He’s gone but not forgotten and in 2024, collectors certainly didn’t forget to grade their Rickey Henderson rookie cards. About 4,800 copies of 1980 Topps #482 were examined by PSA alone, making it the most graded vintage baseball card of the year. That’s according to data released by Gem Rate. That number represents a 10% decline from 2023 but ample evidence that … [Read more...] about PSA’s Most Graded Vintage Baseball Cards of 2024
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PSA Moving Canadian Submission Center, Will Open Another in Germany
PSA is moving its Canadian submission center and plans to open a dedicated facility in Germany. The company said Monday that it would be moving its existing submission center in Halifax, Nova Scotia which opened in September 2023, to a larger facility in the greater Toronto area. The presence in Germany comes a year and a half after PSA opened its first full-scale … [Read more...] about PSA Moving Canadian Submission Center, Will Open Another in Germany
Notes: 10 Most Graded Cards at PSA in 2024; Tickets, MJ Rookie Help Pace Heritage Sale; Brotherly Love Card Show
And the winner for the most graded sports card in 2024 goes to.... The 2023 Panini Prizm Victor Wembanyama rookie card. A lot of boxes containing the Wemby rookie card were opened during the year as over 40,000 copies of the card will pass through PSA's grading room before Wednesday. In fact, Wemby cards occupied six of the top ten spots. Here's the full list … [Read more...] about Notes: 10 Most Graded Cards at PSA in 2024; Tickets, MJ Rookie Help Pace Heritage Sale; Brotherly Love Card Show
Top 10 Most PSA Graded Cards of Athletes So Far in 2024
The number of Victor Wembanyama cards graded by PSA this year would stretch more than 8,000 feet in the air if you were able to stick one on top of another. Cards of the San Antonio Spurs’ big man have rolled through the company’s grading rooms like a never ending assembly line—over 407,000 of them as of early this week. That number is nearly double the number of cards … [Read more...] about Top 10 Most PSA Graded Cards of Athletes So Far in 2024
PSA Has Graded Literal Mountains of Cards This Year Including Plenty of Yankees, Dodgers
Stacked one atop the other, the number of trading cards graded by PSA by the time this year is over would reach to the top of Mount Everest. And you’d be able to shimmy back down the mountain and make nine more stacks equally as high. That’s just one year’s worth of entombed cardboard. Last year, the company graded over 13 million and the year before that, over 10 … [Read more...] about PSA Has Graded Literal Mountains of Cards This Year Including Plenty of Yankees, Dodgers
GameStop Stores to Offer PSA Card Grading Submissions
PSA and GameStop are expanding their partnership to include drop-off submission services. The two companies announced Tuesday that certain GameStop locations across the United States will begin accepting submissions for authentication and grading of both standard sized sports and gaming cards. Collectors who submit through GameStop will pay $19.99 plus a flat $4.99 … [Read more...] about GameStop Stores to Offer PSA Card Grading Submissions
Card Grading Numbers Dipped in September
After a record month in August that saw the four major grading firms process over 1.8 million trading cards, September saw a good sized dip in volume. According to GemRate, PSA, SGC, CGC and Beckett sent back 1.52 million. That's still a pretty big number compared to the pre-COVID era, but a notable drop nonetheless, even with one fewer day in the month. The … [Read more...] about Card Grading Numbers Dipped in September
Notes: Ruth Jersey Auction Opens; PSA to Grade Magazines; a Big Pull from Topps Chrome; Trade Night Help
Bidding for the 1932 Babe Ruth "called shot" Yankees jersey shot past $10 million on the opening day of Heritage Auctions' Summer Premier. With the buyer's premium factored in, the jersey has matched the record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold-- $12.6 million for the 1952 Topps card graded Mint+ 9.5 by SGC in August 2022. Heritage … [Read more...] about Notes: Ruth Jersey Auction Opens; PSA to Grade Magazines; a Big Pull from Topps Chrome; Trade Night Help
Fanatics Collect, PSA Partner on Submission Program
Fanatics Collect, formerly PWCC, has announced a partner agreement with PSA that allows customers to have their cards graded and put up for sale at PSA’s lowest grading prices. The deal follows PSA’s purchase of the eBay vault earlier this year that allows users to sell their newly PSA graded cards on eBay and Fanatics' Tuesday announcement of its rebranding the PWCC … [Read more...] about Fanatics Collect, PSA Partner on Submission Program
Ohtani, Jordan, J-Rod Top List of PSA’s Most Graded Cards This Year
The year isn’t quite over but with over 340 days in the books, it’s safe to say the grading trends for 2023 have been established. The names atop the list of the players whose cards were graded the most by PSA probably won’t be a surprise. While the company didn’t release specific numbers, they say Shohei Ohtani, Michael Jordan and Julio Rodriguez have been seen the most by … [Read more...] about Ohtani, Jordan, J-Rod Top List of PSA’s Most Graded Cards This Year