The one on the bottom is the slab in question. The “C” in Beckett is a different font and also the “r” in the circle is way smaller and different. Is this normal? Both are “0017” certs. Any information would be so helpful.
The colors of the plastics are also a different shade
Can you post pictures of the entire slab? Would be easier to tell if we could see multiple angles of both of them.
Im sorry if these pictures suck. They are the only ones I have at the moment.
Here is the other slab I compared it to which was authenticated
Everything else seems legit. Im just concerned about the top of the cases where they are two different fonts and smaller “r” circle. The charizard also has smooth parallel lines where the plastic holds the card in place. Which I hear the lines are suppose to be grooved a little
I only have one Beckett slab but I know it’s authentic because I graded it. The font and color of the plastic matches the top slab. It’s a 0014 cert. As fourthstar mentioned some additional pictures would help.
They both look authentic. I know in the past, some counterfeit BGS cases had discrepancies with the PAT 6295750 B1 number at the bottom. From what I remember the font spacing was off or it was missing the small “scratch” on the counterfeits.
Nothing to worry here though!
Thanks for that. Yea the top slab on the original pic is authentic for sure. Its the bottom one I am questioning.
Thats a relief to hear thank you. I personally have never seen two different kinds of fonts on the top of the cases.
No problem, I never noticed the two different shades of plastic as you pointed out!
I also noticed the laurels are slightly different on the Beckett logo so it seems as just two different versions of their cases.
The fonts are completely different, the “TT” on the bottom one is lopsided and not even. And the R in the circle is a completely different font and size. From your experience in this hobby, have you seen this? Would anyone know if Beckett produced two kinds of cases?
I’m not super familiar with BGS so I’ll have to defer to people with more experience. However, the cards and labels look fine to me so I’d probably attribute this to a minor difference in slab manufacturing. I wouldn’t be worried about authenticity.
I’ve graded some 00017 BGS cards recently. Their labels and the color of the slabs all correspond to your top slab example.
The bottom slab has different font and is a different color. I think it’s unusual, though your certs are actually 0017 and 0016. If the 0016 is in question, find someone who has a 0016 slab and see if BGS made slight changes to the font and slab color.
Turns out I have another Beckett slab I forgot about.
One is a 0014 cert the other is 00168 cert. Both are consistent (and also consistent with your 0017) I find it odd that the 00169 cert would have a different case than the ones before it and the ones after it. Also, just eyeballing the slab in question. It seems very top heavy to receive a BGS 10 on centering (that could just be the angle though).
I’m by no means a BGS expert though. Just trying to provide info/opinion. It would be nice if BGS had scans of the cards that go with the cert
@sartzcharz Who did you buy this card from?
I don’t want to put my tinfoil hat on just yet, but this could be a replication of the PSA slab switching scam. Is this MewGate? First the CGC Pristine Ancient Mew. Now the BGS 10 Mew.
We need some primary evidence from submitters who received the slab design in question directly from BGS or commentary from the company itself. While I would expect some change in slab design over time, it doesn’t make much sense to change an entire font style for some but not all slabs.
BGS has changed their slab before and you can notice it by looking at their logo:
I personally submitted the right one and my understanding is the logo without the line through the laurels is the older version. Thing is, I’m not sure if they completely stopped using it.
I have 2 different 0017 slabs. The differences I see are laurels that do connect vs those that don’t (stem vs no stem), font differences in BECKETT where the tops of letters like “C” have small ridges vs being completely smooth
First type:
Second type:
Maybe they order slabs from two different corporations that don’t quite have the exact formatting. Given their broader issues with solvency and company leadership, I wouldn’t be that shocked.
My thoughts exactly or they had a large volume of the older case and used it sporadically.
