While modern basketball and other sports cards issued in the last few years are the main reason PSA fell so far behind on authentication and grading, the company has also graded large numbers of vintage baseball and popular rookie cards this year. The most popular pre-1981 card examined by graders was the 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson rookie card, with 2,067 copies added to … [Read more...] about Rickey Henderson Rookie, 1956 Topps Among Year’s Most Graded Vintage Sports Cards
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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
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
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
Notes: PSA, CSG, Topps, Upper Deck NSCC Plans, More
First, a few notes from grading companies and trading card manufacturers about their National Sports Collectors Convention plans.... PSA will be grading at the National with on-site fees starting at $250 per card. They’re asking customers to use their online submission center prior to visiting the booth (#1531) in Chicago. They won’t be accepting drop-off … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA, CSG, Topps, Upper Deck NSCC Plans, More
PSA Grinds Away; Adds New Execs
The hobby’s largest grading company still isn’t ready to accept new orders but says progress on its massive backlog of submissions is continuing. PSA President Steve Sloan told customers Wednesday that its current suspension of most service levels “continues to be the right thing to do.” In late March, PSA shut down all but its highest levels of service after receiving … [Read more...] about PSA Grinds Away; Adds New Execs
PSA Buys Software Company to Bring AI to Grading Process
When collector Nat Turner and a group of other investors acquired PSA and the other Collectors Universe properties earlier this year in an $853 million, he promised artificial intelligence would soon become part of the grading process. On Wednesday, PSA’s grading operation acquired Genamint, Inc., a Long Island, NY-based software company that does just that. It also made … [Read more...] about PSA Buys Software Company to Bring AI to Grading Process
Notes: Mantle Back to Topps; PSA “Avalanche” Continues; 1937 World Series Jukebox Brings Big Coin
Look for new Topps Mickey Mantle cards to arrive soon. After a few years with Panini America, the Mantle estate appears to have a new deal with Topps to get the Yankees legend’s likeness back in its products. Are you ready for this? Topps proudly welcomes Mickey Mantle back to the lineup!!! 👀 pic.twitter.com/mxSLrML2j5 — Topps (@Topps) March 23, … [Read more...] about Notes: Mantle Back to Topps; PSA “Avalanche” Continues; 1937 World Series Jukebox Brings Big Coin
More People, More Tech, More Space: Nat Turner Outlines Plans for PSA
Spending time at his parents’ house in North Carolina last year as COVID-19 put the clamps on normalcy, Nat Turner was pondering his next move. The co-founder and CEO of Flatiron Health kept coming back to the hobby that occupied his newly expanded down time. “I was kind of thinking about what’s next and thought ‘how cool would it be to do something with cards?’” A few … [Read more...] about More People, More Tech, More Space: Nat Turner Outlines Plans for PSA