In September 2024, GemRate reported that Beckett Grading Services (BGS) graded only 65,000 cards in August 2024, a 13% ...

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.

As prices for rare Pokemon and sports trading cards soar, collectors are turning to "pre-graders" to decide which cards are ...

Usually when you think of the hottest Pokémon cards, you’d think of Charizard or Pikachu. With Pokémon, though, sometimes the ...

Despite a tough start and dry conditions in some key wheat-growing areas, timely rains turned things around. Early export numbers suggest another milestone year may be ahead. Market analyst Chuck ...

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

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A single NFL game can be scrutinized by 10 different people from Pro Football Focus before finalizing grades. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Bryan M. Bennett, Elsa, Sam Hodde ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Grades are a standard part of the American educational system that most students and teachers take for granted. But what if students didn’t have just one shot at acing a midterm, or ...

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 ...

The 2025 college football regular season has come to a close, and with the semester winding down, it's the perfect time to hand out early final grades. The Big Ten had an overall strong showing with ...