by Matt Felumlee | Nov 2, 2025 | News and Reviews
Last month I was accused of being a bit too dramatic about SGC’s sudden month-over-month decline of nearly 50% in card grading volume. I questioned whether this was the beginning of the end of an era for SGC, and some though that assessment too harsh. This...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 23, 2025 | News and Reviews
You’ve spent years building a collection that tells a story. But have you taken all of the necessary steps to make sure that story will outlive you? Recently, I have been helping several collectors prepare for downsizing, retirement, and eventual passing of cards and...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 10, 2025 | News and Reviews
It happens every year about this time–the sports card market takes a little dip, for no great reason. Vintage is not immune. Baseball is ending. Football is starting. People start to think about holiday shopping and travel, and tighten the budgets a bit. If...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 2, 2025 | News and Reviews
With the recent news of SGC’s precipitous drop in volume, it’s a fair question: Can CGC make inroads into grading vintage sports cards? Regardless of the future of SGC, it is obvious that less volume is the plan for the brand. That means there is available...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 2, 2025 | News and Reviews
I have been closely following SGC news since they were acquired by PSA parent company Collectors. An SGC loyalist, I had early optimism that SGC might be repositioned as a vintage-only boutique-type grader. Frankly, that would just represent a return to pre-COVID...
by Matt Felumlee | Oct 1, 2025 | News and Reviews
The new collectibles app Mantel came along at the perfect time for me. I have grown increasingly tired of wading through so much toxic content on big social media just to get to my card groups. Collecting is supposed to be my escape from those daily stressors. And as...
