PSA reported the rate of counterfeit cards as a percentage of overall submissions grew 250 percent in 2025, indicating the ...

Trading card grading also reached an all-time high in April with more than 3.1 million cards graded by third-party ...

The trading card hobby is experiencing record growth, with sales and grading volumes climbing sharply across sports and TCG segments. PSA’s recent price hikes and stricter standards are reshaping ...

We started CardGrade because the turnaround time and cost of professional grading creates a real barrier for collectors who want to make informed decisions about their cards.” — Jamie Budesky, Founder ...

Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) vice president Harshen Patel still remembers the moment nearly four years later. Standing next to CEO Steve Eichenbaum at the 2021 National Sports Collectors ...

For the second time in the last two years, trading card giant Collectors has consolidated the grading and authentication industry by acquiring a competitor to the company’s premier brand, PSA.

New platform helps collectors organize raw cards, graded slabs, wishlists and estimated collection values as TCG ...

The PSA grading policy changes in April 2026 are now fully impacting the trading card market, fundamentally shifting how ...

Platform analyzes trading cards across 47 inspection points in under 60 seconds with 92.8% accuracy We started CardGrade because the turnaround time and cost of professional grading creates a real ...