Grading-company guide

Beckett Grading Services

Beckett and BGS certification, grading, population and subgrade context.

Buyer workflow

  • Verify the certification through Beckett.
  • Review overall grade and any subgrade information.
  • Compare the exact holder generation and label with documented examples.

What certification verification can and cannot do

An official database can confirm that a certification number corresponds to a recorded card and grade. It does not eliminate the need to compare the physical holder, label, security features and card with the official record, because copied certification numbers can appear on counterfeit holders.

Population data

Population reports show what a service has graded and recorded. They do not show every raw card, every card graded elsewhere, every crossover or every resubmission. Population should be one input, not a stand-alone rarity claim.

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