February 2025 Grading Recap

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February 2025 PSA Grading Recap

  • PSA graded 1,449,324 items during February; total output increased by 11% vs January and was up 17% year-over-year.

Category Summary

Pokemon had a significant impact in February

  • TCG was 50% of cards graded in February (vs 44% in January and 46% in December).


Set Summary – Sports & Other

2024 Prizm football claimed the top spot


Set Summary – TCG+

Grading activity accelerates for Japanese Terastal Fest Pokemon


Player Summary – Sports & Other

Jordan leads the way in February


Subject Summary – TCG

Pikachu increases its lead over Charizard


Card Summary – Sports & Other

Caitlin Clark easily grabs the top spot in February



Card Summary – TCG

Terastal Fest claims 8 of the top 10 spots



What’s Next for PSA?

  • Despite facing a backlog, PSA nearly set a new record for grading activity in February.
    The surge was driven primarily by Pokemon cards, which reached all-time high grading levels at PSA.
    With strong overall momentum in the hobby, Pokemon’s growth is likely to continue fueling PSA’s activity in the coming months.

February 2025 SGC Grading Recap

  • SGC graded 146,536 items during February; total output decreased by 14% vs January and was flat year-over-year.

Category Summary

Football was the only category to increase in February



Set Summary

2024 Prizm football grabs the top spot


Player (& Subject) Summary

Jayden Daniels has a big month


Card Summary

Jayden Daniels moves to the top

What’s Next for SGC?

  • SGC’s football and vintage specials drove February’s results, but grading activity in other categories declined, leading to a modest drop in overall output compared to January.
    It will be interesting to see if SGC introduces a Topps Series 1 special to counter a slow baseball release calendar or extends its current specials through March until baseball releases pick up.


Other Graders – CGC

Category Summary


Set Summary


Card Summary


What’s Next for CGC?

  • CGC’s grading activity dipped slightly after a record-setting January.
    However, demand for CGC TCG remains elevated, and sports card grading continues to exceed last year’s levels.
    CGC is also well-positioned to benefit from the ongoing Pokemon momentum across the hobby.


Other Charts – Beckett

Category Summary


Card Summary – Sports


Card Summary – TCG

What’s Next for Beckett?

  • Beckett’s grading activity declined in February after a strong start to the year.
    However, results remained above the year-end 2024 trend.
    Beckett also introduced another short-term grading special as it continues to tinker with pricing specials as a catalyst for demand.