Other than losing a collection of cards or having a prized collection stolen, it may be a collector's worst nightmare. Each year, collectors are duped over and over by purchasing fake or altered cards. With improved printing capabilities and other technologies, it is easier than ever to create authentic-looking forged and altered vintage cards. While no 100% foolproof … [Read more...]
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BGS to Offer Single Grade Option
Beckett Grading Services (BGS) is offering to grade your modern era cards without sub-grades. The company announced Monday that it would offer the new single grade option at a lower price than its usual service that features separate sub-grades for corners, edges, centering and surface. Those ratings are used to determine and help explain the overall grade of the card. The … [Read more...]
PSA Begins Dual Grading For Autographed Cards
PSA is now providing dual grading for autographed trading cards submitted for certification. The insert label within the PSA holder will indicate the individual grades for both the card and the autograph. For example, a card might be graded PSA Mint 9 while the autograph could be given a different grade. The move is similar to what Beckett Grading offers for autographed … [Read more...]
9th Edition of Graded Card Price Guide Released
Beckett Media has released the 9th edition of its Graded Card Price Guide. The 380-page book includes pricing information and checklists for professionally graded sports cards, as accumulated by its staff. Sales of BGS/BVG, PSA, and SGC graded cards are analyzed to determine pricing information. The company first launched the graded guide in December of 2011 and the book … [Read more...]
PSA to Offer On Site Grading Special at NSCC
PSA says collectors have been asking them to bring down prices for grading at the National so lower priced cards can be submitted for quick turnarounds. The company has responded. Normally, on-site card grading fees range from $35 to $300, depending on the declared value of the cards. Traditionally, most submitters have chosen on-site grading for their more valuable cards … [Read more...]
PSA Offers On Site Grading Special at NSCC Show
PSA will offer an on-site grading special for lower-priced cards during the 32nd National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago August 3 - 7. On-site card grading offers the chance to have a submission processed immediately, avoiding the time and expense of shipping your cards across the country. Normally, however, on-site grading fees range from $35 to $250, … [Read more...]
