May '24 Grading Recap
Published June 2nd, 2024
- Overall grading activity was ⬇14% in June compared to May but ⬆22% YoY.
Roughly 1.53 million cards were graded across the four companies, nearly 250k fewer than in May.
However, June had three fewer business days compared to May.
Otherwise, June's results were tracking closely with May.
- PSA graded 1.16m cards - ⬇15% vs May, ⬆16% YoY
- CGC graded 178k cards - ⬇3% vs May, ⬆105% YoY
- SGC graded 147k cards - ⬇15% vs May, ⬆53% YoY
- Beckett graded 52k cards - ⬇11% vs May, ⬇30% YoY
- Overall grading activity was ⬇14% in June compared to May but ⬆22% YoY.
Roughly 1.53 million cards were graded across the four companies, nearly 250k fewer than in May.
However, June had three fewer business days compared to May.
Otherwise, June's results were tracking closely with May.
- PSA graded 1.16m cards - ⬇15% vs May, ⬆16% YoY
- CGC graded 178k cards - ⬇3% vs May, ⬆105% YoY
- SGC graded 147k cards - ⬇15% vs May, ⬆53% YoY
- Beckett graded 52k cards - ⬇11% vs May, ⬇30% YoY
May Grading Summary
May Grading Summary - Sports
May 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
May 2024 PSA Grading Recap
- PSA graded 1,369,953 items during May; total output improved by 13% vs April and was up 35% year-over-year. This is a new all-time high for PSA.
- PSA graded 1,369,953 items during May; total output improved by 13% vs April and was up 35% year-over-year. This is a new all-time high for PSA.
Category Summary
Basketball had the largest incremental impact in May
- TCG was down to 32% of cards graded in May (vs 36% in April).
- Many categories were up compared to April; however, basketball and football both saw significant increases on the heels of the 2023 Prizm basketball and football releases.
Set Summary - Sports & Other
2023 Prizm football hangs onto the top spot
Set Summary - TCG+
Pokemon 151 (English) narrowly edges Japanese 151 for the top spot
Player Summary - Sports & Other
Victor Wembanyama is the most-graded player by a huge margin
Subject Summary - TCG
Charizard holds off Pikachu for another month
Card Summary - Sports & Other
Wembanyama claims the top three spots
Card Summary - TCG
Van Gogh Pikachu still maintains a large lead at the top
What's Next for PSA?
- PSA bounced back from a modest slowdown in April with a record month in May. The company has a lot of momentum heading into the National and should continue to generate attention with its new streamlined partnership with eBay.
May 2024 SGC Grading Recap
- SGC graded 174,031 cards during May - an 6% increase vs April and a 97% increase year-over-year. This is a new all-time high for SGC.
- SGC graded 174,031 cards during May - an 6% increase vs April and a 97% increase year-over-year. This is a new all-time high for SGC.
Category Summary
Baseball and basketball were the top categories in May
Set Summary
2023 Bowman Draft was the top graded set
Player (& Subject) Summary
Wembanyama hangs onto the top spot
Card Summary
2023 Bowman Draft shakes up the leaderboard
What's Next for SGC?
- SGC grading activity set another record high in May. The company has been quiet on the news front for the past few months, letting their grading activity do the talking. We'll see if that trend of quiet execution continues into the National.
Other Graders - CGC
Category Summary
Set Summary
Card Summary
What's Next for CGC?
- CGC's output in May was very similar to April. Consistent with last month, the top-graded sets suggest the company is still seeing strong activity from its Asia grading efforts and commercial partnerships.
Other Charts - Beckett
Category Summary
Card Summary - Sports
Card Summary - TCG
What's Next for Beckett?
- Beckett's results dipped slightly in May. However, the company launched a limited-time promotion that should help grading activity recover in June.