May 2025 PSA Grading Recap
- PSA graded 1,658,234 items during May; total output increased by 6% vs April and was up 21% year-over-year.
Category Summary
TCG dominated May grading activity as expected
- TCG was 61% of cards graded in May (vs 61% in April and 51% in March).
Set Summary – Sports & Other
2024 Prizm football maintains its large lead
Set Summary – TCG+
Japanese Terastal Fest grading finally slows
Player Summary – Sports & Other
Jayden Daniels increases his lead again
Subject Summary – TCG
Pikachu holds onto the top spot
Card Summary – Sports & Other
Football claims 8 of the top 10 spots
Card Summary – TCG
Iono’s Wattrel expands its lead
What’s Next for PSA?
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May results extended the consistent trends we’ve seen throughout 2025.
Grading activity rose 6% month-over-month and 21% year-over-year, once again led by strength in TCG and football submissions.
May 2025 SGC Grading Recap
- SGC graded 145,128 items during May; total output decreased by 13% vs April and 17% year-over-year.
Category Summary
Grading activity dipped across the board in May
Set Summary
2024 Prizm football’s lead narrows
Player (& Subject) Summary
Jordan gains ground on Jayden Daniels
Card Summary
1989 Ripken takes the top spot
What’s Next for SGC?
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SGC results dipped for the second consecutive month in May.
The decline comes as a bit of suprise on the heels of its announcement related to a backlog that has extended turnaround times.
Given that, we would have expected activity to remain closer to recent highs of ~170k.
Other Graders – CGC
Category Summary
What’s Next for CGC?
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CGC set a new high for grading activity in May, boosted by a surge in sports submissions likely tied to commercial/bulk orders.
While that spike is unlikely to sustain near-term, the broader, steady growth in CGC’s volume remains notable and is certainly worth monitoring.
Other Charts – Beckett
Category Summary
Card Summary – Sports
Card Summary – TCG
What’s Next for Beckett?
- Beckett’s overall grading volume has held steady in recent months, though category mix shifted slightly in May, with TCG down and sports seeing modest growth.
