Machamp Prime's PSA 10 still has room to cool after the Triumphant Prime run
One of only 141 PSA 10s of the four-armed 2010 card sold for $4,980 on Oct. 29.
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Card grading from CardWire: PSA, CGC and Beckett news, what a 10 does to a card's price and which cards are worth sending in.
One Piece Heroines vol. 2 chase cards arrive damaged, a Wisconsin shop says
Beckett Castle TCG's report says EB-05's cases now read "Packing in USA," with the chase cards printed in Japan and packed here alongside US-printed commons.
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Luke Skywalker's 1977 rookie rarely grades high, even fresh from a sealed box
A pack-fresh Luke skips the wear but not the factory's off-center cuts.
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Your PSA insured value is the most you'll get back if your cards are stolen
A raw 151 Charizard SIR that grades a PSA 10 sells for about $1,200, while PSA's $60 Standard tier only covers $1,000.
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Cooper Flagg rookies pay off in PSA's $40 Value tier while Caitlin Clark's barely do
30% of the Flagg Topps Chrome rookies PSA has graded came back 10s, against 19% for Clark's Prizm.
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Wembanyama Kapture seller says he's a theft victim too
He says the flagged PSA 9 came from his own submission, which lost more than 100 cards in the FedEx truck theft.
· Wire · Basketball
Search All 6,451 Items on PSA's Stolen List Before You Buy a Slab
Thieves took 6,451 items from a FedEx truck carrying PSA customer orders on Oct. 13. Our search covers every cert on PSA's list and prices 1,922 of its 3,916 different cards by grade.
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1st Edition Charizard makes PSA's list of 6,451 items stolen from a FedEx truck
PSA published every stolen cert from the Oct. 13 theft, with values by grade for about half.
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PSA Lost Your Cards. Who Is Legally Responsible?
After thieves stole nearly $1 million in graded cards from a FedEx truck, PSA promised to compensate affected collectors. But who is legally responsible when a grading company loses your cards, and what happens if you disagree about their value?
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Thieves Have Hit Card Shops in 11 States Since December
Thieves cut through the wall of the H&R Block office next door to a Phoenix card shop on Oct. 12 and left with about $70,000 in cards. Here's how to protect your collection at home, at the shop and on the way to PSA.
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Thieves Took Nearly $1 Million in PSA Slabs Off a FedEx Truck
Someone broke into the truck in Santa Ana as it carried freshly graded cards back to collectors. One of them says his 104-card order alone was worth more than $100,000.
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What Card Collectors Can Chase at New York Comic Con
Cardsmiths has a Bitcoin chase, PSA's booth has a 1-in-25 Pochita and Magic sells a Secret Lair drop.
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The 5 Greatest Card Collections in the World
Five collectors and five very different ways to build a museum out of cardboard.
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Beckett reopens card grading submissions
Beckett says pricing is unchanged and estimated turnaround times will not be extended.
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PSA reopens grading with a new Standard tier
The new tier is priced for volume, with a three-month queue and a value cap.
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Whatnot Is Changing Which Sports Cards Become Valuable
Live commerce is creating a new premium for sports cards.
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10 Raw Cards Under $100 Everyone Should Own
Ten established cards with real history and broad demand. Buying all ten raw costs about $381 at October prices.
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Stop Buying Prospects. Buy Disappointment.
Prospect cards price in the career everyone hopes a young player will have; buyers get the better risk-reward once the first part of that career goes wrong.
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Private Equity Has Entered the Collectible Space
Private capital now owns grading, marketplaces, price data and vaults. Card shops are next.
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PSA graded 12% fewer cards in August, but CGC set a record
GemRate counted 3.40 million cards graded in August, up 47% on the year, with PSA at 2.20 million.
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Everyone Hates PSA. Everyone Still Wants a PSA 10.
PSA handled 70 percent of the cards graded in September. Its 10s still sell for more than double the same card in another company's 10.
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Nobody Is Running Out of Charizards
Pokémon is printing more cards than ever and PSA is grading more than ever. Since August, PSA 10s of newer chase cards kept sliding while the 1999 Charizard held its price through a reprint.
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