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Check out tips on how to build a better set, spot certain card issues or get breakdowns of the PSA submission process. This is our general “How-To” section.

Submissions 101: Submission Types

May 18, 2018October 24, 2020Terry Melia

When Getting Cards Graded, Choosing the Right ‘Submission Type’ is Important To show more collectors how easy it is to submit their cards to get graded, PSA is now launching several new company-produced videos within its “Submissions 101” lineup. The…

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When Is the Right Time to Sell?

May 10, 2018May 16, 2018Terry Melia

Dumping One’s Collection Can Be Emotionally Draining I’ve asked myself this question a hundred times over the past 10 years: When is the right time to sell? As a sports memorabilia collector for the past 30 years, I’ve acquired my…

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Closing in on 3,000 Hits

May 2, 2018October 23, 2020Terry Melia

Albert Pujols is About to Enter Uncharted Hobby Territory Collecting 3,000 hits in one’s career is an impressive feat for any baseball player. Only 31 players to date have reached the milestone in Major League Baseball’s glorious 149-year history. Hitting…

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Submissions 101: PSA to Launch More Step-by-Step Videos

April 27, 2018October 23, 2020Terry Melia

The Process for Submitting Your Cards for Grading is Simple In an effort to encourage more collectors to submit their favorite cards for grading, PSA will be launching new videos within its “Submissions 101” lineup in the coming weeks. The…

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The Meteoric Rise of Shohei Ohtani

April 17, 2018May 21, 2018Terry Melia

Beware of the Hype, Card Collectors Highly touted rookie prospects come and go every season. In the world of Major League Baseball, this is called hype and living up to it. For many, their moment in the hobby spotlight burns…

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Making the (PSA) Grade – Part 2

April 6, 2018October 23, 2020Terry Melia

Defining PSA card grading differences between VG-EX 4 to PR 1 Last month, we defined PSA card grading from EX 5 (Excellent) all the way up to GEM-MT 10 (Gem Mint). The higher the grade, the better condition the card,…

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The ‘Lucky 7 Find’ Legacy Turns into an Elite 8

March 14, 2018October 23, 2020Terry Melia

  Akin to finding a needle in a haystack, the same family from the rural south who in 2016 discovered a cache of seven rare T206 Ty Cobb baseball cards has found an eighth. That’s right, PSA is pleased to…

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Making the (PSA) Grade – Part 1

March 13, 2018October 23, 2020Terry Melia

How do you tell the difference between Gem Mint, Near Mint-Mint and Excellent-Mint? When it comes to defining the do’s and don’ts of managing your collection, one of the first rules of thumb is to preserve your cards. Because if…

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How to Spot a 1st Edition Pokémon Card From Shadowless and Unlimited

March 7, 2018May 20, 2020Ryan Gaeta

  Though the history of Pokémon stems back only about 20 years, and we’re nearly two years removed from the Pokémon Go craze of July 2016, collectors are still clamoring for vintage Pokémon cards. If the term vintage incurs scoffs…

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Baseball Card Collecting 101

March 1, 2018December 5, 2019Terry Melia

Charting out your plan is the first course of action

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