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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: Richard
Greetings, I am considering purchasing a Beckett graded Baseball card. Can anyone tell me if Beckett is considered a reliable grading service? I know that PSA, GAI, and SGC are all solid. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: Scott Jeter
Beckett is not really known for their vintage grading. They're good for the modern cards but stick to the aforementioned (PSA and SGC) for vintage and prewar IMO. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: Roy Huff
I like PRO! |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: davidcycleback
Beckett is a legitimate grading company, but better known for grading modern cards. I'm sure they're competant in authenticating Pre-War cards. Likely most debates about them will revolve around their grading versus PSA and SGC. I beleive Beckett now offers an 'authentic' without grade grade. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: andy becker
i have purchased beckett vintage cards. as long as you are familiar with the issue, you should be fine. check for size. beckett is fine with centering, corners, paper loss, etc. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: leon
I think they do a good job today.... |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: Richard Masson
The few vintage cards I had in BVG holders were all trimmed, but that could be adverse selection (people dumping trimmed cards in holders on eBay). Live and learn. If you were considering paying real money, I would have the seller guarantee it would cross to SGC or PSA. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: James Gallo
I have had a couple cards that I have pulled from beckett cases and gotten SGC graded. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: leon
Do you know if your cards that were in Beckett holders were graded recently or not? |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: Scot Reader
Beckett is a quality service but they do not have an established reputation in the vintage community. I have crossed one BVG card to PSA and it received the same grade. Still, BVG cards sell for about a 50% discount relative to PSA and a 45% discount relative to SGC. I would consider buying BVG and crossing them over; I would not send raw cards to BVG. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: fkw
Buy the card, not the holder. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: Kyle
I took a 3 year break from BVG, focused primarily on SGC and then this past year PSA. Last month I sent a W560 Ruth to BVG because I saw they grade them. It came back an 8.5 and I was very pleased. Turnaround time and shipping was very reliable. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: James Gallo
I don't know when they were graded, but I assume somewhat recently. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: Richard Masson
I have no way to know if the cards were recently graded or not. One was an E92 Lobert (that was a bummer)and the other was an M116 common. They both carry the scarlet letter now in SGC holders. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: steve f
Within the past two years I've cracked several BVG T206's and other prewars' and sent them to PSA (I dislike the bulky BVG case). About half of them recieved higher PSA grades, none graded lower and none were rejected. My experience, BVG is more strict. This T206, which may have scored a bit higher than deserved, I'm afraid of resub. due to fragility and downgrade etc. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: Rob NYC
Leon, when were these trimmed cards supposedly submitted? |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: Kyle
All cards come with their cert #, and when you look them up online, I believe you'll see the date of when it was graded. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: PC
I have two T206 HOFers graded 3 by Becketts. I also have numerous BGS/BVG graded cards from the 1950s through the 1970s. All are accurately graded in my opinion. |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: FYS
"I think they do a good job today...." |
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Beckett Graded card purchase?
Posted By: leon
That was their biggest mistake I have ever seen them make. Since Dr.Beckett sold what can ya' say? (and I am not positive he didn't sign when Dr. Beckett was still the owner?) |
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