PSA will be opening up its Regular service in the next few days, according to Collectors Universe CEO Nat Turner, but it will be on a limited basis. The company will only allow a certain number of allocated submissions per day that it believes it can comfortably handle, given the continuing focus on eliminating a backlog of orders that still measures in the millions. There’s … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA Regular Service Update; Top Zion Card Pulled; Jim Fleck Passes; More
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Notes: PSA Personnel Moves; SGC’s Grading Times; Topps World Series NFTs; Midwest Shop Burglary
Steve Sloan, who has been PSA’s President since 2018, is moving to a newly created role in the grading firm’s parent company. He’ll serve as the Chief Marketing Officer for Collectors Universe. Sloan has a background in marketing and product innovation. He succeeded Joe Orlando, who became CEO of Collectors Universe in 2017 before leaving the company in July of this … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA Personnel Moves; SGC’s Grading Times; Topps World Series NFTs; Midwest Shop Burglary
PSA Graded More Cards in September Than Any Month in Company’s History
The encapsulation machine got quite a workout at PSA last month. The company graded a record 830,883 cards in the 30-day period that ended last week--an average of 27,696 per day and 1,154 cards every hour. That's according to numbers compiled by Gem Rate, which has been tracking the company's progress as it continues to dig out from a backlog of millions of … [Read more...] about PSA Graded More Cards in September Than Any Month in Company’s History
Beckett Grading Still Buried, But Hoping to Resume Some Services Soon
How big is the backlog of cards at Beckett Grading? "If no more cards come in today to be graded, we have enough grading work for next year,” Jeromy Murray told shop owners and other industry pros on Wednesday morning. It’s honest assessment of a problem that’s been a sharp corner in the backside of collectors and dealers for more than a year. As demand and prices … [Read more...] about Beckett Grading Still Buried, But Hoping to Resume Some Services Soon
Notes: SGC, PSA Updates; New Louisville Show; Original 1986 Fleer Basketball Press Release
SGC says it’s current turnaround time is growing because of a constantly growing number of submissions, but remains at less than 17 business days. The company continues to see unprecedented numbers of cards submitted to its Florida headquarters. So many are coming in that SGC has now increased the estimated turnaround time listed on its website from 20-25 days to 45-50 … [Read more...] about Notes: SGC, PSA Updates; New Louisville Show; Original 1986 Fleer Basketball Press Release
PSA Grading Tally: Over 2 Million Trading Cards Since June
PSA graded 669,000 trading cards in August and more than two million in the last three months as the company continued to work through a record-breaking backlog. That number is down a bit from what was processed in June and July, but still far ahead of the pace the company was at last spring, according to data from GemRate.com. In June, PSA’s data indicated that … [Read more...] about PSA Grading Tally: Over 2 Million Trading Cards Since June
Notes: PSA Grading Update; Card Shows Abound; Topps’ Debt Rating Lowered; Globe on Hobby; Jeter Dive Bobble; More
PSA is grading over 20,000 cards per day as it continues to work through the massive backlog of trading cards submitted to the company for grading and authentication. GemRate.com’s number crunching shows nearly 230,9000 basketball cards graded over the last 30 days, with gaming cards second at 129,186; baseball third at 128,964 and football fourth at 78,605. So far this … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA Grading Update; Card Shows Abound; Topps’ Debt Rating Lowered; Globe on Hobby; Jeter Dive Bobble; More
Notes: Topps Deal Update; Big Herbert Card Sold; PSA’s NSCC Numbers; Jersey Auctions; More
Topps and the SPAC that it’s planning to merge with later this month, are getting closer to finalizing the deal. Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp., announced Wednesday that it has filed a definitive proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the proposed business combination between MUDS and Topps. MUDS has scheduled a … [Read more...] about Notes: Topps Deal Update; Big Herbert Card Sold; PSA’s NSCC Numbers; Jersey Auctions; More
PSA Grading About 26,000 Cards Per Day in July
PSA has already graded over 600,000 cards this month and is examining about 26,000 cards per day. Still shut down for all but higher value submissions as the company works through its mountainous backlog of orders, the company continues to see a lot of current era basketball cards. Data compiled by GemRate.com through July 23 indicates PSA is grading at a one percent … [Read more...] about PSA Grading About 26,000 Cards Per Day in July
Joe Orlando Resigns; Nat Turner Now CEO of Collectors Universe
Collectors Universe, parent company of PSA, announced Friday morning that Joe Orlando has resigned as CEO. Executive Chairman Nat Turner, who led a group to purchase the grading and authentication company early this year, will take over that role. Orlando first joined Collectors Universe in 1999. He was named President of PSA in 2002 and took on a larger … [Read more...] about Joe Orlando Resigns; Nat Turner Now CEO of Collectors Universe