Is it me or was BGS Grading horrendous at the National??

trendy26 · 08-04-2025, 05:29 PM

Talked to a good amount of people who said the grading was awful. Now given, I know people get upset if they don’t get the grades they want, but they seemed to be extra inconsistent at the National this year.

I cracked a PSA 10, had the card signed, was extremely meticulous with it and no changes in condition (after thorough inspection) and BGS graded it a 9. Not a big dollar card (1990 Leaf Sammy Sosa)

Then had a 1984 Fleer Roger Clemens BGS 9, cracked it, got it signed, and it came back as a 9 on the resubmit. Great, happy. The centering grade went from an 8.5 to a 9 and one of the other subs got knocked down to offset it. Inconsistency.

Now my main gripe is the Auto grade on the below Bo Jackson. Maybe I’m
Missing something, but is there anything obvious any of you can see in why it got a 9?

08-04-2025, 05:29 PM	#1
trendy26 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,154	Is it me or was BGS Grading horrendous at the National?? Talked to a good amount of people who said the grading was awful. Now given, I know people get upset if they don’t get the grades they want, but they seemed to be extra inconsistent at the National this year. I cracked a PSA 10, had the card signed, was extremely meticulous with it and no changes in condition (after thorough inspection) and BGS graded it a 9. Not a big dollar card (1990 Leaf Sammy Sosa) Then had a 1984 Fleer Roger Clemens BGS 9, cracked it, got it signed, and it came back as a 9 on the resubmit. Great, happy. The centering grade went from an 8.5 to a 9 and one of the other subs got knocked down to offset it. Inconsistency. Now my main gripe is the Auto grade on the below Bo Jackson. Maybe I’m Missing something, but is there anything obvious any of you can see in why it got a 9?