Has Beckett many any improvements in the last few years?

[ophion]

I used to sub with BGS few years ago. Eventually stopped because of their inner sleeves are kind of foggy and caused glares, hurting the displayability.

I have a couple cards that I wouldn't mind grading with Beckett if they made any improvements, so I was wondering I could hear from anyone who has subbed with them recently. Thanks!

[KPOD]

Beckett is the same as they were in 1999.

[ophion]

Originally Posted by KPOD

Beckett is the same as they were in 1999.

lol I guess they don't want more customers

[Snowcat]

Quite possibly the worst managed company in all of Texas

[TheVolta]

I know I’m in the minority but I very much prefer BGS slabs, I like the sub grades even if they’re inconsistent, I like the look and tbh they’re just sturdier. PSA let’s cards rattle around far too often

[ophion]

Originally Posted by TheVolta

I know I’m in the minority but I very much prefer BGS slabs, I like the sub grades even if they’re inconsistent, I like the look and tbh they’re just sturdier. PSA let’s cards rattle around far too often

I do like the overall look of BGS slabs as well. I was hoping that they upgraded the inner sleeves, but I guess not. It's unfortunately a dealbreaker for me because I like to display my cards.

[jimz]

Originally Posted by Snowcat

Quite possibly the worst managed company in all of Texas

They actually lost the license to base their company in Texas so it's back to South Carolina now, actually. They can operate in Texas, but not base the company there. Not sure how that plays with the new structure of the holding companies and assets.

[daveyc1]

I prefer the Beckett slab to any other. Much more sturdy. The card also does not rattle around inside.

[Blake050]

Originally Posted by jimz

They actually lost the license to base their company in Texas so it's back to South Carolina now, actually. They can operate in Texas, but not base the company there. Not sure how that plays with the new structure of the holding companies and assets.

Seriously? What did they do to lose their license in Texas?

[jimz]

Originally Posted by Blake050

Seriously? What did they do to lose their license in Texas?

Can't say for sure since Greg Lindberg decided to challenge his conviction on a minor matter and got the book thrown at him - at the end of his sentence, no less - that also resulted in most of the filings being sealed as recently as February, but a reasonable guess would be that it is either because Lindberg used Beckett Media LLC to funnel money he obtained fraudulently to the tune of 40+ million dollars in one case, or him borrowing against the assets of Beckett Media LLC under false pretenses to the tune of at least 200 some odd million dollars that ended up as part of his slush fund (there's a lot of ancillary sketchy stuff like him using some of that money to hire surrogates so that he had kids while in the fed pen, etc). The indictment isn't sealed but it's dense to the point where the feds made a flow chart probably for their own use since so much fraud was involved and the feds don't like to help defense in getting things straight, speaking from personal experience. There could be other reasons that are contained in the sealed documents but being a significant part of a 2 billion dollar insurance scam/embezzlement/money laundering scheme that he in large plead guilty to or was found guilty would make for a decent reason on its own. I think the first direct mention came from the Alt suit over the '16 Curry suit where they denied almost everything off the bat except their name and the fact that they are an LLC that operates in Texas when characterized as an entity that is chartered in Delaware and is based in North Carolina with operations in Texas, which is very different from characterization of their location in previous lawsuits (they sue a lot and get sued a lot, frequently over nothing. Reap what you sow.) Even though Lindberg no longer owns Beckett, since he has a major federal criminal matter that is ongoing that involves Beckett during his ownership, the exact reason won't come out until that case is resolved.

But yeah, BGS was the conduit used to commit at least $240 million in financial fraud by its CEO. It was complex, involved a lot of people (including unnamed Beckett execs), and attempts to bribe his way out of the mess. It's definitely not good. If you got nothing better to do, the Alt suit is revealing in that it contains a lot of transcripts (my PACER bill is gonna be hilarious this month) of depositions of graders and even screenshots of slack chats. There are 137 page PDF files that contain stuff like BGS' head of grading was hired basically with experience selling Christmas trees as his prior experience and a detailed deposition as to how card modification is done. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket...lectibles-llc/

[Blake050]

Originally Posted by jimz

Can't say for sure since Greg Lindberg decided to challenge his conviction on a minor matter and got the book thrown at him - at the end of his sentence, no less - that also resulted in most of the filings being sealed as recently as February, but a reasonable guess would be that it is either because Lindberg used Beckett Media LLC to funnel money he obtained fraudulently to the tune of 40+ million dollars in one case, or him borrowing against the assets of Beckett Media LLC under false pretenses to the tune of at least 200 some odd million dollars that ended up as part of his slush fund (there's a lot of ancillary sketchy stuff like him using some of that money to hire surrogates so that he had kids while in the fed pen, etc). The indictment isn't sealed but it's dense to the point where the feds made a flow chart probably for their own use since so much fraud was involved and the feds don't like to help defense in getting things straight, speaking from personal experience. There could be other reasons that are contained in the sealed documents but being a significant part of a 2 billion dollar insurance scam/embezzlement/money laundering scheme that he in large plead guilty to or was found guilty would make for a decent reason on its own. I think the first direct mention came from the Alt suit over the '16 Curry suit where they denied almost everything off the bat except their name and the fact that they are an LLC that operates in Texas when characterized as an entity that is chartered in Delaware and is based in North Carolina with operations in Texas, which is very different from characterization of their location in previous lawsuits (they sue a lot and get sued a lot, frequently over nothing. Reap what you sow.) Even though Lindberg no longer owns Beckett, since he has a major federal criminal matter that is ongoing that involves Beckett during his ownership, the exact reason won't come out until that case is resolved.

