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Women in the Hobby: Meet Beth Dumas

January 25, 2022Todd Tobias

It is no secret that the trading card hobby has been growing by leaps and bounds. An appreciation for all-things-trading-card has led to growth in all areas of the hobby, including the type of people who collect. If there ever…

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PSA Unveils the Customer Request Center

May 20, 2021Terry Melia

As the current backlog illustrates, more collectors are submitting cards to PSA than ever before.  And along with the increase in submissions, comes an increase in customer inquiries and requests. PSA has been staffing up our Customer Service department to…

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Insuring Your Collection to Protect Your Investment

August 5, 2019October 23, 2020Terry Melia

  How much time have you spent in acquiring your collection? How much money have you invested in securing all your cards, autographs and memorabilia? If you took a moment to ponder these questions, you may be persuaded to insure…

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Record Auction Prices Realized for PSA-Certified Original Photos

April 10, 2019October 24, 2020Terry Melia

  Last August, smack dab in the middle of the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland, PSA introduced a product line of “jumbo holders,” a new encapsulation service designed for oversized items such as signed and unsigned original photos as…

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Introducing the PSA Set Registry Achievement Program 2.0

April 2, 2019October 26, 2020Terry Melia

  Just when you thought you had the PSA Set Registry’s Achievement Program all wrapped up, the company now releases a Phase 2 component to the online initiative. Following the successful launch of its Set Registry Achievement Program in December,…

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Black History Month: Recognizing Sports Pioneers

February 6, 2019October 24, 2020Terry Melia

  With apologies to the late Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., perhaps no other African American in U.S. history made a bigger impact on the country’s social fabric than the late Jackie Robinson. And with February hailed as “Black History…

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PSA/DNA Ensures Authenticity of Super Bowl LIII Game-Used Items

January 30, 2019October 23, 2020Terry Melia

  The teams are set for Super Bowl LIII (53) and the game is ready to kickoff at 6:30 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Feb. 3, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The defending AFC Champion New England Patriots will line up…

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Auction Prices Realized: The Power of PSA Grading

January 29, 2019May 28, 2019Terry Melia

  Last week, a much-anticipated online auction of the 1933 Goudey Baseball set, graded “Current Finest” on the PSA Set Registry, came to a close. Each one of the 240 cards up for bid comprised its own lot with many…

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Submissions 101: PSA Card Qualifiers (Part 2)

January 23, 2019October 24, 2020Terry Melia

  Submitting your trading cards for authenticating and grading purposes can sometimes seem overwhelming, especially when the term “card qualifiers” comes into play. In an effort to educate card collectors and help them with the submittal process, we’d like to…

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PSA Now Uses Red Labels for All Encapsulated Items

January 15, 2019October 23, 2020Terry Melia

  Since the start of the New Year, PSA is now employing a new labeling process for any authenticated, encapsulated submissions. Here’s the official scoop. After 20 years of using blue labels for any items encapsulated through PSA/DNA, PSA’s autograph…

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