than anyone else around the 2010 time frame, I can state with pretty strong certainty that the level of grading knowledge and expertise at Beckett back then far exceeded the new hires that enter the card grading world seemingly every day. There weren’t too many paper collectibles that Mark Anderson and Andy Broome were not intimately familiar with. And, to top it all off, they even had the oversize holders needed to slab M101-1’s not trimmed.
I cannot speak for who Beckett has on staff today, I haven’t submitted an item for grading to them in more than a decade. Apparently, they are at least not familiar with this issue, likely amongst many others. To me, not even a passing thought to trimming a Wagner down just to fit inside a PSA holder. That would be insane although at one time, I would have definitely considered it. You live and you learn though (hopefully).
Last edited by bcbgcbrcb; 09-11-2025 at 09:03 PM.
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