Regrade and Reslab a card already graded by BGS

[SportsCardMojo]

EDIT: I realized I worded this wrong...

One of the cards I pulled from RRR, the casing looked a little beat up. Not to mention, it got a grade of 9, but it looks more like a 9.5 to me.

Can I send the graded card to Beckett and have them regrade and reslab? Or should I just bust it open and send it back, hoping for a better grade.

And also, how would I go about breaking open the slab without damaging the card? Is there an easy way to do it?

 

[bradical]

I have had pretty good luck with a bust and reslab.

 

[AndruwHRJones]

I would bust it out and resend too. If it has an old BGS 9 label, I say you have a better chance it crosses over to a 9.5. Just my opinion however.

 

[masonphillip]

I would bust it out and resend too. If it has an old BGS 9 label, I say you have a better chance it crosses over to a 9.5. Just my opinion however.

I would advocate for this route as well!

 

[SportsCardMojo]

Is there an easy way to break open the casing without damaging the card?

 

[AndruwHRJones]

I have found the easiest way is to break off one of the corners at the top of the slab. There are a number of ways to do that, but I find a pair plyers works fine. Once a corner is chipped off, the rest should be rather easy. Just take a flat head screw driver and pry open the rest. BGS slabs have the card protected in a sleeve, so that is a little added protection in case the card moves around a little while prying it open.

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

If it has an old BGS label, I wouldn't bother busting it out. Let them do it and it's a virtual lock for a half point bump and possibly a full point.

The only reason I would see in busting a card out before resubmitting would be if the surface was the primary knock. Centering, corners and edges can all be seen (and bumped if the case) while the card is still slabbed.

 

[smapdi]

Look up when it was graded. I don't know exactly when they started softening up, maybe 2008 or so, but if it was done before then and you've got all 9s and a 9.5, I think there's a very good chance of a bump. If it's later or you have one or two subs below 9, it will still be tough.