Inside baseball card grading in 2026: PSA vs. BGS vs. SGC

In 2026, baseball card grading sits at the heart of a booming collectables market that values authenticated and slabbed cards ...
The New York Times

Why are ungraded cards starting to sell for more than cards graded in mint condition?

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 ...

Major authenticators graded more than 26 million cards in 2025

The major trading card authenticators graded more than 26 million cards in 2025, according to year-end data released by ...

Over 26 million cards graded in 2025, how the market exploded

According to GemRate, 2025 was busy year for card grading as demand surged. PSA continued to dominate but the consumer demand ...
Sports Illustrated

20 Million Cards Were Graded In 2024

📊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) ...