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
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eBay Expands Authenticity Guarantee Service, Partners With PSA On High-End Graded Cards
Another layer of protection has been added for collectors who buy high-end, graded sports cards. Officials at eBay announced Monday that the third-party selling giant is expanding its Authenticity Guarantee for trading cards to include graded cards sold for $2,000 or more. This time, the company is partnering with PSA. When a graded card is sold for more than $2,000 in … [Read more...] about eBay Expands Authenticity Guarantee Service, Partners With PSA On High-End Graded Cards
Notes: PSA Backlog Update; Stolen Cards Returned 25 Years Later; Fanatics Auction
PSA has reduced the backlog of cards submitted for grading to under four million. A year ago, that number stood at over 12 million. Most of the cards still in its possession arrived a little more than a year ago, just after the company announced it would no longer accept submissions except for its highest tier services. At its current rate, PSA should be done with … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA Backlog Update; Stolen Cards Returned 25 Years Later; Fanatics Auction
Jordan, Tiger, Robert Among Top Subjects as PSA Grades 1 Million Cards in Single Month
PSA kept the postal service busy in March. For the first time in history, the company says it graded and shipped over one million trading cards in a single month as it continues to work through a submission backlog that measured around 13 million cards around this time last year. The total was up 25% from February when PSA reported grading and shipping 802,694 … [Read more...] about Jordan, Tiger, Robert Among Top Subjects as PSA Grades 1 Million Cards in Single Month
PSA Parent Company Opens Seattle Office Geared Toward Tech
A high tech push and expanding geographic presence of PSA’s parent company are continuing with word of a new company office opening in the Pacific Northwest. Collectors, the new name for what used to be known as Collectors Universe, now has a ten-person team on location at the facility in downtown Seattle, with plans to hire 20 additional software engineers, designers and … [Read more...] about PSA Parent Company Opens Seattle Office Geared Toward Tech
2018-2020 Issues Dominate List of Cards with Most PSA 10 Grades
If you’re looking for a 2018 Topps Update Ronald Acuna Jr. rookie card in a PSA 10 grade, you shouldn’t have any trouble finding one. There have now been 20,019 graded at that level, according to Gem Rate. The “At Bat/Blue Jersey” #US250 card is now the second modern trading card with a population of more than 20,000 copies. It won’t be the last to reach that … [Read more...] about 2018-2020 Issues Dominate List of Cards with Most PSA 10 Grades
Notes: Most Graded Sets, Players in January
Mac Jones was the player most often seen by SGC graders in the month of January. The company graded around 2,400 Jones rookie cards in the month that ended Monday. That's according to Gem Rate, which tracks grading totals based on company population reports. Jones' 2021 Donruss card was the most graded single card in the month with around 2,400 being examined. Michael Jordan … [Read more...] about Notes: Most Graded Sets, Players in January
Notes: PSA Grading Tallies; Son Sues Mom; $10,000 Jackie Photo
PSA says it graded and shipped over eight million cards in 2021. While some have been submitted since the company shut down most of its lower cost service levels at the end of March, the number should put a sizeable dent in what was once an eight figure backlog. In December alone, the company graded 811,863 cards--about 235,000 of which were basketball. Quarterbacks … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA Grading Tallies; Son Sues Mom; $10,000 Jackie Photo
Notes: Prospects or Rookies?; PSA Update; Fanatics’ Top Selling Athletes; More
The New Year’s Eve release of 2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball has caused a bit of a stir thanks to the unexpected inclusion of some high level prospects in the base set. Wander Franco, Julio Rodriguez, Austin Martin, Spencer Torkelson and several others joined veterans and 2021 rookies in the 100-card set. That, combined with their inclusion in what is a packaged … [Read more...] about Notes: Prospects or Rookies?; PSA Update; Fanatics’ Top Selling Athletes; More
Notes: PSA Rolls Out Allocated Economy Subs; PWCC Goes Weekly; Marco Rol Passes; NY Show, More
PSA briefly opened Economy service level allocations for its Collectors Club members Wednesday at a cost of $50 per card. Members had to get into an online queue and were awarded a certain number of submissions that will have to be completed in 15 days. They promised more allocation events would be held in the near future and that it would also be running similar … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA Rolls Out Allocated Economy Subs; PWCC Goes Weekly; Marco Rol Passes; NY Show, More