well I certainly can't offer a PROFESSIONAL opinion, but I can put my two cents in.
You are correct in that PSA has the majority hold on the post-war vintage market in terms of grading. Behind them in my opinion is SGC and then there's some BVG stuff out there too. People are just more familiar with PSA in terms of their grading standards and when they see a card that is a PSA 7 or 8 or what not, they know what they're getting. Beckett doesn't, in my opinion, have that same level of recognition in the vintage market.
Beckett's bread and butter in terms of grading is modern era high profile rookie cards. Stuff like Jeter rookies, Arod rookies, Ichiro, Pujols etc in 9.5's and 10's are big sellers and that's kinda Beckett's "niche" if you will. IN terms of those types of cards, Beckett graded stuff will almost ALWAYS outsell comparable grade PSA cards. But in the vintage stuff, I think PSA is the way to go and I think that'll continue to be the case for the foreseeable future.
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