Los Angeles Times

Bigger than baseball — Pokémon cards are rocking the collectibles industry

Professional Sports Authenticators, or PSA as it’s known by memorabilia and trading card collectors worldwide, is the gold standard when it comes to rating and grading hobbyists’ holdings, especially ...
Comicbook.com

PSA Limits Grading of Pokemon Cards and More Due to Tariffs

PSA grades a variety of trading cards, including the Pokemon TCG. While there are other grading services out there, PSA is one of the most well-recognized. When browsing places like GameStop and eBay ...
Fast Company

Nostalgia, quarantine, and Logan Paul: How ‘Pokémon’ cards eclipsed baseball cards

Only in the past six years have trading-card games like Pokémon become their own category within Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), the industry leader in grading cards to assess their condition ...
Business Insider

Millennials are fueling a Pokémon renaissance and moving mad money in an industry where baseball cards used to reign supreme, says the honcho of collectibles grading

Every time Matthew publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Enter your email By clicking “Sign up”, you agree to receive emails from ...
Sports Illustrated

Mewtwo’s Grail Moment in the PSA Vault Spotlight Auction

Demand is surging for the 1999 Pokémon Base Set 1st Edition Mewtwo Holo PSA 10, which has surpassed $19,000 in PSA Vault's Spotlight Auction on eBay. Within the Pokémon universe, Mewtwo occupies a ...
The New York Times

Why are ungraded cards starting to sell for more than cards graded in mint condition?

Trading card collectors and dealers largely view grading as the ultimate arbiter of the condition and value of the card. In other words, if a company like leading card grader PSA says your card is a ...