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March '26 Grading Recap

Published April 2, 2026
  • Overall grading activity was ⬆ 19% in March compared to February and ⬆ 50% YoY.
  • On a per business day basis, grading activity was ⬆ 3% compared to February.
  • Grading activity easily set a new all-time record in March, with 2.97 million cards graded, ⬆~480k compared to February.
    • PSA graded 2.17m cards - ⬆ 16% vs February, ⬆ 47% YoY. [Record high]
    • CGC* graded 600k cards - ⬆ 33% vs February, ⬆ 141% YoY. [Record high]
    • Beckett graded 106k cards - ⬆ 21% vs February, ⬆ 54% YoY. [Record high]
    • SGC graded 47k cards - ⬆ 14% vs February, 73% YoY.
    • TAG graded 47k cards - ⬆ 6% vs February, ⬆ 189% YoY.

    • *CGC added ~35k semi-rigid AUTH cards to its population report in March.
March Grading Summary

March Grading Summary - Sports

March Grading Summary - TCG+

Category Comparison

TCG Cards Graded at PSA

Items Graded by Era

Gem Rate Breakdown by Era

March 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