Welcome to Athlon Sports, this blog discusses the massive PSA grading backlog 2026 crisis gripping the trading card hobby.

PSA Bi-Weekly Update Shows 11 Million Still Backlogged ...

Following rumors of sweeping changes to grading and submissions, Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), the leading grading company for sports cards and TCGs, confirmed today that it will pause ...

PSA says progress is being made, but collectors still feel frustrated by delays, limited options, and big questions about the state of the grading market. On Tuesday afternoon, PSA announced on social ...

Back on March 30, PSA Authentication and Grading Services, a company long considered the gold standard in the sports card collectibles grading field, shut down several of its services. The reason: It ...

As the last remaining sizable competitor to grading giant PSA, CGC is trying to make further inroads with sports card ...

View post: eBay Sports Card Sales Cross $1 Billion in a First Half for the First Time: Inside the $1.36 Billion H1 2026 Numbers Want to understand the PSA grading policy changes in May 2026 and key ...

The trading card hobby is facing a historic reckoning as the #NoPSAMay PSA boycott gains massive traction across social media. Rapidly emerging in April 2026, this movement represents a collective ...

In this blog on Athlon Sports, we will talk about PSA record grading volume June 2026 and its impact. The company achieved its best month ever by grading 2.5 million cards despite freezing its popular ...

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 ...

Collectibles grading and authentication giant Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) has announced that the company will enter the comic book grading and authentication field in early 2025. Founded ...