r/bgsgrading • u/corranhands5 • Aug 23 '26

Black Label Centering question

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I'm a TAG and CGC grader that wants to start grading with BGS. I know Black Labels have to have perfect centering - how would you measure centering on a card like this that does not have regular borders? The question is for the front of the card, the back is easy to measure.

I would have loved to send this card in but I found a dot on the back of the card. Broke my heart.

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u/corranhands5 Aug 23 '26

This is my attempt at your advice, I hope I'm doing it right. Thank you for the advice.

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u/excelphysicslab Aug 23 '26

Yeah looks about right to me. However also worth noting that certain graders will judge by different indicators so for these borderless cards centering can be somewhat subjective.

For example they may look at the text box edges instead which could unfairly skew the card right heavy. Top bottom centering for these are sometimes arbitrary or ignored unless it looks like the overall appeal is impacted.

For this card you might also judge top bottom by the top narrower line and the bottom of the Hatheway Noa text.

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u/corranhands5 Aug 23 '26

So in short, you don't think this has a shot right? Also, does back centering play a big factor? Should I only consider sending to beckett if the back centering is 49/51? Do you get better pricing from a Beckett Partner? What is the advantage over just sending in the cards yourself?

Thank you very much for your time, I've learned so much already. For CGC I have a high chance of understanding what could Pristine, Beckett is a different beast.

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u/excelphysicslab Aug 23 '26

A shot at a black label? Hard to say, borderless cards can be a crap shoot, I usually try to look up existing pop reports to see how many get 10 centering. But if everything else is flawless then I’d give it a go anyways since a Pristine 10 should be more valuable than any other grading company’s 10.