October '25 Grading Recap

Published November 2, 2025
  • Overall grading activity was ⬆ 20% in October compared to September and ⬆ 41% YoY.
  • Grading activity reached a new high at 2.70 million cards in October (including TAG), up ~450k compared to September and nearly 250k more than the previous high.
    • PSA graded 1.97m cards - ⬆ 27% vs September, ⬆ 36% YoY.
    • CGC graded 530k cards - ⬆ 5% vs September, ⬆ 156% YoY.
    • Beckett graded 93k cards - ⬆ 21% vs September, ⬆ 86% YoY.
    • TAG graded 51k cards - ⬇ 3% vs September, ⬆ 43% YoY.
    • SGC graded 50k cards - ⬇ 16% vs September, ⬇ 69% YoY.
October Grading Summary
October Grading Summary - Sports
October 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

October 2025 PSA Grading Recap

  • PSA graded 1,979,091 items during October; total output increased by 27% vs September and was up 36% year-over-year.

Category Summary

TCG grading activity surged in October

  • TCG was 62% of cards graded in October (vs 52% in September and 58% in August).

Set Summary - Sports & Other

2024 Select football claims the top spot

Set Summary - TCG+

2025 Japanese promo jumps to the top spot

Player Summary - Sports & Other

Michael Jordan moves back onto the top spot

Subject Summary - TCG

Pikachu mania reaches new level

Card Summary - Sports & Other

Cooper Flagg moves to the top card

Card Summary - TCG

The new Japanese Pikachu promo grading is exploding

What's Next for PSA?

  • As suggested, PSA volume increased in October; however, the incremental grading volume was even more significant than expected. PSA graded nearly two million cards on the back of incredibly strong TCG activity.
  • While two million cards may not happen before the year ends, it’s clear that the milestone is well within reach for PSA.

Other Graders - SGC

Category Summary

Set Summary

Player (& Subject) Summary

Card Summary

What's Next for SGC?

  • SGC grading activity declined again in October. Barring any new developments, we continue to expect SGC to stabilize in the range of 30,000-40,000 cards per month in the near future.

Other Graders - CGC

Category Summary

Set Summary

Card Summary

What's Next for CGC?

  • TCG grading continues to grow month over month for CGC, with trends broadly mirroring those seen at PSA. Sports grading remains a bit difficult to read, though baseball activity showed a solid increase in October.

Other Charts - Beckett

Category Summary

Card Summary - Sports

Card Summary - TCG

What's Next for Beckett?

  • October followed the same theme for Beckett, with TCG grading continuing to climb. The company has built consistent momentum this year, and maintaining it through year-end would signal strong footing for 2026.