As the trading card hobby continues to grow, demand for PSA grading has skyrocketed. The company is struggling to keep up.

A guide to all of the major card grading companies as they are either paused, backlogged, or extending turnaround times.

The precipitous rise in card collecting in recent years has led to a lot more work for the PSA, the premier card-grading ...

Despite a major investment this month, PSA cannot meet the current market demand and are shutting down bulk services.

The December 2025 PSA buyback scandal, involving secret grade upgrades after card buybacks, is shaking trust across the $5B sports card market. Collectors reacted strongly when the PSA grading scandal ...

Trading card collectors and dealers largely view grading as the ultimate arbiter of the condition and value of the card. In other words, if a company like leading card grader PSA says your card is a ...

Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) just announced that due to high demand in grading submissions, prices and turnaround times for some services levels will be increasing as of February 10, 2026.

April 2026 brought major shifts in multiple sectors: PSA’s stricter grading standards and higher fees are boosting scarcity premiums for top-grade cards, while UK security leaders brace for tighter ...

The increases were called "Greedy" by critics, with one suggesting, "The value of your slabs don’t warrant the new grading prices." ...

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 ...