What is the difference b/c a card graded by PSA and by BGS?

Is one preferred over the other by card aficionados?

Is one better than the other?

I just moved back to S. CA, and am just a few miles from one of the places where I can go to drop off the cards to be graded via PSA.

Also, how do you know, when you are dropping off your baseball cards to be graded, that they don't switch a lesser graded card, and keep your cards if it's a better on.

Thanks

I feel the same way about the switching.
Some cards I gave to BGS that were imaculate came back with a less grade than what I saw with my magifying glass and lights. The centering was a bit off that I hadn't noticed before either. From now on I will photo copy every card, back and front and see for sure that the card I send is the card I get back.
By the way, BGS is the toughest grader and the best as far as getting a good price on a high graded card.
PSA is fair as far as I know and the prices are very good for the high graded stuff.

BGS is the most stringent esp. on surface grades and generally bring premiums. PSA is a good alternative as they are the most popular and have decent standards. You might also consider SGC because they have cool holders. Any other grading company is not worth using in my opinion.

For those not familiar with the grading system, selling a "perfect 10" graded card by PSA may be more appealing than the 9.5 of BGS.

Actually most people consider a BGS 9.5 to be more appealing than a PSA 10, according to sell values on Ebay.

I prefer BGS just because they are super strict. It sucks sometimes when your getting your cards graded but when your on the buying end you can feel confident of exactly what you are getting and that a 9.5 is top notch.


BGray

I will have to go with BGS if I am going to get any of my cards graded. As BGray stated they are the toughest in the industry for grading but you know that you will get more with the higher graded card over the others. After BGS I would go with PSA. Outside of those two it is not worth it. Just my 2 cents. :)

Richie
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Originally posted by podstock

Also, how do you know, when you are dropping off your baseball cards to be graded, that they don't switch a lesser graded card, and keep your cards if it's a better on.

Thanks

Do a test :) you don't have to pay shipping so go in and submit them for as many day service as you can for the lowest price. Use a card you don't care about make a mark on it somewhere that will be impossible to make a parallel of and when you get your card back check to see if it is there. You probably don't need to do this. I am sure it has been done before and if they did switch the cards they would go bankrupt and out of buisness.

lakerswiz..lol, I thought about doing that.

by the way, any particular reason for your interest in Kareem Rush?

I am an alumni of UCLA, and remember vividly his big brother, JaRon. This dude was incredibly hyped up by the media. And unfortunately, he got caught up in the hype. Never improved his game during the couple of years he was at UCLA. Tried to enter the draft early.

Now, he's laboring for some team overseas, I think.

JaRon's a big reason Kareem stayed an extra year at Mizzou.

i like how bgs gives half grades

BGS in my opinion is the strictest of the two, and most auctions that I have seen BGS always brings the hightest return...Several collectors myself included would prefer a lesser graded card from BGS over a PSA 10 IMO.....

Originally posted by Qball76
BGS in my opinion is the strictest of the two, and most auctions that I have seen BGS always brings the hightest return...Several collectors myself included would prefer a lesser graded card from BGS over a PSA 10 IMO.....

They bring in more money for modern cards, not vintage. The people who collect vintage material go with PSA or SGC as it brings in more money.