Eleven months after a group submitter filed for bankruptcy, leaving thousands of cards in its possession and no payment, PSA says it's getting closer to cleaning up the mess and getting all of the cards back to the collectors who own them. The company says it has graded and returned all but about 4,800 of the cards that were submitted by Marx Cards, a California-based … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA Still Processing Marx Cards Submissions; New Beckett Pricing; Hat Trick Puck Auction
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9.5 Million Sports Cards Were Authenticated and Graded in 2022
The four major sports card grading companies were busy in 2022. After ramping up operations for a full 12-month period with no significant shutdowns, PSA, SGC, CSG and Beckett graded nearly 15 million items combined last year, including 9.5 million million sports cards. Overall, PSA still holds about a 75% market share. The company graded about 7.4 million cards … [Read more...] about 9.5 Million Sports Cards Were Authenticated and Graded in 2022
PSA Opens Year with New Card Grading Prices, Submission Tiers
PSA has rolled out new grading prices and matching turnaround times as the new year begins. In the second half of 2022, the company finally worked its way through a backlog that grew from about one million cards in 2019 to more than 14 million cards two years later--an avalanche of mostly lower value modern cards that kept collectors waiting as much as a year or more to get … [Read more...] about PSA Opens Year with New Card Grading Prices, Submission Tiers
Sports Collecting Year in Review: Corporate Moves and Crime
It didn't have the dark cloud of 2020 or the wild ride that followed as we moved into 2021 but the sports collecting hobby was still a pretty vibrant place in 2022 with some significant happenings on the business side. In Part 1 of our annual hobby year in review, we look back at some of that news along with some notable events on the legal side. Business Briefs The year … [Read more...] about Sports Collecting Year in Review: Corporate Moves and Crime
PSA in Deal with Whatnot for Grading
PSA has partnered with Whatnot on a new grading option. Collectors who buy trading cards on Whatnot can now add on PSA’s services during the Whatnot checkout process instead of having them shipped to their home. Instead, the cards will be sent directly from Whatnot to PSA, which will then authenticate, grade and encapsulate those cards and ship them to the … [Read more...] about PSA in Deal with Whatnot for Grading
PSA Parent Company Expanding Office Space Again
For the third time in as many years, Collectors Holdings, the parent company of Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), is expanding the operational footprint at its headquarters in Santa Ana, CA. Collectors has signed a new, 15-year lease at its current location and is taking hold of another 102,000 square feet of office space. The Collectors organization, including … [Read more...] about PSA Parent Company Expanding Office Space Again
Got Patience? PSA Opens $22 Bulk Service Level for Club Members
For the first time in 18 months, PSA is once again offering its Bulk service...but it may not quite be the Bulk service you remember from the pre-pandemic period. The company announced Thursday that it would be offering a $22 rate to Collectors Club members who submit 25 cards or more with a declared value limit of $199 each. Cards must be submitted via two options: 1996 and … [Read more...] about Got Patience? PSA Opens $22 Bulk Service Level for Club Members
Notes: Garage Sale Score; Grading Numbers; Tier One 1/1 Pulled; NetPro Returns; Huge New Shop
Collector Sam Dodero went to a garage sale last month. A conversation with the home owner led to a find he never expected. While there were no baseball cards among the items at the Midwestern house, he asked about cards and the homeowner went inside and came back out with something that had been in the family for about 40 years. It's a 1914 Cracker … [Read more...] about Notes: Garage Sale Score; Grading Numbers; Tier One 1/1 Pulled; NetPro Returns; Huge New Shop
Goldin, PSA Launch Quick Turnaround Service for Selling Cards
Goldin and PSA launched two new platforms Tuesday, both designed to get valuable cards to market in a short time frame. Customers who participate in the new programs — called “Grading with Goldin” and “Rip & Flip” — are designed for cards valued at $499 and above. Collectors will be able to send their raw cards to Goldin, which will forward them to PSA where they’re … [Read more...] about Goldin, PSA Launch Quick Turnaround Service for Selling Cards
Notes: ’96 Tiger Putter to Auction; Logoman LeBron Winners; COVID vs Cardboard; Grading Numbers, More
The first victory putter ever given to Tiger Woods, following his third consecutive U.S. Amateur Championship win in 1996, will be on the auction market next week. The putter was created for Woods by well known club maker Scotty Cameron after Woods’ final amateur victory before he turned pro. It’s specially engraved with “1996 U.S. Amateur Championship” along the bottom and … [Read more...] about Notes: ’96 Tiger Putter to Auction; Logoman LeBron Winners; COVID vs Cardboard; Grading Numbers, More