Grading — Cardboard Police

September 03, 2026

Dr. Tyler Tarver Asks If $50 Is the New Normal for Grading — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE SGC raised its cheapest grading fee from $15 to $50 on September 2. Dr. Tyler Tarver posted this video the same day, and its title asks the only question that matters afterward: is $50 the new normal for sports card grading? The v...

Video of the Day Market Analysis Grading

CASE #0304 Informational

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September 03, 2026

SGC Triples Its Base Grading Fee to $50 — and Left the $85 Tier Above It Alone

On August 7 this blog published a piece on Beckett closing its two cheapest grading tiers and left one question open in its analysis: none of the sources addressed whether SGC or CGC had changed its entry-level pricing or availability. Twenty-six day...

Hobby Article Market Analysis Grading Hobby Trends

CASE #0303 Misdemeanor

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August 31, 2026

1999 Pokémon #4 Charizard 1st Edition — 123 PSA 10s in 5,375, and the Scarcest Print Grades the Cleanest

PSA has assigned a straight grade to 5,375 copies of the 1999 1st Edition Charizard, and 123 of them came back Gem Mint 10. The same grader has handled the Unlimited printing of the identical card 102,437 times — and the scarcer card is the one that ...

Card of the Day Pokemon Grading Card Prices Non-Sports

CASE #0296 Misdemeanor

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August 25, 2026

PSA Extends Its Turnaround Times Again — and This Time the Company Said So — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE Four days ago this blog filed CASE #0269 on a different channel making a similar claim, and drew a line under it: the claim that PSA's posted turnaround times had moved the wrong way was, at that point, one channel's reading rather...

Video of the Day PSA Grading Hobby Health

CASE #0283 Informational

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August 22, 2026

A 1997-98 Jordan PMG Red Sold for $1,473,989 — a Record for the Line, Not for Jordan

A 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Red Michael Jordan sold for $1,473,989 through Alt, and the marketplace called it the most expensive PMG card ever sold at auction, regardless of player or year. That is a precise claim, and the precision ...

Hobby Article Basketball Market Analysis Grading Million Dollar Cards

CASE #0274 Informational

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August 21, 2026

A Grading Channel Says PSA Turnaround Times Just Got Worse — Here's What the Backlog Record Shows

CARDBOARD POLICE NEO Cards & Comics posted this on August 20 under a blunt title: PSA turnaround times just got worse. That is the claim, and the channel makes its case in the video above. What this blog can add is the paper trail the claim lan...

Video of the Day PSA Grading Hobby Health

CASE #0269 Informational

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August 21, 2026

Convicted in January, Suing by March — the Anthony Curcio Case Didn't End With the Verdict

The jury came back in four hours. The case did not end there. Anthony Curcio was convicted in the Southern District of New York in January of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, for selling sports and Pokémon cards inside PSA slabs carryi...

Hobby Article PSA Lawsuits Grading Antitrust

CASE #0268 Felony

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August 16, 2026

The 2026 National Review — What Happened After the Show Closed — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE Every year the hobby spends months building up to the National and about six days talking about it afterward. Sports Cards Live streamed this review on August 8, six days after the 2026 show closed — the stories, the drama, the pol...

Video of the Day PSA Grading Hobby Trends

CASE #0255 Informational

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August 15, 2026

The $2 Million Fake PSA Slab Operation — What the FBI Case Actually Proved — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE Federal prosecutors dismantled a $2 million fake-PSA-slab operation — and Sports Cards EDGE walks through what the case actually proved in a way that doubles as a buyer-protection guide. If you have ever bought a graded card online...

Video of the Day PSA Lawsuits Grading

CASE #0252 Informational

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August 12, 2026

Video of the Day: Was $1.34 Million Actually Low for a T206 Wagner?

CARDBOARD POLICE A T206 Honus Wagner sold for $1.34 million and a chunk of the hobby's first reaction was: that's it? Junk Wax Hero's title says it outright — "sold for a surprisingly low amount" — and that framing is worth sitting with, because it...

Video of the Day Grading Vintage Million Dollar Cards

CASE #0242 Informational

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Dr. Tyler Tarver Asks If $50 Is the New Normal for Grading — Video of the Day

SGC Triples Its Base Grading Fee to $50 — and Left the $85 Tier Above It Alone

1999 Pokémon #4 Charizard 1st Edition — 123 PSA 10s in 5,375, and the Scarcest Print Grades the Cleanest

PSA Extends Its Turnaround Times Again — and This Time the Company Said So — Video of the Day

A 1997-98 Jordan PMG Red Sold for $1,473,989 — a Record for the Line, Not for Jordan

A Grading Channel Says PSA Turnaround Times Just Got Worse — Here's What the Backlog Record Shows

Convicted in January, Suing by March — the Anthony Curcio Case Didn't End With the Verdict

The 2026 National Review — What Happened After the Show Closed — Video of the Day

The $2 Million Fake PSA Slab Operation — What the FBI Case Actually Proved — Video of the Day

Video of the Day: Was $1.34 Million Actually Low for a T206 Wagner?