{"id":21934,"date":"2025-07-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/?p=21934"},"modified":"2025-08-03T05:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T05:07:47","slug":"july-2025-grading-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/?p=21934","title":{"rendered":"July 2025 Grading Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-lg-8\" readability=\"25\">\n<h5 class=\"mb-4\">\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"mt-4 mb-3\"><u><mark>July 2025 PSA Grading Recap<\/mark><\/u><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"mt-1 ml-4\">PSA graded 1,676,743 items during July; total output increased by 17% vs June and was up 31% year-over-year.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Category Summary<\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mt-2 mb-4\">The major sports categories regain some momentum<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/category_psa.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"mt-2 ml-4\">TCG was 58% of cards graded in July (vs 61% in June and May).<\/li>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<li class=\"mt-1 ml-4\">Many categories were up compared to November; however, basketball and football both saw significant increases on the heels of the 2023 Prizm basketball and football releases.<\/li>\n\n -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Set Summary &#8211; Sports &#038; Other<\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mt-2 mb-4\">2024 Prizm football holds a healthy lead<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/sets_psa_sports.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Set Summary &#8211; TCG+<\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mt-2 mb-4\">S&#038;V 151 jumps to the top spot<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/sets_psa_tcg.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Player Summary &#8211; Sports &#038; Other<\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mt-2 mb-4\">Jayden Daniels maintains his lead<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/players_psa_sports.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Subject Summary &#8211; TCG<\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mt-2 mb-4\">Pikachu extends its lead<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/players_psa_tcg.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Card Summary &#8211; Sports &#038; Other<\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mt-2 mb-4\">Caitlin Clark moves to the top spot<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/cards1_sports.png\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3  mt-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/cards2_sports.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Card Summary &#8211; TCG<\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mt-2 mb-4\">Iono&#8217;s Wattrel falls from the top spot<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/cards1_tcg.png\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3  mt-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/cards2_tcg.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><strong><u>What&#8217;s Next for PSA?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"mt-2 ml-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPSA activity hit another new high, driven by the major sports in July.<br \/>\n                    Overall, PSA continues to have multiple levers to pull and appears poised to finish the year with significant momentum.\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<li class=\"mt-1 ml-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n -->\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"mt-4 mb-3\"><u><mark>Other Graders &#8211; SGC<\/mark><\/u><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Category Summary<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/category_sgc.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Set Summary<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/sets_sgc.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Player (&#038; Subject) Summary<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/players_sgc.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Card Summary<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/cards1_sgc.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><strong><u>What&#8217;s Next for SGC?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"mt-2 ml-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSGC activity declined in July, likely marking the start of a more gradual slide in the months ahead.<br \/>\n                    As Collectors de-emphasizes the SGC brand, we expect volumes to continue trending toward pre-pandemic levels &#8211; likely working towards the 15,000 to 25,000 cards per month range in the not-so-distant future.\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<li class=\"mt-1 ml-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n -->\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"mt-4 mb-3\"><u><mark>Other Graders &#8211; CGC<\/mark><\/u><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Category Summary<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/category_cgc.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Set Summary<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/sets_cgc.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Card Summary<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/cards1_cgc.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><strong><u>What&#8217;s Next for CGC?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"mt-2 ml-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCGC saw a modest pullback in TCG grading in July, resulting in a dip in overall activity.<br \/>\n                    That said, volumes are still well above historical norms and look likely to remain elevated for the foreseeable future.\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<li class=\"mt-1 ml-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n -->\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"mt-4 mb-3\"><u><mark>Other Charts &#8211; Beckett<\/mark><\/u><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Category Summary<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/category_beckett.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Card Summary &#8211; Sports<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/cards1_sports_beckett.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><u>Card Summary &#8211; TCG<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/july-2025-recap\/cards1_tcg_beckett.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-4\"><strong><u>What&#8217;s Next for Beckett?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"mt-2 ml-4\">\n                    Beckett results were the strongest since late 2023, driven by increased TCG grading activity.<br \/>\n                    Another strong month in August could point to a sustained upward trend.\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<li class=\"mt-1 ml-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n -->\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 2025 PSA Grading Recap PSA graded 1,676,743 items during July; total output increased by 17% vs June and was up 31% year-over-year. Category Summary The major sports categories regain some momentum TCG was 58% of cards graded in July (vs 61% in June and May). Set Summary &#8211; Sports &#038; Other 2024 Prizm football [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":21936,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[39],"class_list":{"0":"post-21934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-grading","8":"tag-gemrate"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21934"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21937,"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21934\/revisions\/21937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}