by Matt Felumlee | Jan 28, 2026 | Feature Stories
A few days ago I wrote an article featuring questions I would love to ask PSA / SGC / Beckett grading president Ryan Hoge. As an SGC collector, I’m curious to learn the true future plans Collectors has for the SGC brand. What is the focus of SGC going forward?...
by Matt Felumlee | Jan 27, 2026 | Feature Stories, Tips
First, let’s avoid any charges of clickbait: the title clearly says “Questions for . . . Ryan Hoge.” Nowhere is it implied that Mr. Hoge, President of the Grading Business Unit at Collectors, has provided answers to these questions. Yes, I have put...
by Matt Felumlee | Jan 15, 2026 | News and Reviews
So, what’s in store for card grading in 2026? Now that Collectors own PSA, SGC, and Beckett, will the latter 2 survive and thrive going forward? Will antitrust inquiries amount to anything? Can SGC rebuild–and is that even the plan? Who knows, but...
by Matt Felumlee | Jan 4, 2026 | News and Reviews
By now most collectors have heard of Collectors’ purchase of Beckett. This is on the heels of Collectors’ purchase of SGC, meaning that PSA, Beckett, and SGC have the same owner. The result is that Collectors now controls over 80% of the sports card...
by Matt Felumlee | Jan 2, 2026 | News and Reviews
For years, PayPal Goods and Services has been the default payment method for buying and selling trading cards online in groups. It’s familiar, widely accepted, and — most importantly — it comes with PayPal Purchase Protection. Ask most collectors why they insist on...
by Matt Felumlee | Dec 24, 2025 | News and Reviews
We know SGC has been intentionally slowed down by Collectors / PSA in recent months. Grading volume is way down to just 35k cards in November. Beckett and even TAG are grading more cards. Submissions are likely way down due to discontinuing bulk submitter programs....
by Matt Felumlee | Dec 15, 2025 | News and Reviews
Per multiple sources, PSA parent company Collectors has reached an agreement to buy Beckett Grading. Similar to when a deal was reached to purchase SGC this past February, PSA’s claim is that Beckett will remain an independent brand. With some hindsight, it is...
by Matt Felumlee | Dec 14, 2025 | News and Reviews
It has been a busy month for the personal collection, so I haven’t had as much time to write. I found and purchased a rare 1946-47 Cuban winter league album and spent days on end removing and drying them. It’s a cool set with several HOF (O’Neil,...
by Matt Felumlee | Dec 8, 2025 | News and Reviews
It has been a bad month for Collectors, parent company of both SGC and PSA. Between the SGC slowdown and the not-so-believable explanation of a PSA grading gaffe, recent trends and news are not positive. SGC Slowdown Cardhound has written often about the recent...
by Matt Felumlee | Nov 21, 2025 | News and Reviews, Tips
Largely unsubstantiated news is circulating rapidly across card groups over the last 24 hours regarding shill bidding on Probstein’s new platform Snype. Snype had already made news when its first major auction crashed hard. But that might be only the tip of the...
