Bccg

[swarmee]

Some reasons:
1) Beckett offers the service cheaper to bulk suppliers of mystery boxes you see at Wal-Mart.
2) A small subset of collectors would rather see their VG cards get a 6 instead of a 3.
3) Some shysters would prefer to have a BCCG 10 than a PSA 8.5 or BGS 8.5/9 because they could sell them to less knowledgeable customers by showing them sales values of PSA/BGS 10/9.5 cards.
4) Some people just don't know any better.

Beckett is doing it as a money grab. Most real collectors think they should discontinue the BCCG service, but some repacker companies are dependent on having a cheap/mainstream grader.

[mattjc1983]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Some reasons:

1) Beckett offers the service cheaper to bulk suppliers of mystery boxes you see at Wal-Mart.

2) A small subset of collectors would rather see their VG cards get a 6 instead of a 3.

3) Some shysters would prefer to have a BCCG 10 than a PSA 8.5 or BGS 8.5/9 because they could sell them to less knowledgeable customers by showing them sales values of PSA/BGS 10/9.5 cards.

4) Some people just don't know any better.



Beckett is doing it as a money grab. Most real collectors think they should discontinue the BCCG service, but some repacker companies are dependent on having a cheap/mainstream grader.

I would think (but could be wrong) that it would be a cheaper way for someone to ensure they're getting an authentic card than buying the other holders.

On the other hand, I think bccg holders are easier to crack.


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[swarmee]

Originally Posted by mattjc1983

On the other hand, I think bccg holders are easier to crack.

Yes, that would be true, but you also have the option of Raw card review from Beckett if you see them at a show. I'm not sure that knowledgeable buyers are going to trust a BCCG holder to be authentic and unaltered. Of course buyers already know that they cannot trust a BGS/BVG card to be cut originally and inserted into a pack, since they grade cards cut from full sheets nowadays.

[stlcardsfan]

A dealer friend of mine (Tony Schaefer - Monster Cards) put it best in one of his blogs explaining the various grarding companies and options:

"and Beckett has two grading services because...well I don't know why they have two grading services"...