Upgrades, Downgrades & What the !@#$#$%

[hanksta]

Man that's a nice T210 Jeremy!

[tbob]

I don't have very many BVG graded cards in my collection, it is about 60% SGC, 30% PSA and 10% GAI but I had the opportunity to cross over the T207Weaver in to a 3 holder with BVG and was pleased with their service. They also graded a couple of Series 6 T210s for me at the same time and wouldn't cross over a Matty which I had asked for a full bump and they said they could give it only a .5 bump.
I think their service was excellent and will use them again. They seem to grade fairly but strictly. My one gripe is their holder doesn't have the eye appeal of SGC.
It was obvious BVG is more often used by collectors with the newer cards as everyone at the booth was dropping off shiny stuff, but with all the rumors about SGC and its future I may start giving BVG a chance from time to time.

[Jaybird]

Hey Leon,

What was the procedure? Did you leave it in the holder and walk it up to the table or did you crack it and do a blind resubmit? Just wondering. It definitely deserves the 6.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

Hey Leon,

What was the procedure? Did you leave it in the holder and walk it up to the table or did you crack it and do a blind resubmit? Just wondering. It definitely deserves the 6.

The card had a piece of dirt wedged between the card and the case, right on his cheek. It bugged the crap out of me so I cracked it out to start with. The piece of dirt flew off of him without me touching the card. I submitted the card in a toploader with the flip that was on the old holder...and it came back an 80 instead of a 70.

[Jaybird]

I had a e90-1 CLarke with razor sharp corners (since sold to another board member) that I submitted a couple of times to SGC and once to PSA. there was a microscopic paperloss just in white area on the back that you could only see with a loupe. Came back a 2 each time.

So either I was missing something else or the graders were on their game those days. The first time it came back a 2, it took me a couple minutes to even find the problem.