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01-15-2006, 03:33 AM #1
Ques. about the BGS Inertial Sleeve
Is the sleeve BGS uses in their slabs the same as the standard penny sleeve generally used for raw cards? Is it suffiecnt in preventing movement damage? Also, does the SGC holder prevent forward and backward movement along with the up and down movement? Sorry, but I'm sick of buying PSA 9 or 10 cards with clearly visible edge damage.
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01-15-2006, 10:21 AM #2
I would assume it is pretty close to penny sleeves. What else could they possibly use? Maybe they seal the sleeve closed, but I would still think it`s basically the same stuff.
I don`t even bother with graded cards. Personally, I feel having a card in a sleeve and toploader is sufficient enough to preserve the card just as well. I think the grading card companies screwed up the business in a way. For instance, a Joe Namath RC that was graded PSA 4 sold higher than a raw Namath RC that was in clearly much better condition. I`ve also seen some PSA 10`s that were clearly NOT centered 50/50 but yet still received a 10? I just don`t bother with them at all. If I had to choose one of the grading co`s, I would probably use BGS. I like their holders better. They seem thicker and more durable. Just my opinion.
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01-15-2006, 03:47 PM #3
I agree with rayny1, the one thing I will add however is that SGC has the best holders because card is surrounded on all sides by a foam to insure no movement.
The idea behind grading for me is at least when I seen a PSA 9 I know what I am getting, as opposed to buying a raw card and leaving it to the seller to inform me exactly of it's condition.
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01-16-2006, 12:38 AM #4
I've been looking at BGS cards being sold on eBay and I don't see a sleeve inside the holder. Do BGS cards really come with sleeves sufficent to protect movement damage?
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01-16-2006, 01:06 AM #5
What I like best about grading is that with vintage cards, you can be much more certain that they haven't been trimmed or shaved to make them appear to be better than they are - hence the higher price for a PSA 4 Namath rookie than a raw Namath rookie that was "clearly in much better condition." As for newer cards, I can't see the point of grading when more than 50% of many new cards are getting 9's and 10's.
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