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

PSA will open its first full-scale authentication and grading operation in continental Europe next year with a new facility in Frankfurt, Germany. Expected to open in summer 2026, the facility will ...

Two of the biggest names in the trading card hobby are collaborating for a first-of-its-kind retail location later this month. On Friday, grading giant PSA announced it will open its first retail ...

Want to understand the PSA grading policy changes in May 2026 and key details? Then keep reading this blog. The latest PSA updates are reshaping card values, submission costs, and long-term ROI are ...

Card grading reached a record 3.5 million cards in June as PSA, CGC, Beckett, and TAG posted historic monthly totals.

Between the four biggest grading companies—PSA, CGC, SGC, and Beckett—over 20 million cards were graded in 2024. GemRate is one of the most reliable sources for this data. You can find a full ...

The PSA grading policy changes in April 2026 are now fully impacting the trading card market, fundamentally shifting how collectors value their assets. As of April 2026, the primary effect is a ...

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 ...