Good Grades
With baseball season underway, it is the perfect time to talk trading cards.
In 2024, the trading card market saw $2.6 billion in transactions, led by baseball cards.
What gives a card its value? It comes down to rarity, demand, and most importantly, condition. To measure condition, collectors use a process called grading. Cards are sent to companies like @psacard , which evaluate them on a 1 to 10 scale. A perfect 10 is called “Gem Mint,” and graded cards are sealed in plastic to preserve their condition.
This grading process creates trust. Just like buying a luxury watch with original papers, a graded card carries more security and value.
PSA’s grading data also reveals trends.
When Aaron Judge won MVP in 2022, the number of his graded cards surged. Shohei Ohtani’s numbers have climbed even faster as he now has nearly 700,000 cards graded, second only to Ken Griffey Jr. in all time rankings.
Curious what your cards are worth? Download the PSA app from the link in our bio and scan them to find out. Original video from Instagram can be found here.
#sportsball #PSA #MLB #PSA #CardGrading #Collectors #ShoheiOhtani #AaronJudge #datastorytelling #datavisualization
With baseball season underway, it is the perfect time to talk trading cards.
In 2024, the trading card market saw $2.6 billion in transactions, led by baseball cards.
What gives a card its value? It comes down to rarity, demand, and most importantly, condition. To measure condition, collectors use a process called grading. Cards are sent to companies like @psacard , which evaluate them on a 1 to 10 scale. A perfect 10 is called “Gem Mint,” and graded cards are sealed in plastic to preserve their condition.
This grading process creates trust. Just like buying a luxury watch with original papers, a graded card carries more security and value.
PSA’s grading data also reveals trends.
When Aaron Judge won MVP in 2022, the number of his graded cards surged. Shohei Ohtani’s numbers have climbed even faster as he now has nearly 700,000 cards graded, second only to Ken Griffey Jr. in all time rankings.
Curious what your cards are worth? Download the PSA app from the link in our bio and scan them to find out. Original video from Instagram can be found here.
#sportsball #PSA #MLB #PSA #CardGrading #Collectors #ShoheiOhtani #AaronJudge #datastorytelling #datavisualization
With baseball season underway, it is the perfect time to talk trading cards.
In 2024, the trading card market saw $2.6 billion in transactions, led by baseball cards.
What gives a card its value? It comes down to rarity, demand, and most importantly, condition. To measure condition, collectors use a process called grading. Cards are sent to companies like @psacard , which evaluate them on a 1 to 10 scale. A perfect 10 is called “Gem Mint,” and graded cards are sealed in plastic to preserve their condition.
This grading process creates trust. Just like buying a luxury watch with original papers, a graded card carries more security and value.
PSA’s grading data also reveals trends.
When Aaron Judge won MVP in 2022, the number of his graded cards surged. Shohei Ohtani’s numbers have climbed even faster as he now has nearly 700,000 cards graded, second only to Ken Griffey Jr. in all time rankings.
Curious what your cards are worth? Download the PSA app from the link in our bio and scan them to find out. Original video from Instagram can be found here.
#sportsball #PSA #MLB #PSA #CardGrading #Collectors #ShoheiOhtani #AaronJudge #datastorytelling #datavisualization