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Posted By: Rob

I think Beckett use to do a terrific (and the best) job of breaking down a cards grade by having the 4 subgrades of centering, corners, edges, and surface. When purchasing a card online, three of the subgrades can usually be seen from a normal scan. However, the "surface" subgrade is the one that I felt was very helpful, as seing a wrinkle or light crease or poor registration is sometimes tough to see in an online scan.

But, BVG holders no longer break down grades into 4 categories, which I thought set them apart from the rest. Although, the holders are almost bomb proof and chances of tampering are much lower. But I wish they'd bring back the subgrades. Or as someone else mentioned, maybe a few words to say why a card got a certain grade.

Rob