In 2026, baseball card grading sits at the heart of a booming collectables market that values authenticated and slabbed cards ...

The major trading card authenticators graded more than 26 million cards in 2025, according to year-end data released by ...

According to GemRate, 2025 was busy year for card grading as demand surged. PSA continued to dominate but the consumer demand ...

The 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain, previously in an SGC 10 slab and purchased in a private sale via Goldin Auctions, has been ...

SGC’s grading volume rapidly declined for the second consecutive month in September following news the company would be scaled down into a “boutique” grader. According to research from third-party ...

SGC president Peter Steinberg has resigned from his role amid plans for the card grader to scale down operations from a major authenticator to a "boutique" brand. Steinberg announced his resignation ...

Welcome to the very first question-and-answer mailbag for collectibles on The Athletic! It’s like going to someone’s house and reading though their mail. It’s fun! Things you might end up saying as ...