How Tamper Proof are the BVG / PSA / SGC cases?

[sbfinley]

If a BGS/BVG case has been tampered with there will be chunks missing from it. I can open a PSA or SGC slab in about 10 seconds. I need goggles for beckett, seriously you will take shards to the eye trying to open those bricks.

[Beatles Guy]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

If a BGS/BVG case has been tampered with there will be chunks missing from it. I can open a PSA or SGC slab in about 10 seconds. I need goggles for beckett, seriously you will take shards to the eye trying to open those bricks.

Agreed, you have to really hammer a BVG case to get it to open. I saw a video once where someone boiled a BVG case and it came out perfectly fine, no moisture got in at all.

[GasHouseGang]

This could be a totally innocent question, but should we really be telling someone brand new to the board which graded cases are best to crack open?

[JMprime]

Ok great! That makes me feel a lot better. I was nervous when I received the card when I saw the marks on the case as I have always wanted this card and was excited to be able to buy it. I appreciate everyone replying to the thread!

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

This could be a totally innocent question, but should we really be telling someone brand new to the board which graded cases are best to crack open?

I would generally agree but don't really think any of this is a huge secret or anything that hasn't been discussed before.

[Rich Klein]

The best cases by far are the BGS/BVG Cases;

PSA has made very notable improvements in recent years to their cases

I don't know enough about the SGC cases to talk about them

Rich

[JMprime]

Great feedback, thank you to everyone that took the time to reply. I was really happy to see the comment about BVG cases being prone to stress cracking because of their thickness. I wasn't too concerned about the card being tampered with, it looks good to me. I just didn't know if that type of thing was possible and was concerned due to the stress marks. Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!

[jchcollins]

The older PSA cases are fairly easy to open with a can opener and a flathead screwdriver, but the hermetic seal would usually give it away, I think. The plastic splinters and turns white. I would think that any case that is opened like this and then "tampered" with would obviously look like it had been broken if someone tries to put it back together.