In 2026, baseball card grading sits at the heart of a booming collectables market that values authenticated and slabbed cards ...

In September 2024, GemRate reported that Beckett Grading Services (BGS) graded only 65,000 cards in August 2024, a 13% ...

The major trading card authenticators graded more than 26 million cards in 2025, according to year-end data released by ...

According to GemRate, 2025 was busy year for card grading as demand surged. PSA continued to dominate but the consumer demand ...

Following the February 2024 acquisition of the SGC grading company, Collectors (the parent company of Professional Sports Authenticator) is acquiring Beckett, another familiar brand in the hobby space ...

PSA parent company Collectors reached an agreement to acquire grading competitor Beckett, the company announced Monday. Beckett will remain an independent brand and continue to utilize its own ...

For the second time in the last two years, trading card giant Collectors has consolidated the grading and authentication industry by acquiring a competitor to the company’s premier brand, PSA.

Collectors, the parent company of PSA, is buying Beckett Grading, according to reports. The report states that Beckett will continue to operate independently. Check back shortly for more details on ...