Derek Jeter has an endorsement/autograph deal with Topps. Now he has his own grading company. The Hall of Fame shortstop is listed as a founding partner of Arena Club, the latest entry in a suddenly crowded field of upstart grading firms. It’s offering grading and authentication services as well as personal showrooms where collectors and buy, sell, trade and … [Read more...] about Derek Jeter Founding Partner in New Sports Card Grading Firm “Arena Club”
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Beckett, PWCC Partner on Submission Deal
Another of the hobby’s four major grading services has partnered on a submission deal with a selling platform. Not long after CSG struck a deal with PWCC, Beckett has done the same. For $50, collectors can submit raw cards to PWCC, which will have them graded by Beckett and post them to their auction platform within about ten days after they return. Collectors … [Read more...] about Beckett, PWCC Partner on Submission Deal
Notes: May Grading Numbers, Project100 Week 2; Brewers ’82 Party Includes HOF Autographs
The four major sports card grading companies authenticated over 1,600,000 cards in May. That’s according to Gem Rate, which tracks volume for the grading companies using their population reports. PSA graded nearly 900,000 cards in May across sports and non-sports. SGC rated over 96,000 with Beckett grading about 88,000 and CSG 76,000--a total that reflects only … [Read more...] about Notes: May Grading Numbers, Project100 Week 2; Brewers ’82 Party Includes HOF Autographs
eBay Expands Authenticity Guarantee Service, Partners With PSA On High-End Graded Cards
Another layer of protection has been added for collectors who buy high-end, graded sports cards. Officials at eBay announced Monday that the third-party selling giant is expanding its Authenticity Guarantee for trading cards to include graded cards sold for $2,000 or more. This time, the company is partnering with PSA. When a graded card is sold for more than $2,000 in … [Read more...] about eBay Expands Authenticity Guarantee Service, Partners With PSA On High-End Graded Cards
CCG, PWCC Partner for “Priority Grading” and Auction Service
Certified Collectibles Group, parent company of CSG, and PWCC Marketplace say they’ve partnered on a new submission program aimed at allowing collectors to have cards graded and offered for auction in less than two weeks for $20 per card. The new grading and selling program will be conducted through an online submission process through PWCC. Submitted cards receive … [Read more...] about CCG, PWCC Partner for “Priority Grading” and Auction Service
Notes: 1971 Show Pix; PWCC at NSCC=7,800 Items; New Grading Company; MJ Jersey Trio Brings Big $
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 $
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