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12-14-2005, 03:46 PM #1
Wanting to get back into Sports Card Collecting - HELP
hey guys, i used to be real big into collecting cards back when I was in junior high and younger (late 80s - early 90s) but as I got older I lost intrest. Also it got alot harder... back then you could say "i have Jerry Rice's rookie card" now its like, whos it graded by, whats it graded, what brand, is it insert, blah blah... its almost too hard to keep up with to make it fun anymore....
i am now 26 and have a 5 year old son, I was going through my cards the other day to see what all I still had and was pretty disapointed. I only collected rookie cards back then and sold alot of them when I was in high school... some of the main ones I have left are Jordan's, Cal Ripken, McGwire, Jerry Rice, etc.. I bet I have a solid 15-20 cards... but used to have probably close to 100. 100 doesnt sound like alot, but they were all quality...
anyway, was playing around on ebay yesterday and ordered a couple cards just for the heck of it, and now im ready to get back into it. I won an auction that was all Topps Rookie Cards that were graded BCCG 10... there was an Aikman, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith and Bo Jackson... all rookie cards in Topps brand...
i have a few questions...
1. is bccg a good grading company? i dont know anything about grading, but figure i would try and buy only '10s'
2. with so many different brands of cards nowadays... would collecting say 'only Topps' be a neat thing to do, or still try and collect all rookie cards... For someone like Griffey for instance, there may only be like 3 different ones, UD, Topps, Fleer or whatever... but nowadays, for someone like Pujols I dont even know how many there are... so was trying to find a way to keep it simple... I cannot really afford to spend 10s of thousands of dollars either.... so i was thinking of collecting just bccg 10, Topps rookie cards of all guys I like from Brett Hull to Brett Favre
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12-14-2005, 05:51 PM #2
BCCG is not worth much. It will not hold the value of the card in the future. The grading company that holds its value well is BGS. I agree with just buying rookie cards. I am now looking to just buy all the vintage high graded vintage rookies I can afford of great players. It'll cost more money but its worth the investment. You look at the hobby now and its all game used stuff. These, to me, is similar to those flashy inserts in the 90's. They will loose their value as years past. So save more money and buy the high graded rookies would be my suggestion.
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12-14-2005, 06:13 PM #3
so whats wrong with bccg? isnt that beckett who grades it? they should know what their doing right? im considering getting all bccg because they seem a little cheaper, and if they are a "10" then if i wanted, couldnt I sent the same card to someone else and still get a "10" from them also?
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12-14-2005, 06:39 PM #4
I'm not completely sure, so if someone knows otherwise please correct me, but bccg was a sub-company of beckett. Has the beckett name but takes on a different name. I also believe it is a great deal cheaper to have your cards graded bccg. BGS is the most expensive and is also the most recognized card grading company around. They're guide lines are also a lot more strict when grading the accual card so if you get a high beckett grade, you know that you have a perfect card. Me personally i take any company because it basically seals them in a time capsul that can't easily be damaged. You might also hear of the company PSA, they do a more veriety of cards as in gameused/old weird shaped card. BGS doens't do game used.
Anywho welcome back to the hobby, enjoy the forums, and feel free to ask more questions!
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12-15-2005, 07:48 AM #5
They grade BCCG cards easier than the strict BGS. That is why BGS holds its value. There are alot of grading companies that failed. Only BGS and PSA are lasting. Lots of lesser known companies are out of business. When that happens, your card is worthless. If Beckett sells BCCG, it will probably go out of business too so if I were you, I would not buy any BCCG or any other cheap graded cards. Quality holds value in this industry.
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12-15-2005, 08:18 AM #6
Not to belabor the point but BCCG is a compnay from beckett that I think was started for kids and low budget collectors to be able to own and have cards graded. If you really are serious about collecting graded cards I would go with Beckett opposed to PSA. I say this for one major reason. When you see the grade, Beckett has subgrades, which gives more information about why the card got the grade it did. I have looked at PSA cards and can't figure out where the flaw is. Beckett has subgrades for centering, corners, surface which tells you where the cards is weaker.
Also finding a Gem mint 10 in Beckett is VERY difficult. 9.5 is usually what would grade 10 in PSA.
There are many opinions about this subject, so please research on the forums before you make you final decision. Good Luck
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12-16-2005, 03:02 AM #7
and if they are a "10" then if i wanted, couldnt I sent the same card to someone else and still get a "10" from them also?
i know you have another thread, but to answer this specific question...
Bccg 10 is NM or better, which equates to a NM 7 or better. I doubt many collectors submit truely mint examples to bccg.
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12-16-2005, 01:58 PM #8
You have a Jordon rookie? Aren't those worth like a whole lot of money?
<<<Does not know about basketball cards
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12-16-2005, 02:00 PM #9
Ah, and grading wise my two favorite companys are PSA and SGC. I use PSA for all cards 1960 and after and I use SGC for all my vintage stuff. SGC just has really knowledagble people with vintage cards. With PSA... They're worth the most graded.
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12-16-2005, 02:14 PM #10
topps rookies are an inexpensive route if thats the way you travel. i would definately stay away from bccg graded, simply because they mislead inexperienced (of late) collectors into believing it must be gem mint. but the thing is, a 10 is not the highest grade, but it looks nice.
if the card has four sharp corners, and the surface appears ok, i would reccommend breaking the slab and submitting to SGC. they are the most objective and experienced graders i have come across, and if you are looking for asthetics in graded cards, they have the best looking holder.
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