Shifting to only PSA cards?

shindo03 · 10-11-2020, 03:19 AM

I don't know what all the talk about PSA having sleeves is? Unless there is some new psa case with sleeves since 2019 Prizm came out, I'm pretty sure there are no mylar sleeves inside psa cases unless requested or on certain over-sized cards.

BGS is harder on centering and surface
PSA is harder on corners and edges

I've sent thousands to PSA, thousands to BGS, there have been several times the same card (nothing else done to it) has come back a different grade (even higher). There have been many times I did not think I was going to get a BGS 9.5 let alone a BGS 10 and I have, there has been many times I swore a card was not going to PSA 10 and it 10'd.

Of course there have been times I thought a card was virtually flawless and I got a 9. I've gotten better over the years and I don't see as many 9's anymore because I just don't send those in, but this whole thing: "BGS is better, PSA is better" is kind of ridiculous.

Here are their grade using letter grades (A B C D E)

Ethics: BOTH D
Consistency: BOTH D
Website Utilities: PSA A and BGS D
Case (Sturdiness and Overall Protection): PSA C and BGS A
Grading Scale (Label and Structure): PSA B BGS C
ROI (Return on Grading the Card): PSA A BGS C

PSA wins, but BGS definitely does some things better. I remember a time when the rule of thumb was Relic + Auto or Auto goes to BGS and Autoless and Relicless go to PSA. On one side we have PSA multipliers for a PSA 10 going sky high on more accessible cards, but then let's not act as though BGS slabs taint the value on cards. On some cards I think it only matters if they are slabbed by BGS or PSA.

Now more than ever we have room for both, so I don't know why some of you are so set on settling which is better. Better is based upon what you're looking to do with the card.

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10-11-2020, 03:19 AM	#11
shindo03 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,092	I don't know what all the talk about PSA having sleeves is? Unless there is some new psa case with sleeves since 2019 Prizm came out, I'm pretty sure there are no mylar sleeves inside psa cases unless requested or on certain over-sized cards. BGS is harder on centering and surface PSA is harder on corners and edges I've sent thousands to PSA, thousands to BGS, there have been several times the same card (nothing else done to it) has come back a different grade (even higher). There have been many times I did not think I was going to get a BGS 9.5 let alone a BGS 10 and I have, there has been many times I swore a card was not going to PSA 10 and it 10'd. Of course there have been times I thought a card was virtually flawless and I got a 9. I've gotten better over the years and I don't see as many 9's anymore because I just don't send those in, but this whole thing: "BGS is better, PSA is better" is kind of ridiculous. Here are their grade using letter grades (A B C D E) Ethics: BOTH D Consistency: BOTH D Website Utilities: PSA A and BGS D Case (Sturdiness and Overall Protection): PSA C and BGS A Grading Scale (Label and Structure): PSA B BGS C ROI (Return on Grading the Card): PSA A BGS C PSA wins, but BGS definitely does some things better. I remember a time when the rule of thumb was Relic + Auto or Auto goes to BGS and Autoless and Relicless go to PSA. On one side we have PSA multipliers for a PSA 10 going sky high on more accessible cards, but then let's not act as though BGS slabs taint the value on cards. On some cards I think it only matters if they are slabbed by BGS or PSA. Now more than ever we have room for both, so I don't know why some of you are so set on settling which is better. Better is based upon what you're looking to do with the card.