The 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain, previously in an SGC 10 slab and purchased in a private sale via Goldin Auctions, has been ...

According to Gemrate and data from November of 2025, Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) graded 1.66 million cards.

SGC’s grading volume rapidly declined for the second consecutive month in September following news the company would be scaled down into a “boutique” grader. According to research from third-party ...

SGC president Peter Steinberg has resigned from his role amid plans for the card grader to scale down operations from a major authenticator to a "boutique" brand. Steinberg announced his resignation ...

The big four graders (PSA, SGC, BGS, and SGC) set yet another combined record last month for total grading volume. At the current rate of increase, it won’t be long until they are grading two million ...

I still remember pulling my first rookie card from a pack as a kid. It was the iconic Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck, what a thrill (I still have it)! Fast forward to now, and I have boxes of baseball ...

Welcome to the very first question-and-answer mailbag for collectibles on The Athletic! It’s like going to someone’s house and reading though their mail. It’s fun! Things you might end up saying as ...

I admit to being a very reluctant convert to baseball card collecting since being burned many years ago. Maybe it was the 1953 Satchel Paige that cost me a few hundred dollars. Somewhere along the ...