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 ...

Buying graded cards or getting your cards graded has become a major part of the card collecting hobby. Whether you’re a seasoned collector or just pulled a rare card from a pack, getting cards graded ...

For the second time in the last two years, trading card giant Collectors has consolidated the grading and authentication industry by acquiring a competitor to the company’s premier brand, PSA.

Like the four Cs of a diamond, card grades also work from a four-criteria system. The key determinants that make up a card’s grade are: Corners, Centering, Edges, and Surface. Beckett (BGS) is a card ...

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 ...