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PSA Opens Value Service Level

June 9, 2022June 30, 2022Tommy Paderes

This entry was updated on June 30, 2022. Today, June 30th, marks the return of PSA’s Value service level for all Collectors Club members without any restrictions on the year a submitted card was manufactured or how many cards a…

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Record-Breaking Price Established for Rare Pokémon Card

March 9, 2022Joe Facundo

The Holiest of Grails in the Pokémon community, the famed 1998 Illustrator Pikachu, sold recently for a new record price of $900,000! The card was graded PSA Near Mint 7 and put up for auction by Goldin with an opening…

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PSA Resumes Grading Two Japanese ‘No Rarity Symbol’ Pokémon Cards

January 11, 2022Dustin Porras

PSA has officially announced that it has resumed grading certain cards lacking rarity symbols from the 1996 Japanese Pokémon Basic Set. Throughout the course of the series, most Pokémon cards include special symbols on the lower corners of each card…

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Not All Fresh Pulls Grade PSA Gem Mint 10

October 15, 2020October 25, 2020Matt Edmund

“But this card was pulled out of a pack and sent directly to PSA!” As a customer service representative for PSA, it’s a statement I hear from collectors all too often. Their disbelief comes across loud and clear when a…

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Understanding PSA’s ‘Minimum Grade’

September 3, 2020October 23, 2020Todd Tobias

  When trading cards are submitted for grading to PSA, the best results are typically found in well-planned submissions. Pre-screening your own cards and understanding the different grading options can be very helpful. Along the way a handful of decisions…

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Should I Get My Trading Cards Graded?

August 13, 2020October 24, 2020Todd Tobias

  Should I get my cards graded by an independent third-party grader? And if so, which ones? You may have asked yourself these questions or heard your collector friends pose the same questions. Of course, the answer is entirely dependent…

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The Challenges of Grading Ultra-Modern Trading Cards

July 15, 2020November 3, 2020Todd Tobias

  There are a lot of things that go into the proper management of a third-party authentication and grading company that collectors might not immediately consider. Of course, qualified graders are necessary and reliable people are required to receive submissions…

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Learning the PSA Grading Scale

May 29, 2020October 23, 2020Terry Melia

  Say you wake up one day and discover that your great grandfather left you a footlocker full of T206 cards. Or your late father willed you his entire 1952 Topps Baseball card collection once you secured your bachelor’s degree….

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Beginner’s Guide to Trading Card Grading

May 8, 2020October 23, 2020Ryan Gaeta

  You’ve been out of the card collecting loop for a while, but you’ve heard over and over from your collector friends that trading card value is making headlines. Curious to see what all the hubbub is about, you did what anyone would do…

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The Importance Behind Third-Party Authentication and Grading

December 2, 2019October 24, 2020Terry Melia

  One of the toughest decisions any collector faces is when to part ways with all or some of his collection. It’s often based on finances – or lack thereof – and brings with it an emotional toll. It could…

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