PSA has moved to new offices and brought in newly hired help but the grading and authentication arm of Collectors Universe is still trying to decrease the backlog of submissions for autographs and trading cards. The news goes hand-in-hand with another record-setting financial quarter for the Southern California-based company. Collectors Universe released its financial … [Read more...]
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PSA Announces New Pricing Structure
Still deluged by submissions, PSA is changing its pricing structure for several service levels beginning January 1. While collectors and dealers who submit orders of 50 or more cards for grading and encapsulation and those who use the company’s regular 15-day service won’t see any changes, those who want faster turnaround times will notice some significant price … [Read more...]
PSA Hires Head of Japan Office, Announces Plans
The new PSA office in Japan we’ve been telling you about now has a face—and a plan. Scheduled to open this month in Tokyo, the new digs won’t offer on-site grading and authentication but collectors and dealers won’t face language barriers anymore. They’ll be able to drop off or mail their shipments to the office and conduct business via a website created entirely in … [Read more...]
Quarterly Revenues at PSA Pass $6 Million
It’s a case of more good news means a little more bad news for PSA and PSA/DNA. The company continues to process a record-setting number of submissions and set revenue records, but the booming business continues to mean a backlog of orders. Late last week, PSA’s parent company, Collectors Universe, released its quarterly report for the first three months of the new … [Read more...]
PSA Set Revenue Record at NSCC
It was a busy National Sports Collectors Convention for PSA and PSA/DNA. The company processed more than 17,000 units during the course of this year’s National in Cleveland, starting on Wednesday evening and stretching through Sunday. That included cards, autographs and even some reholdering of original photos submitted by thousands of collectors, … [Read more...]
PSA Launches Pricing, Research Tool for Graded Cards
PSA has launched a pricing research function for sales of its graded sports cards at auction houses and on eBay. PSA Auction Prices Realized offers a fully searchable database of cards and associated results dating back over ten years. Users can type in a specific player and retrieve a list of cards. The number of results for each specific card is shown along … [Read more...]
Notes: On-Site PSA Grading at Long Beach; Strickland’s Fight Gear at Auction
PSA is offering on-site trading card grading at the upcoming Long Beach Expo. Typically, the company only grades on site during the five-day run of the National Sports Collectors Convention. Grading will be offered Thursday, June 8 through Friday, June 9. All card submissions must be made by Friday at 11 a.m. Table holders and Early Entry badges will be offered … [Read more...]
Notes: PSA Facts & Figures; Upper Deck Signs Roy; Packers Memorabilia
PSA and PSA/DNA have certified over 27.4 million items since its 1991 founding, with an estimated value of $2 billion. Demand for its services has increased significantly in recent years. PSA and PSA/DNA now certify 150,000 items per month. The information was offered by executives representing Collectors Universe, parent company of PSA and PSA/DNA. They … [Read more...]
PSA Launches Online Card ‘Album’ for Registry Sets
It’s a digital world and those who collect PSA graded cards now have a new way to show their collection to anyone, anywhere. PSA is now offering users of its Set Registry the option to put images of their graded cards into a virtual album and share it online. The company has launched the PSA Digital Card Album, designed to look like a traditional trading card binder. The … [Read more...]
