BGS Grading Question

pudge27t · Dec 6, 2014

Question, How do BGS make the final grade?

Set Name : 2014 Panini Flawless Patches Emerald
Player Name : Reggie Bush/5
Date Graded : Thursday, November 20, 2014
Centering Grade : 9.5
Corner Grade : 8.0
Edges Grade : 9.0
Surfaces Grade : 9.5
Final Grade : 8.5

How is it an 8.5 and not a 9?

So mad too!

From earlier:
http://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/showthread.php/142809-2014-Flawless-Group-Break!!-Mojo-Returns!!

olerud363 · Dec 6, 2014

I remember reading that you can never get more than 0.5 higher than the lowest grade. So if you got 10, 10, 10, & 4, the overall would only be 4.5 (to use an extreme example).

Turns out this isn't exactly true. The various subgrades are weighted. I recently found a write-up in the ebay forums by Beckett Media that attempts to explain their "complex algorithm". Here's a snippet:

It is important to note that the overall grade is not simply an average of the four subgrades. Each of these four subgrades is factored into the overall grade of the card using a complex algorithm, with the lowest subgrade being the most important factor in the formula. It is rare for a card to receive an overall grade more than 0.5 above the lowest subgrade (if that low grade is in centering or corners), or 1.0 (if the low grade is in edges or surface). Two equally low subgrades will typically hold the overall grade from receiving any bump at all.

Here's a link to the full article: http://www.ebay.com/gds/The-Basics-of-Beckett-Grading-Services-/10000000000026891/g.html

pudge27t · Dec 6, 2014

Appreciate the info!!!

Rabs · Dec 13, 2014

pudge27t said:
Appreciate the info!!!

Yeah that was good info. But he's right, usually it's only 0.5 higher than the lowest subgrade. So some cards get 3 9.5s and an 8 and end up with an 8.5. Sucks!

pudge27t · Dec 13, 2014

Rabs said:
Yeah that was good info. But he's right, usually it's only 0.5 higher than the lowest subgrade. So some cards get 3 9.5s and an 8 and end up with an 8.5. Sucks!

Yea something needs to be done about it. IMO.

Rabs · Dec 13, 2014

pudge27t said:
Yea something needs to be done about it. IMO.

Don't get your hopes up. They have been grading that way for a while and I doubt it changes.

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