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[HRBAKER]

"It was a stupid idea. They have been doing it for years and have insisted they will stick by it. Maybe it's a money maker for them but until they stop it, they have no credibility as a grading company."


Agreed.

[Jim VB]

Rob G.,

It's not the same holder. It feels much cheaper. It also uses no internal sleeve. As to how long they take to inspect, I would only be guessing. Based on quantity, it costs $2.00-$5.00 per card.

As I said, it was designed to offer an alternative to high volume customers.


http://www.beckett.com/grading/pricing.asp

[Rob D.]

Come on, fellas, what's a little misdirection among friends?

[Rob D.]

Here's what Leon posted on this topic on Jan. 18. Given that he says he knows the guys at Beckett, I'm guessing he got it from the horse's mouth:

"BCCG is for the mass merchant retailers such as Home Shopping Networks. Their grading is literally about 5-6 grades too high. It exists as it is a profitable part of that companies business (I believe) and has more to do with profit/loss than our hobby, especially the pre-war market. I know the guys over there at Beckett fairly well and they are only doing as instructed by the higher ups.....best regards"

[HRBAKER]

"It's not the grader's fault, it's the buyer's!"

[DanP]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

"It's not the grader's fault, it's the buyer's!"

I agree. In my case it was 100% my fault. I spent $100 on a card without doing the research I should have. I got exactly what I deserved, learned from it and made sure that mistake never happened again (we need another thread for all of the other one time mistakes!).

Dan

[rman444]

Honestly, I don't see what the problem is.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by DanP

I agree. In my case it was 100% my fault. I spent $100 on a card without doing the research I should have. I got exactly what I deserved, learned from it and made sure that mistake never happened again (we need another thread for all of the other one time mistakes!).

Dan

Dan,
I hope you realize my post was a tongue-in-cheek reference to a thread this week regarding auction houses and max bids. No, it wasn't your fault or at a minimum it is very easy to see how you would be mislead with BCCG's joke of a grading system. Jeff


.....and Richard some cards are simply more than a sum of their parts. That's the nicest "10" I have ever seen.

[DanP]

I'll admit it. I was one of the idiots fooled by BCCG. When I first started buying cards (and before I knew anything about grading companies) I bought a BCCG 10 1975 Topps George Brett. I saw "Beckett" and figured it must be legit.

I busted the card out, sent it to PSA and received a PSA 6. So my $100 card became worth about $20!! It was the only BCCG card I ever bought. I sure other novices have made the same mistake.

Dan