BGS/JSA Seminar

The BGS/JSA seminar is fast approaching but if you haven’t read the website you may be asking yourself what exactly is the BGS/JSA seminar?

The seminar is a one-day event that will take place at the Beckett corporate offices in Dallas, TX on Saturday, January 31st.

Think of the event as a major card show appearance with great seminars where you can learn all about grading and autograph authentication from some of the industry’s leading experts.

It will be like a major card show because BGS will be offering services we only offer on-site at card shows.

You can have raw card review, graded card review or just drop off submissions under any one of our special deals. You can also have cards graded and slabbed on-site the same day.


James Spence and his staff will be on-site to authenticate your signed items during the seminar.

Some of the live seminars will include BGS grading, BVG grading, autograph grading and autograph authentication. The seminars are a great place for you to ask questions about grading and autographs. Best of all, they are free to attend!

All of the seminars will be held in our stadium seating theatre here at the Beckett corporate offices in Dallas.

The expert appraisers of the Beckett Collectibles Roadshow will be in attendance to help you with your memorabilia. Bring your sports treasures for a free appraisal.

Beckett Select Auctions will also be set up to answer your questions about auctioning your sports memorabilia.

There will also be card dealers set up for your card shopping and trading.

The event will be from 9am to 3pm. For more details and for a schedule of seminars please visit: www.beckett.com/gradingseminar09

- Andy Broome, BGS Grading

New Beckett Grading Promotion Starts This Week!

Starting the week of January 12, the Beckett Grading Staff will choose a handful of players/people that we feel are “hot” or popular right now. During that week, any players/people that are on our list can be submitted under a great, amazing, and possibly ridiculous grading offer. The offers and people will be updated daily/weekly so check back every day!

Feel free to submit other cards but only the players listed will receive that week's grading offer. Make sure you list promotion code “WhoseHot09” on your submission form and include the date listed on the promotion. Check back as players/people will be updated each week or even daily and promotions will change! Click here to see who made our list! Let us know what you think about our selections! We hope you enjoy this new offer!

Have a Question?

Q: I recently heard that Beckett is grading the Star Basketball cards now. Is this true? If so, can I send my team sets in for grading along with my individual cards?

A: Yes, as of a few months ago, Beckett is now grading most Star Basketball cards. Please feel free to list your cards on the standard submission form and submit these for grading. We are only grading the cards from 1983-1986 but are not grading the "Best of the Best" sets nor are we grading the 10 card Magic Johnson sets. Also, the bagged sets are not able to be graded at this time. This could change but for the time being, we will not be able to grade these items. Each Star card must have the original cut (edges) and can not come cut from a sheet after original production.

We have had a lot of positive comments about the new Star grading and hope to see your submissions soon!