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 ...

The latest Gem Rate monthly report indicated SGC graded fewer total cards than Beckett for the first time in at least three years, falling to fourth among the major card graders. In Feb. 2024, PSA's ...

PSA parent company Collectors officially announced its stunning acquisition of SGC Grading Thursday morning. One of PSA’s top competitors in the trading card grading space, SGC will continue to ...

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 ...

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 ...

On December 15, 2025, Collectors confirmed the acquisition of Beckett, emphasizing that Beckett will continue to operate as an independent brand. This means that customers can expect the same grading ...