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

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

I still remember pulling my first rookie card from a pack as a kid. It was the iconic Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck, what a thrill (I still have it)! Fast forward to now, and I have boxes of baseball ...

Grading cards used to be the exception and now it’s the rule for many collectors, as card values have risen and third-party assessment of condition has become a part of the commodification process.

Buying graded cards or getting your cards graded has become a major part of the card collecting hobby. Whether you’re a seasoned collector or just pulled a rare card from a pack, getting cards graded ...

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 ...