Welcome to Athlon Sports, this blog discusses the massive PSA grading backlog 2026 crisis gripping the trading card hobby.

PSA’s grading backlog has dropped to 12 million cards. Here’s what it means for collectors and when value tiers may return.

Collectors reacted strongly when the PSA grading scandal of 2026 broke in December 2025. A Pokémon collector submitted around 30 identical modern cards that mostly returned as PSA 9 grades. He ...

PSA will open its first full-scale authentication and grading operation in continental Europe next year with a new facility in Frankfurt, Germany. Expected to open in summer 2026, the facility will ...

Top trading card grader Professional Sports Authenticator will open a grading center in Frankfurt, Germany in the summer of 2026, the company announced Tuesday, marking PSA’s first full-scale ...

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Higher fees and longer wait times are discouraging submissions while driving scarcity premiums for high-grade PSA 10 cards. The PSA grading policy changes in April 2026 are now fully impacting the ...

As the last remaining sizable competitor to grading giant PSA, CGC is trying to make further inroads with sports card ...

Raw Pokémon cards can be worth a lot of money, but selling them for top dollar requires an official card evaluation. Business is booming for the main player in this space, Professional Sports ...

The recent announcement by PSA regarding delays in their recieving process has caused a stir among collectors, which has led to the consideration of alternative grading companies by collectors as well ...