Newcomers or returnees to the sports card hobby can be overwhelmed by how much the hobby has changed in the last 10-20 years. Of particular note is the advent of card grading. I came back to the hobby in 2004...
My ratings consist of: 1st-difficulty of grading scale, 2nd-reputation/satisfaction, 3rd-appearance/sturdiness #1 BGS - Beckett Grading Services BGS is still the class of grading services. They have always...
I HAVE FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE ALL THIS COMPANY DOES IS SELL TRIMMED AND ALTERED CARDS!!!! DO NOT BUY!!!! I SENT IN 16 CARDS GRADED BY GEM ELITE TO BGS - ALL CAME BACK ALTERED WITH NO GRADE! AND I DIDN'T EVEN...
Cards from 1981-present use Beckett Grading Services (BGS) http://www.beckett.com Cards pre-1981 use Professional Sports Authentic (PSA) http://www.psadna.com/Tip, BGS graded cards from 1981-present sell for...
Thank you for popping your head in the door. My name is Mike. I have been a collector of trading cards since 1977. I am what you call an "old school" collector. I, like any other collector can fascinate you or...
Introduction Hi, today i am writing a guide on GRADED cards and the different companies out there and their various credibility in the secondary market; i.e. EBAY . First of all, let me first of all tell you...
The emergence of sports card grading was an enormous benefit to a hobby rife with trust issues further complicated by the advent of the Internet and stranger-to-stranger sales. Grading provided the consumer...
Card Grading Companies and why grade cards Generally people grade cards because it could make the price go up. Cards that I've seen that make the value of the card rise is cards that are normally sought after....
Introduction The purpose of this guide is to help consumers make informed purchasing decisions when buying graded sports cards online. Grading companies serve a valid and needed function in the sports card...
Grading companies such as BGS and PSA have changed card collecting forever with the explosion of grading sportscards and/or non-sports cards. Keeping up with your sportscards used to entail throwing every card...
