February '26 Grading Recap
Published March 2, 2026
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Overall grading activity was ⬇ 1% in February compared to January and ⬆ 28% YoY.
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On a per business day basis, grading activity was ⬆ 4% compared to January.
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Grading activity totaled 2.49 million cards in February, down ~25k compared to January.
- PSA graded 1.86m cards - ⬇ 3% vs January, ⬆ 29% YoY.
- CGC graded 451k cards - ⬇ 1% vs January, ⬆ 57% YoY.
- Note: CGC added ~41k AUTH cards to its population report in February, primarily tied to its Fanatics partnership. These volumes are included in the total above and were not reflected in prior GemRate reporting, as they only recently began appearing on the pop report.
- Beckett graded 88k cards - ⬆ 33% vs January, ⬆ 65% YoY.
- TAG graded 44k cards - ⬆ 15% vs January, ⬆ 140% YoY.
- SGC graded 41k cards - ⬇ 5% vs January, ⬇ 72% YoY.
February Grading Summary
February Grading Summary - Sports
February Grading Summary - TCG+
Items Graded - by Month
Items Graded - by Month - Excluding PSA
Category Comparison
TCG Cards Graded at PSA
Items Graded by Era
Gem Rate Breakdown by Era
February 2026 PSA Grading Recap
Category Summary
Set Summary - Sports & Other
Set Summary - TCG+
Player Summary - Sports & Other
Subject Summary - TCG
Card Summary - Sports & Other
Card Summary - TCG
Other Graders - SGC
Category Summary
Set Summary
Player (& Subject) Summary
Card Summary
What's Next for SGC?
Other Graders - CGC
Category Summary
Set Summary
Card Summary
Other Charts - Beckett
Category Summary
Card Summary - Sports
Card Summary - TCG
Other Charts - TAG
Category Summary
