News & Trends
Card Grading Access: 78 of 250 Markets Documented
Cards Mania documents market-specific grading access in at least 78 of 250 markets under a strict primary-source evidence standard—and explains what that…
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Card History
Prerelease Raichu: The Pokémon Card Nobody Could Prove Existed
For decades, collectors argued over whether Prerelease Raichu even existed. Then CGC used provenance, specialized imaging and XRF testing to authenticate two…
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News & Trends
PSA’s Owner Bought SGC and Beckett. Now It Faces an Antitrust Lawsuit
Collectors now owns PSA, SGC and Beckett. A 2026 proposed class action says that consolidation created an illegal card-grading monopoly. Here is…
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News & Trends
PSA Buyback Scandal: Who Grades the Grader?
Cards tied to PSA-facilitated Partner Offers reportedly later appeared under the same certification numbers as PSA 10s after earlier PSA 9 grades.…
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News & Trends
Trading Card News: PSA Pulls the Plug on Cheap Grading, and One Company Now Owns the Slab
For the week ending June 7, 2026, PSA paused its Value grading tiers while consolidation, backlog pressure and an antitrust lawsuit dominated…
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Sports Cards
1990 Topps Frank Thomas NNOF: Value and Fake Guide
Updated: August 16, 2026 The 1990 Topps Frank Thomas No Name on Front card is the defining error of the junk-wax era.…
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