Beckett to SCG

[quitcrab]

Originally Posted by raulus

What flavor of Beckett slab is it? Hopefully it’s not one of those BCCG slabs…

BVG Slab

[luciobar1980]

Of course there’s no predictable formula but I would expect that SGC would on average maybe grade it ~1 numerical grade lower.

[raulus]

This is a cop out, but I’m guessing that it depends on what’s wrong with the card, and probably how long ago it was graded by Beckett. Centering, corners, registration, edges, scuffing and scratches, every grader has a slightly different take on how those should impact the grade.

Some would also argue that which grader picks up your cards also matters.

I suspect that your experience will probably be all over the place. Some the same, some down, and maybe even some up.

[tiger8mush]

can you share scans of a handful or so in their current BVG slabs?

[refz]

If it does not come back even, I suspect a half grade or one full grade lower. I do not use Beckett to grade. I’m curious to know.

[quitcrab]

I will try to get pictures of the cards up soon. Thanks. Scott

[Kutcher55]

It really boils down to the particular card. In general, I agree BVG will generally be 1 grade easier than SGC but it is far from linear. There's a good guy I did a deal with on the bst board who successfully crossed a 48 Leaf Ted Williams BVG 2 to an SGC 2. I wasn't surprised because it looked like a legit 2 in any holder. Generally speaking, I suspect it's easier to cross lower grade cards successfully. As you get into the upper echelons, where the gap might be highest is in that 6-8 range. A BVG in this ballpark is probably going to be tougher to cross.

But as I started to say in the beginning, it mostly depends on the specific card.