The Beckett Blog

We are packing our bags for Cleveland, OH for this year’s National. The show starts tomorrow!
While the grading team is well versed in traveling to shows around the country, the National is unique. This is the only show where we will slab cards on site.
This means all the sealing equipment and computers and other assorted hardware has to be crated up and shipped out.
As usual, the booth will be hopping with craziness, cards and excitement. Sketch card artist Brian Kong will be set up at our booth this year displaying his fantastic art.
Even if you cannot get one of his sweet sketch cards, come by and get your 2009 Topps Allen & Ginter cards signed by him. Brian is a great guy and loves to talk about his sports art and sketch cards in general.
Sitting in the grading area and seeing amazing cards throughout the show is as you can imagine awesome but I also enjoy meeting fellow collectors and BGS fans. If you have a grading question, come by and see us. If you just want to meet some of the BGS gang and say hi, stop by!
Grading at the National means late nights under the loupe but I will be posting updates at the show from “behind the grading curtain” here and on my Twitter. ( http://twitter.com/broomewithaview)

Hopefully there will be some great photos and sketches to share with everyone!

– Andy Broome, BGS grading