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Brian H.This only addresses Beckett's grading of vintage cards (ie Cards created prior to WWII). My limited experience is that Becketts first attempts to grade these cards adhered a bit too closely to its standards for more recent cards and were usually undergraded relative to PSA, SGC and GAI. However, when Beckett introduced BVG as a separate line for early cards (this includes 1950s and 60's cards) it began to administer an easier standard than PSA, SGC, GAI.
For example I at one point had a BVG T202 with Walter Johnson graded 6.5 by BVG. I tried to cross it over to both SGC and PSA neither would cross it to a 6 and in fact SGC identified a surface wrinkle on the card.
I don't doubt that BVG does as good (or better)than PSA, SGC and GAI with more recent cards from the 80's to the present.
I also don't really card (nor do most of the collectors who frequent this site).