Thanks for stopping by.
So a quick grading question for you folks. I believe BGS grading penalizes a card if one subgrade. Say a card had 7,7,7,4 then the card merely receives a 4.5 (correct me if I'm wrong)
Anyhow does PSA grade cards in the same fashion or would this be a 7 or 6.5 on the PSa scale?
Your input is appreciated!
Well, PSA doesn't grade by subgrades. Plus, PSA doesn't have the .5 rate. PSA it's wholte #'s while in BGS only does it have .5's.
! #11 Roy Williams ! Wrote:Well, PSA doesn't grade by subgrades. Plus, PSA doesn't have the .5 rate. PSA it's wholte #'s while in BGS only does it have .5's.
I think I saw in the new BEckett that PSA has stared doing a .5 system. To the OP, there is no doubt that PSA is an EASier grade than BGS but I dont know if a 4.5 or 5 would grade that much better unless it is OC (off-center which psa will put on the label
! #11 Roy Williams ! Wrote:Well, PSA doesn't grade by subgrades. Plus, PSA doesn't have the .5 rate. PSA it's wholte #'s while in BGS only does it have .5's.
PSA does now have subgrades. And the answer to the OP's question is coorect, you will have a 4.5
thehalifaxirishman Wrote:Thanks for stopping by.
So a quick grading question for you folks. I believe BGS grading penalizes a card if one subgrade. Say a card had 7,7,7,4 then the card merely receives a 4.5 (correct me if I'm wrong)
Anyhow does PSA grade cards in the same fashion or would this be a 7 or 6.5 on the PSa scale?
Your input is appreciated!
Here are some better answers for you than what is here and on your other post.
1. Yes Beckett penalizes if there is one low sub grade. Here is some rules to follow. Each sub grade is weighted differently, centering is highest, then corners, then edges, then surface. GENERALLY, the final grade will not be higher than the second lowest sub grade. GENERALLY, the final grade will be .5 higher than the lowest sub grade if the other three are higher, although if surface is the lowest grade, you will find the final grade to go 1 point higher.
2. PSA has sub grades now as they have had them for 6 months now.
3. Grading is subjective and can vary from one company to another AND even from one person to another in the same company. Generally everyone is pretty close, although there are exceptions.
4. PSA is more well known for the vintage grading and the registry. This will cause final prices to be higher for those cards in many cases.
5. PSA tends to be a little more easy on the centering aspect of the card which will show in the final grade as a PSA is compared to BGS/BVG.
6. The example you gave can have two answers depending on the sub grades. It can be a 4.5, and it can be a 5 depending what sub grade has the 4.
7. Keep in mind that Beckett(BVG) no longer uses sub grades so you do not see the type of sub grades you gave very often on modern, but most likely on a card form the 1980's, although still rare depending on what sub grade is the lowest.
Hope that helps a little better and you can get better answers to your grading questions on the grading forum further down on the main forum page.