PWCC says it took in 7,800 items worth nearly $100 million during last week’s National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. The company used a team of security professionals and “several bulletproof armored vans” to transport the items, including numerous high value trading cards, to its vault in Oregon. Some will go up for auction; others will stay in the secured … [Read more...] about Notes: 1971 Show Pix; PWCC at NSCC=7,800 Items; New Grading Company; MJ Jersey Trio Brings Big $
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CSG Grading at the National: A Chat with Head Grader Andy Broome
It's been a year like no other in the trading card authentication and grading business. Overwhelming volume. Turnaround times that seemed interminable. Hiring blitzes. Shutdowns. And new grading companies being born. Certified Collectibles Group isn't exactly new. The company has been authenticating and grading other types of collectibles for a long time, but not until … [Read more...] about CSG Grading at the National: A Chat with Head Grader Andy Broome
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
CSG Now Open for Grading Submissions
Seven months after announcing its intention to compete in the grading and authentication market for sports cards, Certified Collectibles Group announced Tuesday it was accepting submissions. CCG, a well respected grader of coins, paper money, comic books, magazines and concert posters, is launching the new service under the Certified Sports Guaranty (CSG) brand. The … [Read more...] about CSG Now Open for Grading Submissions
Proposed Sale of PSA Parent Company Moves Ahead as Shareholders Accept $92 Offer
It appears the parent company of grading and authentication giant PSA will soon be privately owned. A majority of shareholders of Collectors Universe have agreed to tender their shares for $92 each, marking the acceptance of an $853 million bid by an investor group that includes entrepreneur/collector Nat Turner, New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and Charlotte Hornets minority … [Read more...] about Proposed Sale of PSA Parent Company Moves Ahead as Shareholders Accept $92 Offer
Beckett Investigating Fake Holder Scam
Beckett Grading is trying to find out who has been creating fake copies of its holders, putting lesser quality cards inside and passing them off to unsuspecting collectors. The company was recently alerted to the issue by an Instagram account that’s been tracking the phony graded cards, including a Michael Jordan Fleer rookie card. The owner of the account has … [Read more...] about Beckett Investigating Fake Holder Scam
CSG to Begin Sports Card Grading in February; Releases Fee Structure
Certified Collectibles Group will launch its sports card grading division next month. Last year, the company announced its intention to launch CSG in the wake of unprecedented backlogs at established graders PSA, SGC and Beckett Grading Services. A large, global company with nearly 400 employees and headquartered in Sarasota, FL, CCG is already well-known … [Read more...] about CSG to Begin Sports Card Grading in February; Releases Fee Structure
Here’s What CSG’s Holders Will Look Like
Certified Sports Guaranty, which has become the newest competitor in the trading card grading space, has released a look at the holder it has developed. Similar to Beckett, the company’s labels will include individual grades for centering, corners, edges and surface. The label will be a simple green and white with subgrades listed below the card’s identifiers … [Read more...] about Here’s What CSG’s Holders Will Look Like
Westin Reeves Joins Andy Broome to Lead CSG’s Grading Team
Certified Collectibles Group, which is building its sports and non-sports trading card authentication and grading service under the Certified Sports Guaranty brand, has hired Westin Reeves to head up the modern card side of the new business. Reeves had been working in a similar grading role at Beckett. As we reported earlier this week, he’ll join Andy … [Read more...] about Westin Reeves Joins Andy Broome to Lead CSG’s Grading Team
Collectors Universe Adds New Blood to Board; Reaches Deal with Alta Fox
Collectors Universe, parent company of PSA, has added two new independent members to its board of directors after discussions with a major shareholder that had earlier expressed a desire to unseat the company’s entire board. Lorraine Bardeen, a Microsoft executive who specializes in technological innovation, is one of two new additions. She will head a newly formed … [Read more...] about Collectors Universe Adds New Blood to Board; Reaches Deal with Alta Fox