The grading of trading cards and autographs continues to be a booming business for PSA and PSA/DNA. PSA’s parent company, Collectors Universe, has released its financial report for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018. Service revenues for cards and autographs both set new records with an increase of $900,000 in revenue in the fourth quarter and $3.1 million in … [Read more...]
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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...]
Notes: LeBron Playoff Jersey Hits $39K; Triple-Signed NOW Card Gone in a Flash; PSA Milestone; 1968 Tigers Collector
It’s not the last Cavs jersey he will ever wear—but might be one of the last. LeBron James’ jersey from Cleveland’s loss in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals sold for $39,575 Thursday night. Eighty-three bids were entered in the auction, which began July 3. James recorded a double-double in the May 23 loss at TD Garden. While not exactly … [Read more...]
Steve Sloan Named New President of PSA
There’s a new title on the door of PSA executive Steve Sloan. After serving as the company’s vice president over the past year, he’s been named the president of PSA and PSA/DNA. Sloan assumes responsibilities from Joe Orlando, who has served as PSA President since 2002 and as CEO of Collectors Universe since October of 2017. Orlando will continue in his CEO role, but … [Read more...]
PSA Launches New, Search-Based Population Report
PSA has launched what it calls “a quicker, search-based” version of its Population Report. Instead of a multi-layered, drill down search that navigates through multiple web pages, including pages for category, year, set, player and card number, users can now simply type in the set year, name and subject (“1960 Topps Carl Yastrzemski”) from a search box. Collectors will … [Read more...]
Notes: Tribune Hobby Story; PSA’s New Show; Astros Rings; Reds Museum Highlights Uniforms
Some publicity for the hobby courtesy of one of the nation’s top newspapers. The story by Chicago Tribune reporter Alex Parker was fairly extensive, covering the changing landscape of baseball cards, the effort to keep kids interested, the big money aspect of vintage icons and more. You can read it here. PSA has launched a new online hobby video segment. The … [Read more...]
PSA Certifies 30 Millionth Collectible
You’ve been submitting a lot of stuff for authentication and grading. PSA says it has now certified more than 30 million different trading cards, autographs and sports collectibles since its inception in 1991. The milestone was reached earlier this week with the certification of a 2000 Playoff Contenders #144 Tom Brady autographed rookie card. The item, which received a … [Read more...]
Notes: NSCC Tickets; PSA’s New Blog; T206 Wagner on Display
Tickets are now on sale for this summer’s National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland. General admission, VIP and Super VIP passes are available. Buying ahead of time can save you a few bucks. The show runs from August 1-5 and is being held this year at the IX Center in Cleveland. The preliminary autograph lineup has also been announced. … [Read more...]
PSA Adds Terry Melia to Staff
A new job for hobby sports marketing veteran Terry Melia. And he won’t be calling any moving companies. The former Public Relations Manager at SCP Auctions has landed a similar role at PSA, also located in southern California. Melia is no stranger to cards and memorabilia. Over the past 20 years, he's also worked in marketing and media roles at Upper Deck and … [Read more...]
Collectors Universe Move Coming This Month
Collectors Universe expects to move its offices to a new Southern California location this month. As we reported earlier this fall, the company received a $3.5 million, five-year loan to help finance the project. The company says the move is “due to continued success and growing demand” for its services, which include grading trading cards through its PSA division, … [Read more...]
