July '24 Grading Recap

Published August 1st, 2024
  • Overall grading activity was ⬆11% in July compared to June and ⬆36% YoY. Roughly 1.71 million cards were graded across the four companies.
    • PSA graded 1.27m cards - ⬆10% vs June, ⬆22% YoY
    • SGC graded 194k cards* - ⬆32% vs June, ⬆105% YoY
    • CGC graded 190k cards - ⬆6% vs June, ⬆172% YoY
    • Beckett graded 54k cards - ⬆4% vs June, 4% YoY
  • Note: GemRate inadvertently excluded ~22k cards that were graded by SGC in the May and June reports; those results have been added to July totals. We apologize for the oversight.
July Grading Summary

July Grading Summary - Sports

July 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

July 2024 PSA Grading Recap

  • PSA graded 1,275,494 items during July; total output increased by 10% vs June and was up 22% year-over-year.

Category Summary

Baseball had the largest impact in July

  • TCG was 32% of cards graded in July (which is the same as June and May).

Set Summary - Sports & Other

2023 Select basketball moves into the top spot


Set Summary - TCG+

Japanese Pokemon 151 takes a strong lead over English 151


Player Summary - Sports & Other

Wembanyama grading continues to dominate


Subject Summary - TCG

Charizard maintains its lead over Pikachu


Card Summary - Sports & Other

Anthony Edwards makes an appearance in the top 5 cards


Card Summary - TCG

No change at the top in July


What's Next for PSA?

  • July was a solid month for PSA as they juggled a number of initiatives (eBay consignment ramp, Grader Notes, comics announcement) and had a significant presence at the National.
  • In 2023, August results increased meaningfully compared to July - will we see a similar trend in 2024?

July 2024 SGC Grading Recap

  • SGC graded 194,631 items during July; total output increased by 32% vs June and was up 105% year-over-year. Please note that July results would be up closer to 10% vs June and 80% year-over-year if not for GemRate’s data collection error (which under-reported June and May results).

Category Summary

Baseball and basketball grew meaningfully in July


Set Summary

2024 Topps was the top graded set


Player (& Subject) Summary

Wembanyama reclaims the top spot


Card Summary

2024 Bowman continues to dominate the leaderboard

What's Next for SGC?

  • SGC had a strong July, bolstered by its first significant promotions of 2024. Both baseball and basketball saw strong activity as a result, which will likely continue into August. Will SGC launch another targeted special in August to build on its momentum?

Other Graders - CGC

Category Summary


Set Summary


Card Summary


What's Next for CGC?

  • No major surprises from CGC in July, as TCG continues to deliver strong results. The sports segment is beginning to show modest momentum following the National. Can CGC build on its recent sports momentum and show further growth in August?

Other Charts - Beckett

Category Summary


Card Summary - Sports


Card Summary - TCG

What's Next for Beckett?

  • Beckett seems stuck in neutral, with July's results looking very similar to those of June and the same period a year ago. That said, there are some signs of life in basketball grading, thanks to Wembanyama. Is there an opportunity to build on a category that has historically performed well for Beckett?