Sports card grading by CGC Cards is up 631% in the first half of 2025 compared to the year prior, with June setting a monthly record for the business with 570,000 cards graded.

PSA, the No. 1 sports card grading service in the hobby, recently sent shockwaves through the card collecting community when it ceased accepting new submissions.

One on March 29, a 9.5 graded by Beckett Grading Services, sold for $46,800, including buyer's premium. On April 26, a PSA 10 sold for $97,200.

now we're grading," said Steve Bloedow, operations manager for SCD Authentic. "It was a step we weren't able to help the consumer with, and now we're there.

In the world of sports card grading, the billionaire-owned PSA is ubiquitous. It’s the market share leader in card grading, and in the past year, it inked high-profile partnerships with eBay and ...