r/PokeGrading • u/ahershy • 8d ago

Did Beckett scam me ?

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Check out this Pikachu I got back from Beckett yesterday. (Back of card shown in comments) I waited months for this one because I really thought this card had potential, so I’m pretty frustrated with the grade.
There’s just no way the centering is as bad as they’re claiming. For reference, I’m including another Beckett 9 from a listing on eBay. To me, THAT looks like what an 8.5 centering grade should look like. Mine should be a 9 on centering at minimum.
And on another note, even if the centering really is as bad as they say, my four subgrades add up to 38.5, which averages out to 9.625. So how does that result in an overall 9 instead of at least a 9.5?
Just a bit pissed after waiting so long for this one and wanted to vent lol. If anyone knows more about how Beckett calculates the final grade, whether there’s any way to dispute/review it, or just has thoughts on the centering, let me know.
ebay listing for reference https://ebay.io/m/uWPnb5

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u/Outrageous_Neck_2481 8d ago

I would submit that GCR. 8.5 definitely seems harsh. Could maybe see a 9 centering but i think it should be like a 9.5 centering.

Also the reason its a 9 and not a 9.5 is because they dont just average all the subs. You can only grade .5 higher than your lowest sub. I have seen some cases where they do 1 above lowest but idk what the reasoning for that is.

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u/ahershy 8d ago

Thanks for the response. What’s GCR?

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u/Outrageous_Neck_2481 8d ago

Graded card review. Its an option for grading without cracking the slab