OT:2012 Topps Skip Schumaker Squirrel Variation prices on the bay

[novakjr]

Well. We now have "the first" BGS 9.5. $1,000 BIN
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-B...item3a70011708

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by novakjr

Well. We now have "the first" BGS 9.5. $1,000 BIN
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-B...item3a70011708

So Beckett sells cards that they grade?

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by t206hound

So Beckett sells cards that they grade?

Didn't even notice that. Apparently they do... So much for "third-party".

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by novakjr

Didn't even notice that. Apparently they do... So much for "third-party".

No, not necessarily, beckett does consignments...could have just sent it in, got that grade, then contacted beckett to consign the card...

[Leon]

As far as I know Beckett does not own any cards they sell. They take them on consignment and sell them. They have also consigned some of their consignments to auction houses when it makes sense for their consignors. They have never consigned to the one I help run/own. regards

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by HOF Auto Rookies

No, not necessarily, beckett does consignments...could have just sent it in, got that grade, then contacted beckett to consign the card...

While that makes sense. There's definitely a conflict of interest. If a submitter has shown a history of consigning in this manner, I imagine that he's likely to get a more favorable grade.

[JasonD08]

EVERY squirrel finds some nuts! LMAO

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by HOF Auto Rookies

No, not necessarily, beckett does consignments...could have just sent it in, got that grade, then contacted beckett to consign the card...

Selling a card that they graded is a conflict of interest...I don't care if they own it or not, they have an interest in this item selling for as much as possible.

[TexasLeaguer]

At least with Beckett you can be sure that the card in the slab is actually the card that they graded. I have no doubt that many of the overgraded/fake cards that people post from PSA and SGC have been inserted into compromised slabs after the fact. Beckett slabs are huge, ungainly, hard to scan etc... but at least they are secure and actually protect the card. PSA slabs in particular are far from secure and often allow the card to "float" inside the slab. It's also been shown that the "frosting" from a cracked case can be buffed out and cleaned up with chemicals, so it's hard to spot those fakes in real slabs. I don't like the apparent conflict of interest, but I feel that sometimes Beckett doesn't get credit for the things they do better than the others.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by t206hound

So Beckett sells cards that they grade?

They've never been shy about their conflict of interest.