As the trading card hobby continues to grow, demand for PSA grading has skyrocketed. The company is struggling to keep up.

Graded Pokemon cards are among the priciest collectibles out there, and there's a good chance they're about to be even rarer.

According to GemRate, January 2025, over 20 million cards were graded across PSA, CGC, SGC, and Beckett in 2024, a 16% increase from the prior year. More traders are submitting than ever, but plenty ...

The PSA grading policy changes in April 2026 are now fully impacting the trading card market, fundamentally shifting how collectors value their assets. As of April 2026, the primary effect is a ...

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 ...

It’s been 30 years since the world was introduced to Pokémon, first launched as a Game Boy offering and then a trading card ...

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 ...