The increased interest in trading cards, especially since the onset of COVID-19, has affected the prices of nearly all unopened material. As an example, a factory-sealed case of 1986 Fleer Basketball recently sold at auction for just under $1.8…
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PSA Set Registry Awards are a Celebration of Hobby Excellence
Trading cards and memorabilia are things that we all appreciate, and collectors celebrate individual hobby accomplishments throughout the year. But there comes a time every summer when PSA rolls out the proverbial red carpet and acknowledges what we consider…
Not All Fresh Pulls Grade PSA Gem Mint 10
“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…
Charizard PSA 10 Sells for $220,574 to Former Rapper Logic
Once again, the rare 1999 Pokémon Charizard card has made headlines with a historic $220,574 sale concluded by Iconic Auctions on Friday. It’s the highest auction price ever realized for a 1999 Pokemon Base Set Charizard in PSA GEM-MT 10…
Bart Starr Card Values | PSA Collector Guide
We feature various icons of sports in this series, and this fabled quarterback perfectly fits the mold. In fact, with the Pack’s 4-0 start to the 2020 NFL season, it seems most appropriate to feature the late Bart Starr. There…
APR – The No. 1 Source for Real-Time PSA Pricing
The PSA website is one of the most valuable sources of hobby information available to collectors today. The site offers important resources for hobbyists to use in building and managing their collections and all are available completely free of…
‘Declared Value’ Is Easy to Determine
Collectors occasionally misunderstand the declared value portion of PSA’s online submission forms. The concept, however, is rather straightforward. Declared value is simply the estimated value of a card or piece of memorabilia after it has been graded by PSA. It…
Record Price Established for PSA 10 MTG Black Lotus Card
Magic: The Gathering was one of the first major trading card games to surface and since its debut 27 years ago, it has continued to reach new milestones as a premier hobby collectible. Everyone in the Magic community knows…
With Shortage of Card Savers, PSA Now Temporarily Accepting Top Loaders
Did anyone else notice a scarcity of something beyond toilet paper since the start of the pandemic? If you’re a card collector, a unique shortage presented itself within the collectibles industry: Card Savers. That’s right, the preferred packaging method when…
Understanding PSA’s ‘Minimum Grade’
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…