Pokémon powers 2025: PSA's biggest grading year in company history

As 2025 comes to a close, GemRate released its annual grading report, and Pokémon emerged as the clear powerhouse, posting ...

New York congressman asks for investigation into potential monopoly on trading card grading

According to Gemrate and data from November of 2025, Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) graded 1.66 million cards. ...

PSA downgrades Wilt Chamberlain rookie, $800k loss in new grade

A 1961-62 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain rookie card has been downgraded from a Gem Mint 10 to a Mint 9 by PSA. The difference in ...

PSA downgrades Wilt Chamberlain rookie card for $800k loss in market value

A 1961-62 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain rookie card has been downgraded from a Gem Mint 10 to a Mint 9 by PSA. The difference in ...
ESPN

PSA's parent company buys card grading rival Beckett

Professional Sports Authenticator's parent company Collectors purchased Beckett, PSA's longtime rival in the card grading and authentication industry. Monetary terms of the deal were not made ...

PSA parent company Collectors acquires Beckett

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 ...
WAFF

Guntersville City Schools report big gains after shift to standards‑based grading

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Guntersville City Schools principals say they have made big changes to improve test scores and student behavior in the classrooms. The principals of Cherokee Elementary and ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Fort Worth ISD parents get first glimpse of standards-based grading model

Parents at three elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District got their first look at a new grading system earlier this month — one that doesn’t use the letter grades parents and ...