In December 2025, Collectors, the parent company of PSA, acquired Beckett, bringing the two best-known names in card grading under one roof.[1][2][3] One of the first visible results of that deal has now arrived: Beckett Grading Services (BGS) has refreshed its labels, the slips of cardstock sealed inside every slab that tell collectors exactly what they are holding.
Why the Label Matters
A grading label does several jobs at once: it records the grade, documents a card’s condition, draws the first scrutiny of any buyer, and stands as the single most counterfeited element of a slab. BGS’s refresh targets all of those fronts: readability, authenticity, and consistency across everything the company grades.
A New Grid-Based Layout
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Structured Grid, Proprietary Typeface
Per Beckett: "We rebuilt the layout on a structured grid and introduced a proprietary condensed typeface, fitting more of the details collectors care about onto every label, while making the design far harder to replicate."
Advanced Security Features
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Layered Anti-Counterfeiting
Per Beckett: "The label incorporates multiple advanced security features. Including a metallic holographic layer, a light-reactive holographic badge, hidden UV elements, and microprinting."
Counterfeiters can often replicate a single security element given enough time. Stacking several independent features — a metallic hologram, a light-reactive badge, hidden UV ink, and microprinting — means a fake has to defeat all of them at once, which is dramatically harder and more expensive to pull off.
A New Autograph Grade Designation
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Autograph Grade, Unified
Per Beckett: "For autographed cards, we’ve replaced the separate autograph chip by integrating the designation directly onto the label right beneath the main grade, creating a more unified, consistent look from item to item."
A Consistent Ecosystem
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One Standard Across Everything
Per Beckett: "Adjusting the layout goes beyond cards, we’ve aligned both tickets and autographs to the same layout standard so that no matter what you submit, it matches everything in your collection."
What It Means for Collectors
For collectors, the refresh lands on the right priorities. The harder-to-replicate design and stacked security features make BGS slabs tougher to counterfeit, which protects resale value. The unified layout means a shelf of BGS cards, tickets, and autographs now reads as one cohesive set. And the move arrives as the broader question hangs over the hobby: how much PSA’s ownership will reshape Beckett over the long term. The label, for now, is the first answer.