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Back to SearchIs It Worth Grading Sports Cards & TCG? PSA vs CGC vs Beckett Explained
Thinking about grading cards? Start here.
After 1,500+ submissions across PSA, Beckett, SGC, and CGC, I break down what each grader actually costs, ho…
20 hours ago
Slabnomics Set Deep Dive: 1996 Topps Chrome Football
Episode 70
1996 Topps Chrome Football is the inaugural set of the most important modern chrome brand, and the market still has not priced it correctly.
In the fi…
1 week, 1 day ago
Past Results and Predicting Future Returns in Cards
Episode 69
Two data-backed frameworks for buying cards in 2026.
First: the psychological barrier learned from 800+ cards. Only one pattern held with strong corre…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Swimming Naked: Early Warning Signs in the 2026 Card Market
Episode 68
The sports card market is up big. Disney is up 5x in six months. Pokemon volume is at all time highs. So the question everyone is asking: how much lo…
1 month ago
Grading Mistakes in Cards: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Episode 67
9 grading mistakes killing your sports card and Pokémon profits broken down by skill level.
Matt covers PSA's new 50–70 business day turnaround at t…
1 month, 1 week ago
PSA vs BGS vs CGC vs SGC vs TAG: Who Actually Grades Hardest
Episode 66
Five of the most graded cards in history. Every grade from every grader. The data says a PSA 10 is easier to obtain than most competing top grades, a…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The $80 Floor: What Happens When Bulk Card Grading Dies
Episode 65
Grading built this market. Grading is now changing again.
This episode traces card grading from the 1990s, when buyers and sellers eyeballed condition…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Does This Bull Market Have Legs? (Fanatics Fest/National/Soco)
Episode 64
The bull run is roughly a year and a half old. People are getting nervous.
Matt takes the temperature three ways: Fanatics Fest, the National, and the…
2 months ago
The Pokemon Pullback and Putrid Pulisic Performance (World Cup)
Episode 63
The hobby is loud. Buzz, hype, panic...and it all sounds the same until you learn which frequencies matter.
Fresh off Fanatics Fest and headed to The …
2 months, 1 week ago
18 Years of Fantasy Football Taught Me How to Buy Cards
What do 18 years of fantasy football tell us about sports cards markets?
This episode maps the five phases of dynasty fantasy football onto sports car…
2 months, 2 weeks ago