In this blog on Athlon Sports, we will talk about PSA record grading volume June 2026 and its impact. The company achieved ...

Welcome to Athlon Sports, this blog discusses the massive PSA grading backlog 2026 crisis gripping the trading card hobby.

As the last remaining sizable competitor to grading giant PSA, CGC is trying to make further inroads with sports card ...

Collectors reacted strongly when the PSA grading scandal of 2026 broke in December 2025. A Pokémon collector submitted around 30 identical modern cards that mostly returned as PSA 9 grades. He ...

PSA says progress is being made, but collectors still feel frustrated by delays, limited options, and big questions about the state of the grading market. On Tuesday afternoon, PSA announced on social ...

PSA's latest grading labels are commanding a premium, which experts think shouldn't be the case. (PSA / eBay) The reason people grade trading cards and seal them in plastic tombs in perpetuity is to ...

The recent announcement by PSA regarding delays in their recieving process has caused a stir among collectors, which has led to the consideration of alternative grading companies by collectors as well ...

Back on March 30, PSA Authentication and Grading Services, a company long considered the gold standard in the sports card collectibles grading field, shut down several of its services. The reason: It ...

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Higher fees and longer wait times are discouraging submissions while driving scarcity premiums for high-grade PSA 10 cards. The PSA grading policy changes in April 2026 are now fully impacting the ...

It’s like something out of Space Jam: NBA icon Michael Jordan versus Pikachu, Pokémon’s iconic electric rat. “Previously, Michael Jordan was kind of our most graded athlete slash character of all time ...