The PSA grading policy changes in April 2026 are now fully impacting the trading card market, fundamentally shifting how ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Grading can transform a Pokémon card from a nostalgic keepsake into a high-value collectible. Knowing what graders look for—centering, corners, edges, and surface—can make or break your card’s score.

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 ...

We started CardGrade because the turnaround time and cost of professional grading creates a real barrier for collectors who want to make informed decisions about their cards.” — Jamie Budesky, Founder ...

PSA's latest grading labels are commanding a premium, which experts think shouldn't be the case. (PSA / eBay) The reason people grade trading cards and seal them in plastic tombs in perpetuity is to ...

Like the four Cs of a diamond, card grades also work from a four-criteria system. The key determinants that make up a card’s grade are: Corners, Centering, Edges, and Surface. Beckett (BGS) is a card ...

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 ...

It’s like something out of Space Jam: NBA icon Michael Jordan versus Pikachu, Pokémon’s iconic electric rat. “Previously, Michael Jordan was kind of our most graded athlete slash character of all time ...