The scale of the money spent by the average hobbyist on Collectors brands, particularly PSA, is staggering when analyzing ...

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 ...

Buying graded cards or getting your cards graded has become a major part of the card collecting hobby. Whether you’re a seasoned collector or just pulled a rare card from a pack, getting cards graded ...

📊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) ...

The 1961 Topps Baseball set is one of the most cherished by collectors because of its clean design and sharp player ...

Pokémon accounted for 97 of the top 100 cards graded in total volume by PSA in the first half of 2025, according to a new report by third-party grading tracker GemRate. The staggering total continues ...

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 ...

Professional Sports Authenticator's parent company Collectors purchased Beckett, PSA's longtime rival in the card grading and authentication industry. Monetary terms of the deal were not made ...

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 ...

Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark fueled the WNBA’s record breaking viewership and attendance in 2024 and she’s driving similar growth in the trading card hobby, as well. In March, Clark’s ...