BVG reliable for older cards?

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As others have said, there are no concerns with authenticity when using Beckett. You just need to examine the card carefully to make sure that it deserves the grade if you want to crossover to PSA or SGC. I've cracked out Beckett cards that were graded Good (2), and they dropped to Poor (1) since Beckett seems to be more lenient on the number of creases a card can have, and still receive a 2 as long as there is decent eye appeal still there. I've had a card in a Beckett Fair (1.5) slab go to a PSA 2 also, so it can go both ways. You just need to examine the card in the slab carefully. This has not happened to me before, but I have heard that Beckett is also more lenient in regards to minimum size requirements for cards as long as the edges seem factory cut. Therefore, a card that is given a number grade by Beckett may come back unslabbed by PSA due to minimum size requirement.