(03-03-2012, 12:59 AM)2011CLM Wrote: I don't go out of my way to collect graded cards but I buy them if I need the card. I really DO NOT care who graded the card, I just want the card inside and NO, I don't crack them open.
I like PSA simply because if they grade it a 9, it's a 9.
I like Beckett also, BUT, sometimes you get a card with this numbers. Centering 9, Corners 9, Edges 9, Surface 9.5. Final grade = 9. I don't know about you guys but that 9.5 bothers me. I would prefer that 9.5 be lowered to a 9 and print that on the label than looking at that 9.5. Final grade is 9 anyway. Before I realized Beckett did this, I was buying as I need it, now I go out of my way to find out the sub grades. If one of them is higher or lower than the rest, I don't want it. Just my two cents...
Personally, I would take the 9.5/9/9/9 over the 9/9/9/9 any day and twice on Sunday. I think 9 out of 10 people would. I mean, if price was equal, I cannot understand someone wanting a worse conditioned card. I can understand you not wanting to purchase cards that aren't visually appealing to you, and that is your right, but I cannot understand you wanting them to intentionally lower a grade. I, and I think most people agree, would prefer accurate subgrades. What if the corners are a 4, but everything else a 9? How would want/expect the subs to look? I agree that BGS probably isnt for you if you just want to see one number, you should probably stick to PSA. The subgrades and the integrity of the grader should not be compromised for aesthetics. The purpose of grading and subgrading is for accuracy, not what a very small percent of enthusiasts want to see. Heck, if your asking for grades to be changed, why not bring them all up? lol