January '26 Grading Recap

Published February 2, 2026
  • Overall grading activity was ⬆ 4% in January compared to December and ⬆ 34% YoY.
  • On a per business day basis, grading activity was ⬆ 14% compared to December.
  • Grading activity totaled 2.52 million cards in January, up ~90k compared to December.
    • PSA graded 1.91m cards - ⬆ 4% vs December, ⬆ 46% YoY.
    • CGC graded 456k cards - ⬆ 3% vs December, ⬆ 49% YoY.
    • Beckett graded 66k cards - 9% vs December, ⬆ 3% YoY.
    • SGC graded 43k cards - ⬆ 5% vs December, 74% YoY.
    • TAG graded 38k cards - 7% vs December, ⬆ 54% YoY.
January Grading Summary

January Grading Summary - Sports

January 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

January 2025 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