How big is the backlog of cards at Beckett Grading? "If no more cards come in today to be graded, we have enough grading work for next year,” Jeromy Murray told shop owners and other industry pros on Wednesday morning. It’s honest assessment of a problem that’s been a sharp corner in the backside of collectors and dealers for more than a year. As demand and prices … [Read more...] about Beckett Grading Still Buried, But Hoping to Resume Some Services Soon
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Beckett Suspends Most Grading Services as of June 7
Overwhelmed with orders, Beckett Grading Services will temporarily stop accepting most trading card submissions next week. Like its competitor, PSA, Dallas-based Beckett has a backlog of ungraded cards that’s so large that collectors and dealers have been waiting months for orders that used to be completed in weeks. Beckett Collectibles President Jeromy Murray says all … [Read more...] about Beckett Suspends Most Grading Services as of June 7
Beckett Investigating Fake Holder Scam
Beckett Grading is trying to find out who has been creating fake copies of its holders, putting lesser quality cards inside and passing them off to unsuspecting collectors. The company was recently alerted to the issue by an Instagram account that’s been tracking the phony graded cards, including a Michael Jordan Fleer rookie card. The owner of the account has … [Read more...] about Beckett Investigating Fake Holder Scam
Beckett Grading Suspends 10-Day Service Option as Orders Pile Up
Due to a backlog of orders, Beckett Grading has suspended its 10-day guaranteed service for trading cards. A message on the company’s website reads, “Due to a historic number of orders/cards being submitted, and our growing wait times with our non-guaranteed service level, Beckett Grading will temporarily suspend their 10-day service level starting June 7, 2018.” With … [Read more...] about Beckett Grading Suspends 10-Day Service Option as Orders Pile Up
Notes: Mantle Hits a Million; Topps & Trump; Beckett’s China Trip; Mattingly Auction
The eventual winner of the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle graded PSA 8.5 will pay more than $1 million for it. Bidding in the sale being conducted by Heritage Auctions has now hit $900,000. With the buyer’s premium factored in, the card is assured to sell for at least $1.075 million but will likely push higher before the auction closes at the end of next week. The card … [Read more...] about Notes: Mantle Hits a Million; Topps & Trump; Beckett’s China Trip; Mattingly Auction
Beckett Hires 2; Opens Autograph Authentication Division
Beckett is now in the autograph authentication business. The company said Wednesday that it had hired former PSA/DNA authenticators Steve Grad and Brian Sobrero and would begin accepting submissions immediately. Grad left PSA/DNA at the end of September after 15 years with the company, including the last several as principal authenticator. He will continue in his role … [Read more...] about Beckett Hires 2; Opens Autograph Authentication Division
National Treasures Lin Prime Patch Auto Could Be Ultimate Game of Flip
All of his rookie cards have entered the wealthy part of sports card town over the last week, but the National Treasures Jeremy Lin Prime Patch Autograph card, numbered to 25, could prove to be a lot better--and easier--than flipping houses. At least for one guy. Yair Rozmaryn is a New Yorker and a Knicks fan who gambled $1,000 on one of the cards prior to Lin's 38-point … [Read more...] about National Treasures Lin Prime Patch Auto Could Be Ultimate Game of Flip
Beckett, Spence Now Authenticating, Encapsulating Signed Baseballs
Beckett Grading Services and James Spence Authentication, which announced a partnership for autographed sports cards in 2007, are now teaming up with Balldome on an signed baseball alliance. Spence and BGS are now encapsulating, grading and authenticating autographed baseballs. Each ball will be placed into a relatively new ball holder called BallDome (you might remember … [Read more...] about Beckett, Spence Now Authenticating, Encapsulating Signed Baseballs