What's the difference between BCCG and Beckett Grading

[Clean86]

Thanks for the quick response I am wondering because I read on the Internet that BCCG gave 10 to cards with damaged corner I just got a little scared

i think you paid a reasonable price. a bccg 10 might really be a 9 mint bgs. i only buy bgs. you could probably get bgs to convert it to their score. a 10 pristine bgs would sell for $350. that would be a very tough grade.

bccg and psa give higher scores out much more commonly it seems. i would never buy a psa graded card. junk in my opinion. seems like they give 10's for everything which is probably an 8.5 or 9 at best for bgs.

plus bgs has the nice sub grades and thicker case like the other person said.

but for $100, a 10 bccg grade, i think you did fine. i would personally have bgs convert that and re slab it with their grade and case with subs. if you were to get a 9.5 even, you could get more money for it.

[andrewconnors9]

Some PSA 8's would probably make a BCCG 10 lol

[DenJ91]

well if some psa 8's are bccg 10's then they could also be 7's bgs. haha. confusing but makes sense.

bottom line is, bgs is the way to go, they are the most strict with their grading.

i've sent in cards that i thought to the naked eye looked pristine 10's, and ended up getting an 8.5. of course other times, i thought i had an 8.5 and ended up getting a 9.5 so. i guess that's why i'm not a pro grader.

[hossa18sens]

I like PSA for the vintage stuff.

BCCG Is ok to protect but I don't see it as a truly graded card.

[PensFan7187]

well if some psa 8's are bccg 10's then they could also be 7's bgs. haha. confusing but makes sense.

bottom line is, bgs is the way to go, they are the most strict with their grading.

i've sent in cards that i thought to the naked eye looked pristine 10's, and ended up getting an 8.5. of course other times, i thought i had an 8.5 and ended up getting a 9.5 so. i guess that's why i'm not a pro grader.

My experience has been the opposite. I lost a lot of respect for BGS after the Strasburg Superfactor issue where they got a ton of heat after giving a 9.5 to a card that was off center and chipped. One of my best friends buys lower grade PSA cards to pop them out and send to BGS for better grades. BCCG has a "unique" scale. If you bought the card to keep, you did fine. If you bought it to make money, it may be tough.

[ajw9356]

You need to be careful of BCCG also. The grades are done at a glance in bulk quantity and Beckett website states that the card could get up to that grade if I'm not mistaken. One thing to look for though is that the card will slide in the case and actually damage the edges of the cards if bounced around too much. If that card isn't going to sit on a shelf and not get moved, try to get it graded for real or break it out of the case. Just my opinion. Good luck.