In 2026, baseball card grading sits at the heart of a booming collectables market that values authenticated and slabbed cards ...

The major trading card authenticators graded more than 26 million cards in 2025, according to year-end data released by ...

According to Gemrate and data from November of 2025, Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) graded 1.66 million cards.

According to GemRate, 2025 was busy year for card grading as demand surged. PSA continued to dominate but the consumer demand ...

CGC has already graded 1.7 million cards in 2025, boosted by the incredible popularity of Pokémon. (Credit: CGC) Standing next to CEO Steve Eichenbaum at the 2021 National Sports Collectors Convention ...

Listen and subscribe to Sports Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. Stocks, exchange-traded funds, and real estate are some common assets that make up a ...

After getting sports cards in your collection, you may start to wonder if it’s time to get your cards graded. Grading takes collecting to another level. It’s not just owning the cards, but having a ...

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 ...