June '24 Grading Recap

Published July 1st, 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
June Grading Summary

June Grading Summary - Sports

June 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

June 2024 PSA Grading Recap

  • PSA graded 1,160,094 items during June; total output declined by 15% vs May, but was up 16% year-over-year.

Category Summary

Similar to May, Basketball had the largest incremental impact in June

  • TCG was 32% of cards graded in June (vs 32% in May).

Set Summary - Sports & Other

2023 Prizm football remains on top spot


Set Summary - TCG+

Japanese Pokemon 151 surpasses English 151


Player Summary - Sports & Other

Wembanyama grading nearly doubles the next closest athlete


Subject Summary - TCG

Charizard increases lead at the top over Pikachu


Card Summary - Sports & Other

Wembanyama now claims the top four spots


Card Summary - TCG

Van Gogh Pikachu dominates as per usual


What's Next for PSA?

  • The shorter month in June slowed PSA’s momentum with grading activity declining in mostly uniform fashion across the board. If not for the shorter month, results would likely have been similar to May.
  • The only notable concern in recent months has been the steady decline in TCG volume, which has been offset by a strong prospect cycle driven by Wembanyama and Stroud.
  • Overall, PSA remains busy with the ramp-up of their eBay partnership and the release of Grader Notes. Heading into the National, PSA has significant momentum on its side.

June 2024 SGC Grading Recap

  • SGC graded 147,937 items during June; total output declined by 15% vs May, but was up 53% year-over-year.

Category Summary

Basketball was the top category in June


Set Summary

2024 Bowman was the top graded set


Player (& Subject) Summary

Jordan passes Wembanyama for the top spot


Card Summary

2024 Bowman dominates the leaderboard

What's Next for SGC?

  • Similar to PSA, SGC volume declined largely in part to the shorter month.
  • SGC also re-entered the news cycle in June by highlighting improved turnaround times and launching two significant specials. Early signs indicate these specials should boost grading activity in July, leading up to the National.

Other Graders - CGC

Category Summary


Set Summary


Card Summary


What's Next for CGC?

  • The story for CGC remains largely the same, with strong activity from their Asia grading efforts and commercial partnerships.
  • CGC has released very competitive pricing for the National later in July, which could provide a boost to their sports operations.

Other Charts - Beckett

Category Summary


Card Summary - Sports


Card Summary - TCG

What's Next for Beckett?

  • Beckett grading activity, particularly for sports, fell off pace with the other graders in June. Beckett launched a short-lived special in May and likely needs to be much more aggressive with pricing and promotions to truly make some noise this summer.