by Matt Felumlee | Nov 2, 2024 | News and Reviews
Welcome to another Vintage Grading Report, October 2024 edition! Another month in the books, and another all-time record for total cards graded in a month: 1.87 million cards! Let’s dig into the Gemrate data for October with an eye on PSA and SGC for vintage. In...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 28, 2024 | Feature Stories
I realize this post won’t garner many clicks. After all, I don’t think “collecting and mental health” makes for a very common Google search term combo. “PSA or SGC?” wins that battle every time (which is why Cardhound also has...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 15, 2024 | News and Reviews
GameStop Corp. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Collectors to accept PSA card grading submissions at GameStop retail locations. As per the details of this collaboration, GameStop is now an authorized PSA dealer, and PSA will provide...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 9, 2024 | Feature Stories
There is always lots of hand-wringing about whether the next generations can pick up the slack as the largest generation in American history, the Baby Boomers, age out of the hobby. In order for vintage markets to hold or grow in the future, the hobby obviously needs...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 7, 2024 | Collector Tricks & Tips, Feature Stories
Natural disasters are becoming more and more common and costly. In fact, 2024 was a record-breaking year for global weather disasters, with the second-highest number of billion-dollar events on record (58) and the fourth-costliest year for the U.S. at approximately...