PSA parent company Collectors reached an agreement to acquire grading competitor Beckett, the company announced Monday. Beckett will remain an independent brand and continue to utilize its own ...
In 2026, baseball card grading sits at the heart of a booming collectables market that values authenticated and slabbed cards ...
In 2026, baseball card grading sits at the heart of a booming collectables market that values authenticated and slabbed cards far above raw counterparts. For intermediate collectors wondering how ...
As 2025 comes to a close, GemRate released its annual grading report, and Pokémon emerged as the clear powerhouse, posting ...
As prices for rare Pokemon and sports trading cards soar, collectors are turning to "pre-graders" to decide which cards are worth the cost and wait of professional appraisal and authenticity checks ...
Professional Sports Authenticator's parent company Collectors purchased Beckett, PSA's longtime rival in the card grading and authentication industry. Monetary terms of the deal were not made ...
The major trading card authenticators graded more than 26 million cards in 2025, according to year-end data released by ...
Dan Hajducky is a staff writer for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men's soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities.