Trading card collectors and dealers largely view grading as the ultimate arbiter of the condition and value of the card. In other words, if a company like leading card grader PSA says your card is a ...

All cards over $100 will be automatically sent to CGC for grading unless buyer opts out by becoming Super Bydder ...

PSA led all authenticators with more than 1.97 million cards graded, including 1.27 million TCG and non-sports cards and more ...

The 2020 boom of sports cards allowed collectors to rip a few packs, pull something shiny, and ship it off. Flash forward weeks or months later, it comes back a gem… and you’re already flipping it for ...

The big four graders (PSA, SGC, BGS, and SGC) set yet another combined record last month for total grading volume. At the current rate of increase, it won’t be long until they are grading two million ...

Grading cards used to be the exception and now it’s the rule for many collectors, as card values have risen and third-party assessment of condition has become a part of the commodification process.

If you were involved in the sports card hobby before 2020, you might remember the astronomical grading numbers for Luka Dončić’s Prizm rookie card. When that card hit 20,000 PSA 10s, it was a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook PSA grades a variety of trading cards, including the Pokemon TCG. While there are other grading ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. To a card collector, there’s nothing quite ...