But yeah, BGS was the conduit used to commit at least $240 million in financial fraud by its CEO. It was complex, involved a lot of people (including unnamed Beckett execs), and attempts to bribe his way out of the mess. It's definitely not good. If you got nothing better to do, the Alt suit is revealing in that it contains a lot of transcripts (my PACER bill is gonna be hilarious this month) of depositions of graders and even screenshots of slack chats. There are 137 page PDF files that contain stuff like BGS' head of grading was hired basically with experience selling Christmas trees as his prior experience and a detailed deposition as to how card modification is done. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket...lectibles-llc/

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I'll have to read through that pdf when I have some free time. I'm honestly surprised BGS had that much capital that could be skimmed.

[auburn35]

Originally Posted by jimz

Even though Lindberg no longer owns Beckett, since he has a major federal criminal matter that is ongoing that involves Beckett during his ownership, the exact reason won't come out until that case is resolved.

But yeah, BGS was the conduit used to commit at least $240 million in financial fraud by its CEO. It was complex, involved a lot of people (including unnamed Beckett execs), and attempts to bribe his way out of the mess. It's definitely not good. If you got nothing better to do, the Alt suit is revealing in that it contains a lot of transcripts (my PACER bill is gonna be hilarious this month) of depositions of graders and even screenshots of slack chats. There are 137 page PDF files that contain stuff like BGS' head of grading was hired basically with experience selling Christmas trees as his prior experience and a detailed deposition as to how card modification is done. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket...lectibles-llc/

Greg is still listed in the business filings, the ownership was just changed to Collectivus, LLC.

https://www.sosnc.gov/online_service...ofile/14803557

regarding the texas business licensee, I haven't looked if it was reinstated, but first noticed that mentioned in the Noxx vs Beckett case.



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[jimz]

Originally Posted by auburn35

Greg is still listed in the business filings, the ownership was just changed to Collectivus, LLC.

https://www.sosnc.gov/online_service...ofile/14803557

regarding the texas business licensee, I haven't looked if it was reinstated, but first noticed that mentioned in the Noxx vs Beckett case.



[IMG][/IMG]

Oh christ, what an idiot. The only remotely viable way to keep any part of his asset is divesting the whole shebang and he went and did the exact opposite. On the flip side, there's now the tiniest of possibilities that BGS will end up being sold to pay restitution at significantly less than what it's actually worth. If it pops up on GSA Auctions I'll put down twenty bucks for it.

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by Snowcat

Quite possibly the worst managed company in all of Texas

The deal PSA made with eBay that gives buyers the option to send cards directly to PSA for grading after buying on eBay is something Beckett should have thought of first to try and regain market share. But instead, PSA beat them to the punch and will only extend their already massive lead over the rest of the competition. It's like a bunch of clueless apes are running things at Beckett.

[bojesphob]

Originally Posted by BoSoxFan1999

The deal PSA made with eBay that gives buyers the option to send cards directly to PSA for grading after buying on eBay is something Beckett should have thought of first to try and regain market share. But instead, PSA beat them to the punch and will only extend their already massive lead over the rest of the competition. It's like a bunch of clueless apes are running things at Beckett.

If the issues they're having are as bad as they seem, eBay might not want to deal with the headache. PSA is in a much better place in comparison, so it makes a lot more sense to go with them. It doesn't hurt PSA that they were already doing the authentication services for eBay for card sales over 250 dollars. They already had their foot in the door.

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by bojesphob

If the issues they're having are as bad as they seem, eBay might not want to deal with the headache. PSA is in a much better place in comparison, so it makes a lot more sense to go with them. It doesn't hurt PSA that they were already doing the authentication services for eBay for card sales over 250 dollars. They already had their foot in the door.

Literally the only thing keeping Beckett semi-relevant today is their black label (and I guess Pristine 10 grade too). I mean other than thinking your card has a shot at a BGS 10 or black label, why would anyone send cards to Beckett for grading these days?

[Delta5]

Originally Posted by BoSoxFan1999

Literally the only thing keeping Beckett semi-relevant today is their black label (and I guess Pristine 10 grade too). I mean other than thinking your card has a shot at a BGS 10 or black label, why would anyone send cards to Beckett for grading these days?

