Baseball card investing has grown into a lucrative niche for collectors and investors alike, driven by nostalgia, rarity, and the increasing value of iconic sports memorabilia. Vintage cards featuring ...

With $7,200, a vintage collector could face a fascinating choice between a low-grade 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth in a PSA 1, or a ...

What are the top trading card grading companies? Card collecting is in perhaps its most eventful and promising era to date. With Fanatics on track to acquire the rights to all three major American ...

In the first 10 months of 2024, Elly De La Cruz was the clear leader among MLB rookies in total number of graded trading cards, which is a major indicator of a player’s popularity in the baseball card ...

The big four graders (PSA, SGC, BGS, and SGC) set yet another combined record last month for total grading volume. At the current rate of increase, it won’t be long until they are grading two million ...

After his dad began recovering from a stroke, Rick Fayter pulled a rare Shohei Ohtani baseball card from a pack he bought at ...

Back on March 30, PSA Authentication and Grading Services, a company long considered the gold standard in the sports card collectibles grading field, shut down several of its services. The reason: It ...

Welcome to the very first question-and-answer mailbag for collectibles on The Athletic! It’s like going to someone’s house and reading though their mail. It’s fun! Things you might end up saying as ...

The 2025 Texas baseball season reached its conclusion Sunday night, when UTSA ousted the Longhorns from the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Roadrunners upset top-seeded Texas twice to win the Austin ...