Beckett Graded a REAL set of FRO-JOYS!

[danmckee]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1928-Babe-Ru...item43b77a924d


WOW! I am impressed! SGC should hire whoever Beckett has!

[ScottFandango]

leon, i didnt know you like BGS

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ScottFandango

leon, i didnt know you like BGS

Where do you see BGS? I like and respect BVG grading very much which is who these are all graded by. BGS probably does good on newer stuff but I have no experience with them.

[Clutch-Hitter]

I've never seen a fake, or even an iffy Fro Joy in an SGC holder. I do believe SGC stopped grading them because they were getting mostly 70's reprints and having lots of disappointed customers.

Beckett holders only real ones.

The real ones can be identified by a scan of front and back. See previous Fro Joy threads for detailed info.

[GoldenAge50s]

1 of the 6 is an SGC.

[tiger8mush]

Originally Posted by Leon

Where do you see BGS? I like and respect BVG grading very much which is who these are all graded by. BGS probably does good on newer stuff but I have no experience with them.

The name of the ebay seller for the Fro Joys is "944leon", I think thats where Scott was going w/his statement

[Leon]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

The name of the ebay seller for the Fro Joys is "944leon", I think thats where Scott was going w/his statement

I saw that and it flew right over my head.

[Exhibitman]

Props tp BVG on having the 'nards to do what a card grader should do. I had them slab my Fro Joy Ruth cards, which I knew were 100% legit from comparing them to my Fro Joy Tunney cards.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Props tp BVG on having the 'nards to do what a card grader should do. I had them slab my Fro Joy Ruth cards, which I knew were 100% legit from comparing them to my Fro Joy Tunney cards.

+1 .....Grading companies should grade cards they know are real and not grade them if they are questionable.

[drc]

Yeah, I too thought the ones that were in SGC holders had looked genuine. Not sure why they stopped.

That people are sending in all sort of reprints is a big reason to grade them.

I don't think the real cards are hard to identify. It's just that there are so many reprints, and the genuine ones are rare enough most collectors haven't handled one.

I know an advanced collector of Fro Joys and he said, from the examples he had, both Beckett and SGC did a good job.

PSA graded at least one reprint I saw, but it was just a case of bone-headedness as the card was in blue ink-- not even close. That was a long time ago, so it's water under the bridge. Don't tell Travis.