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

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 ...

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 ...

The big four graders (PSA, SGC, BGS, and SGC) set yet another combined record last month for total grading volume. At the current rate of increase, it won’t be long until they are grading two million ...

Online marketplace eBay is adding a new feature that will allow customers to send eligible raw card purchases directly to PSA for grading. The program will begin rolling out Monday, with buyers seeing ...

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 ...

Baseball card investing has grown into a lucrative niche for collectors and investors alike, driven by nostalgia, rarity, and the increasing value of iconic sports memorabilia. Vintage cards featuring ...

PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator), the trading card industry’s largest grading and authentication company, will expand its footprint outside of the United States in 2025, PSA president Ryan Hoge ...