[cowboy1501]

For my cards dated 1980 and older I prefer PSA over BVG since PSA is more established than BVG when it comes to vintage cards regardless of the sport over BVG as BVG is "The new kid on the block" in that regard. As for my cards dated 1981 to current I prefer BGS over PSA since BGS standards are more strict than PSA's (mainly the centering subgrade).

Here's what I like about my BGS cards:

1. Thicker and stackable slabs (less chance of the card moving compared to PSA slabs and I have only so much room to store my graded cards in).
2. The UV protection that's built into the slabs.
3. Full details of how the card got it's overall grade (sub grading equals higher grading standards with ACCURACY to go along with it with IMHO).

Here's what I don't like about my BGS cards:

1. Registry problems ( will it EVER work properly?)
2. Severe lack of communication with customers about their order.

However at the end of the day it comes down to which grading company you trust more based on your own research and the grading companies reputation among the collecting community for that collectible. For example, you REALLY wouldn't trust Beckett to grade ANY coins that you may have over a more established coin grading company like NGC since Beckett coin grading would be considered as "A new kid on the block" coin grading service while NGC is strongly considered as a world class coin grading service / company among the coin collecting community. For that reason ANY coin graded by NGC would command a much higher premium than the coin graded by Beckett even if both coins are the same coin and got the same grade due largely in part of NCG's reputation among the coin collecting community.

Anyway these are my thoughts on the subject and hopefully helps everybody understand the differences as to why collector's send their collectible to different grading companies that specialize in that category of a collectible over a "New kid on the block" grading company even though the "New kid on the block" grading company in some cases is a "Sub division" of a major grading company especially when it comes to sports cards in particular like BGS / BVG instead of just being beholdent or loyal to one particular grading company only and it's just about the only way to do your collectible (and your wallet) any justice terms of the collectible's market value should you decide to sell it.