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 ...

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Card grading is now a major driver of value in the collectibles market, influencing both authenticity and liquidity. Choosing between PSA, BGS, and CGC depends on the type of card, your selling goals, ...

Grading volume dropped at the big four graders (PSA, SGC, BGS, and CGC) in September with all four companies seeing double-digit percentage decreases from the previous month according to Gem Rate.

This strategy is usually centered around looking to buy already graded cards that have been undergraded and can earn a higher grade if submitted to a different grading company. For example, a card ...

Collectors president Ryan Hoge addressed the future of grading under the company's umbrella Wednesday for the first since the acquisition of rival Beckett Grading Services in an industry-altering deal ...

PSA’s February 2026 grading price increases, service consolidations, and longer turnaround times are reshaping the trading card market amid record submission volumes. With PSA now owning SGC and ...

For the second time in the last two years, trading card giant Collectors has consolidated the grading and authentication industry by acquiring a competitor to the company’s premier brand, PSA.