The current grading landscape in 2026 requires a strict, math-driven calculation based on updated pricing, fluctuating PSA ...

Like the four Cs of a diamond, card grades also work from a four-criteria system. The key determinants that make up a card’s grade are: Corners, Centering, Edges, and Surface. Beckett (BGS) is a card ...

Trading card collectors and dealers largely view grading as the ultimate arbiter of the condition and value of the card. In other words, if a company like leading card grader PSA says your card is a ...

The trading card hobby is facing a historic reckoning as the #NoPSAMay PSA boycott gains massive traction across social media ...

PSA's latest grading labels are commanding a premium, which experts think shouldn't be the case. (PSA / eBay) The reason people grade trading cards and seal them in plastic tombs in perpetuity is to ...

In 2026, baseball card grading sits at the heart of a booming collectables market that values authenticated and slabbed cards far above raw counterparts. For intermediate collectors wondering how ...

Pokémon card grading volumes reached record levels, with PSA and CGC setting new highs as trading card game submissions surged past 2.2 million. The boom comes as collectors adopt innovative ...