The other piece of the puzzle for PSA was coming up with a grading scale from scratch. It began by comparing it to their current system for cards, as well as the 10-point scale pioneered by CGC.

Once a major power in sports card grading, Beckett finished 2023 with just 4% of the market share. According to GemRate, PSA graded 13.5 million items in 2023 while SGC graded 1.2 million.

If you’re wondering why these examples are trading card game (TCG) cards and not sports, a big reason is the majority of the 100,000 cards graded daily (all graders, not just PSA) are TCG (most ...

In the world of sports card grading, the billionaire-owned PSA is ubiquitous. It’s the market share leader in card grading, and in the past year, it inked high-profile partnerships with eBay and ...

PSA’s grading delays could have ripple effects the secondary market for both raw and graded cards, especially since timelines are crucial across these markets. With fewer freshly graded cards ...

Announced via their social media channels, PSA CEO Ryan Hoge unveiled timelines and prices of on-site grading at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention (a.k.a. The National) in Chicago ...

Announced via their social media channels, PSA President Ryan Hoge unveiled timelines and prices of on-site grading at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention (a.k.a.