Sports Collectors Digest

GOOD NEWS FOR COLLECTORS

Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) and Beckett Grading Services (BGS) have some good news for collectors: there is light at the end of the tunnel.

The top two grading companies used by card collectors had to shut down some of their services earlier this year after being slammed with submissions. But PSA and BGS are both making headway with their massive backlogs.

At the end of October, Sports Collectors Digest caught up with Nat Turner, the CEO of Collectors Universe, the parent company of PSA, and Jeromy Murray, President of Beckett Collectibles, to talk about how the two companies are handling the “tsunami” of cards that invaded their buildings and severely impacted the sports card industry.

PSA DOUBLES CAPACITY, MAKES PROGRESS

When PSA shut down the majority of its submissions on April 1, the Santa Ana., Calif.

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