November 2025 PSA Grading Recap
- PSA graded 1,660,137 items during November; total output decreased by 16% vs October and was up 31% year-over-year.
- PSA graded 1,660,137 items during November; total output decreased by 16% vs October and was up 31% year-over-year.
Category Summary
All categories were down compared to October
- TCG was 61% of cards graded in November (vs 62% in October and 52% in August).
Set Summary – Sports & Other
2024 Select football holds onto the top spot
Set Summary – TCG+
2025 Japanese promo expands its lead
Player Summary – Sports & Other
Michael Jordan retains his top spot
Subject Summary – TCG
Pikachu activity remains extremely elevated
Card Summary – Sports & Other
Cooper Flagg holds the top two spots
Card Summary – TCG
The new Japanese Pikachu promo activity remains extremely elevated
What’s Next for PSA?
- If not for fewer business days, PSA’s grading volume in November would have looked very similar to October.
- That said, PSA continues to manage high demand even as it expands its operations. Turnaround times increased modestly in November, and there are no indications of meaningful holiday specials on the horizon.
- With one month remaining in 2025, PSA has made a number of improvements across the collector experience; however, collectors who prioritize pricing and turnaround times may end the year feeling frustrated.
- Looking ahead, 2026 is shaping up to be another exercise in threading the needle between continued expansion and maintaining the support of its core base.
Other Graders – SGC
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Set Summary
Player (& Subject) Summary
Card Summary
What’s Next for SGC?
- SGC’s grading activity declined more than its peers in November, with vintage baseball representing the bulk of its current volume. This dynamic appears likely to remain in place for the foreseeable future.
Other Graders – CGC
Category Summary
What’s Next for CGC?
- CGC’s sports activity pulled back in November, while TCG momentum remained strong. As we close the year, continued experimentation with promotions and partnerships has helped position CGC with meaningful hobby momentum.
Other Charts – Beckett
Category Summary
Card Summary – Sports
Card Summary – TCG
What’s Next for Beckett?
- Beckett’s momentum remained strong exiting November. However, some nuance is needed when interpreting the results, as a portion of October’s grading activity was reflected in November’s pop report updates. This timing shift means an already strong October was slightly understated and November somewhat overstated.
- That said, while 2025 results are encouraging, Beckett will need to further build on this progress to keep momentum moving in the right direction.
Other Charts – TAG
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