[ChicagoOptionsTrader]

First let me start off - I am looking for honest input. I know I am on a Beckett site, and there are some good quality items I have seen, but I have also seen cards and questioned WTH?!? I have been a collector of items such as Coins, Stamps, Sports Stuff for sometime. With Coins, PCGS (1) is usually perferred over NGC (2) as NGC gives more 'freedom' in their grades. I can usually determine the grades of such coins 92% of the time. I have sent in my own coins to be slabbed and graded and can figure out which is going to be more stringent or flexible. The same goes for Stamps with PSA too. With that said, I have finally decided to start on my Baseball, Basketball, Football - Other Movie (Star Wars/Alien/etc) slabbing process and wanted honest feedback on what users really think. these cards where probably touched 1 time to view, I have items like 1986 Fleer MJ rookie with great center/colors 9+, 1954 Topps Ted Williams/Hank Aaron probably 8+ pending service, and many more - probably over 400 cards. I have seen/read several threads with Pro's & Con's one even mentioned 'crumbs in the Beckett slab' which IMO I would have went crazy over as they probably got the oil from their skin on the card(s) and can eventually degrade them. I have seen cards in all vendors vary with color/centering/finish/borders -But I do see with BCGS on the 9.0 -10.0 grading they do command higher prices then the SGC/PSA 9.0-10.0 grading. So is it Beckett takes these 'higher grades' more seriously then say the standard 8.0 NM? I know in the coin world that PCGS MS65 vs NGC MS65 will command 10-20% more at auction/sale. Is this true with the higher grades of BCGS or is it a hit or miss? Your valuable input/insight would be most helpful. Again this is not to slam any particular service as I know they are not all perfect, but overall from you all who have been slabbing cards for years would definately be helpful and appreciative. =)