Because gold label looks way better on most cards than the distracting red label?

[darthpau3]

I haven’t graded with Beckett in the last year or two, but from what I’ve heard they’ve cleaned up their sleeves a bit—less foggy plastic and fewer glare issues. People seem happier with the display now. Their turnaround time is still a bit slow compared to others, but the quality’s improved.

[DaveedTO]

Originally Posted by BoSoxFan1999

Literally the only thing keeping Beckett semi-relevant today is their black label (and I guess Pristine 10 grade too). I mean other than thinking your card has a shot at a BGS 10 or black label, why would anyone send cards to Beckett for grading these days?

$173.2k @ goldin 2/22/2025

[CiaranGQ]

Based on my recent experiences with Beckett (in relation to autograph authentication), I would strongly advise anyone to do due diligence before submitting items to this organisation.

My experience has been very poor. In fact, I am confident they did not attempt to authenticate many of the items I submitted (because they lacked the in-house expertise) but I was still charged in full.

Customer service is non-existent with responses as standard ‘cut & paste’ templates which do not, in any way, substantively deal with the issues raised.

I do think fraud has been perpetrated on me by Beckett insofar as I have been charged for a service not provided and Beckett have had the chance to demonstrate or articulate otherwise but have failed to do so.

Beckett = 0/10. It is no wonder that collectors are exiting from Beckett in their droves.

[KhalDrogo]

Somehow it continues to get worst for this dumpster fire.

Originally Posted by jimz

Can't say for sure since Greg Lindberg decided to challenge his conviction on a minor matter and got the book thrown at him - at the end of his sentence, no less - that also resulted in most of the filings being sealed as recently as February, but a reasonable guess would be that it is either because Lindberg used Beckett Media LLC to funnel money he obtained fraudulently to the tune of 40+ million dollars in one case, or him borrowing against the assets of Beckett Media LLC under false pretenses to the tune of at least 200 some odd million dollars that ended up as part of his slush fund (there's a lot of ancillary sketchy stuff like him using some of that money to hire surrogates so that he had kids while in the fed pen, etc). The indictment isn't sealed but it's dense to the point where the feds made a flow chart probably for their own use since so much fraud was involved and the feds don't like to help defense in getting things straight, speaking from personal experience. There could be other reasons that are contained in the sealed documents but being a significant part of a 2 billion dollar insurance scam/embezzlement/money laundering scheme that he in large plead guilty to or was found guilty would make for a decent reason on its own. I think the first direct mention came from the Alt suit over the '16 Curry suit where they denied almost everything off the bat except their name and the fact that they are an LLC that operates in Texas when characterized as an entity that is chartered in Delaware and is based in North Carolina with operations in Texas, which is very different from characterization of their location in previous lawsuits (they sue a lot and get sued a lot, frequently over nothing. Reap what you sow.) Even though Lindberg no longer owns Beckett, since he has a major federal criminal matter that is ongoing that involves Beckett during his ownership, the exact reason won't come out until that case is resolved.

But yeah, BGS was the conduit used to commit at least $240 million in financial fraud by its CEO. It was complex, involved a lot of people (including unnamed Beckett execs), and attempts to bribe his way out of the mess. It's definitely not good. If you got nothing better to do, the Alt suit is revealing in that it contains a lot of transcripts (my PACER bill is gonna be hilarious this month) of depositions of graders and even screenshots of slack chats. There are 137 page PDF files that contain stuff like BGS' head of grading was hired basically with experience selling Christmas trees as his prior experience and a detailed deposition as to how card modification is done. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket...lectibles-llc/

[I only pull for]

Originally Posted by CiaranGQ

Based on my recent experiences with Beckett (in relation to autograph authentication), I would strongly advise anyone to do due diligence before submitting items to this organisation.

My experience has been very poor. In fact, I am confident they did not attempt to authenticate many of the items I submitted (because they lacked the in-house expertise) but I was still charged in full.

Customer service is non-existent with responses as standard ‘cut & paste’ templates which do not, in any way, substantively deal with the issues raised.

I do think fraud has been perpetrated on me by Beckett insofar as I have been charged for a service not provided and Beckett have had the chance to demonstrate or articulate otherwise but have failed to do so.

Beckett = 0/10. It is no wonder that collectors are exiting from Beckett in their droves.

They did the same thing to me in 2019, and I did a chargeback and won. I haven't used BGS since and never will. Jeromy Murray was in charge then and even told me on the phone that they pulled their shenanigans on me because I called to ask a question about BAS turn times. It's too bad Jeromy found another job in this industry since he hates it so much.

[collective]

Can the Beckett ship just sink already

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by DaveedTO

$173.2k @ goldin 2/22/2025

There is no way that auto gets a 10 from PSA or SGC. LOL
Guess this is one way to generate headlines for Beckett.

[collective]

Favoritism and grading bumps due to card value and submitter is unfortunately all too common a practice in the industry.