CGC has already graded 1.7 million cards in 2025, boosted by the incredible popularity of Pokémon. (Credit: CGC) Standing next to CEO Steve Eichenbaum at the 2021 National Sports Collectors Convention ...

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 ...

📊20 million cards were graded across the four major graders in 2024. Total cards graded is ⬆16% compared to 2023 (17 million). 📊11.4 million sports cards (⬆25% YoY) and 8.6 million TCG (+ non sport) ...

PSA released its yearly list of most graded cards Thursday and Shohei Ohtani led the way in 2023, with four of his cards among the top 10. PSA — “Professional Sports Authenticator” — handles more than ...

The scale of the money spent by the average hobbyist on Collectors brands, particularly PSA, is staggering when analyzing ...

I still remember pulling my first rookie card from a pack as a kid. It was the iconic Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck, what a thrill (I still have it)! Fast forward to now, and I have boxes of baseball ...

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 ...