In April 2026, the sports card market has reached a critical crossroads. PSA is currently processing a record-shattering 2.2 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Buying graded cards or getting your cards graded has become a major part of the card collecting hobby. Whether you’re a seasoned collector or just pulled a rare card from a pack, getting cards graded ...

Card grading hit a record in April with 3.1M submissions, led by Pokémon, Ohtani, and rising demand across sports and TCG ...

The December 2025 PSA buyback scandal, involving secret grade upgrades after card buybacks, is shaking trust across the $5B sports card market. Collectors reacted strongly when the PSA grading scandal ...

In 2026, baseball card grading sits at the heart of a booming collectables market that values authenticated and slabbed cards far above raw counterparts. For intermediate collectors wondering how ...

Trading card grading declined 17% in November following an all-time record month in October, according to data released by GemRate on Monday. Grading activity totaled 2.23 million cards in November ...

Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) vice president Harshen Patel still remembers the moment nearly four years later. Standing next to CEO Steve Eichenbaum at the 2021 National Sports Collectors ...

UPDATE, MARCH 11: PSA has announced that they are hiring new graders at multiple locations, both domestically and abroad. You can see the full list of job postings here. PSA, the leading brand in ...

PSA grades a variety of trading cards, including the Pokemon TCG. While there are other grading services out there, PSA is one of the most well-recognized. When browsing places like GameStop and eBay ...