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 ...
The once publicly unaccounted for T206 Wagner card is one of 53 examples that have been graded by authentication services PSA ...
What are the top trading card grading companies? Card collecting is in perhaps its most eventful and promising era to date. With Fanatics on track to acquire the rights to all three major American ...
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 ...
If you were involved in the sports card hobby before 2020, you might remember the astronomical grading numbers for Luka Dončić’s Prizm rookie card. When that card hit 20,000 PSA 10s, it was a ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Graded Pokemon cards keep making the news, as vintage cards keep selling for more and more.
Professional Sports Authenticator's parent company Collectors has purchased Beckett, PSA's longtime rival in the card grading ...
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 ...
Collectors, the parent company of trading card grader PSA, reached an agreement to acquire grading competitor Beckett.
This article is meant for all of us enthusiasts, whether you’re a card-collecting newbie, a 30-year grizzled veteran, a renewed collector (a Renewbie!), or a “sports card investor” looking to flip ...
Retailers can’t keep Pokémon cards on their shelves. Rare cards are selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction. McDonald’s is overwhelmed with nostalgic adults buying up Happy Meals to ...