Is this a crazy idea?

[Vintagevault13]

I know people have very strong opinions on this topic, so let me make a couple of things clear about the cards I will be referencing before proceeding:

1. These are typically in the PSA 2-4 range
2. I am planning to pass on to my kids. Absolutely NO interest in selling.
3. I am ONLY interested in authentication and protection.

Okay, here goes: I have a pretty extensive low-mid grade Hank Aaron collection. Most are raw. Keeping the above three points in mind, what are the downsides to submitting to Beckett under the BCCG service? Full Disclosure: I am 100% aware of their grading scale.

At $6 a pop, it seems like a pretty good deal for authentication/protection.

Am I missing something?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

[jb217676]

At $6.00 a pop you can send them to PSA.

[Vintagevault13]

Originally Posted by jb217676

At $6.00 a pop you can send them to PSA.

But don't you have to be a club member for that pricing?

[jb217676]

Originally Posted by Vintagevault13

But don't you have to be a club member for that pricing?

You have to be a member, $200 gets you 15 graded cards plus some free swag. You also get them back really quick. Then for the rest of the year you can submit at the $6.00 per card price (50 day turnaround). Then your cards would be in some well accepted holders instead of those silly BCCG ones. Don't forget, even though you're not selling them, someone someday in the future will sell them. More people will buy PSA graded cards instead of BCCG ones.

[bnorth]

I like the idea of BCCG in your situation. I have been sending in to SGC because I like the looks of their holders the most and do not care about the value. They have $5 Gold Club member pricing every few months. I paid $125 for a year and get 10 free grades, a t-shirt, and a backpack bag thing.

[irv]

I forget currently, but is there not an option just to have the cards "Authenticated" rather than receiving a grade?

This would be cheaper, I believe, and of course the cards would be protected.

I agree, someday the cards will sell, but it is an option, if available, for those that think the next generation may also pass them onto their kids someday.

[jchcollins]

I have a hard time seeing the point in throwing good money after lesser condition cards to get them graded if you already know they are authentic. I would spend the money on more lesser condition cards, LOL. If my kids want to get my collection authenticated later after I'm gone or something, more power to them - but I would have a hard time spending that money unless it were to get a super valuable card protected or something like that. My kids aren't going to be able to retire / cash in trust fund-like sums while still young if I kickoff just because of my collection at any rate - so in that regard I don't see much of a value proposition difference if I were to get most of my raw cards graded or not.


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