The BCCG problem

[David W]

Originally Posted by novakjr

Exactly!!! You can't tell me that the people at Beckett didn't know what would happen from the start...They had to. They knew the significance of the number 10, and they found a way to get people to give them money in exchange for a 10 on sub-par cards that otherwise probably would've never been submitted. They played off of the deceptive nature of the hobby and decided to cash in on it.

If there wasn't at least some intent to satisfy some large bulk submitters with misleading grades of "10" it seems more logical they would have run their five point scale from 1 to 5.

But ever since Bo Derek a "10" has been what people wanted, not a "5".

And HSC wouldn't have submitted as many cards hoping for "5's"....

So grandma surfing ebay or watching HSC hears "This Derek Jeter card has been graded a "10" by Beckett" and doesn't understand the difference in grading scales and plunks down $50 for a birthday present thinking she got a deal.

So I guess everyone is happy, HSC/Ebay dealer makes money, BCCG makes money, BCCG stockholders make money, and granny thinks she got a deal.

And that folks is the beauty of the free market system......