BGS Old Label vs. New Label?

[Messier2]

I've heard that BGS with old labels have a perceived "premium" over the new one based on the thinking that BGS was much more strict in grading "back then"...

Would you pay a premium for a old BGS label?

I picked up a Pedro Martinez 1992 Bowman BGS 9.5 for $10 with an old label so was curious...

 

[Fandruw25]

When I buy graded I do prefer the older slabs but I don't pay a premium. I think graders have gotten very leinient in the last couple years.

 

[mlbfan10]

Maybe they were more strict and maybe they were not, it's tough to be concrete about it. I personally don't like the old labels and do not buy them unless I'm going to grade them again.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

i probably would.

i think the old flip LOOKS better, cleaner

 

[ThoseBackPages]

and there is NO doubt they were MUCH tougher graders 5+ years ago.

9.5's are simple in 2010 and 10's are way too frequent

BGS 9.5 is the new 9.0

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

It's an almost guaranteed .5 bump going from old label to new.

 

[smapdi]

You could probably find cases where old ones get a premium, but it's tough to pinpoint exactly why and how much. You could just as easily find the opposite because of any number of reasons.

 

[bear0555]

In my small sample size of two old bgs labels, one card had a good chance of grading .5 higher and the other has no chance of grading .5 higher. I do believe bgs has gotten more lenient but the quality of cards has improved greatly as well.