In this Athlon Sports blog, let's explore another chapter of PSA. Higher fees and the Value-tier pause mean only cards with clear gem-rate upside or strong population scarcity now justify submission ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2026, baseball card grading sits at the heart of a booming collectables market that values authenticated and slabbed cards far ...

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

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 ...

View post: Topps Chrome UCC FFNYC Edition: The Autograph Tiers and Buyback Angle Athlon’s Fanatics Fest Coverage Hasn’t Covered Yet In April 2026, the sports card market has reached a critical ...

After getting sports cards in your collection, you may start to wonder if it’s time to get your cards graded. Grading takes collecting to another level. It’s not just owning the cards, but having a ...

View post: Topps Chrome UCC FFNYC Edition: The Autograph Tiers and Buyback Angle Athlon’s Fanatics Fest Coverage Hasn’t Covered Yet I still remember pulling my first rookie card from a pack as a kid.

On Tuesday afternoon, PSA announced on social channels that the new submissions they’ve received have been “fewer than anticipated”. They also said their current backlog is down to 12 million and is ...

In 2026, baseball card grading sits at the heart of a booming collectables market that values authenticated and slabbed cards far above raw counterparts. For intermediate collectors wondering how ...