{"id":26940,"date":"2025-10-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/?p=26940"},"modified":"2025-11-03T06:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T06:16:27","slug":"october-2025-grading-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/?p=26940","title":{"rendered":"October 2025 Grading Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-lg-8\" readability=\"27\">\n<h5 class=\"mb-4\">\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"mt-4 mb-3\"><u><mark>October 2025 PSA Grading Recap<\/mark><\/u><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"mt-1 ml-4\">PSA graded 1,979,091 items during October; total output increased by 27% vs September and was up 36% 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\">TCG grading activity surged in October<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/october-2025-recap\/category_psa.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"mt-2 ml-4\">TCG was 62% of cards graded in October (vs 52% in September and 58% in August).<\/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 Select football claims 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\/october-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\">2025 Japanese promo 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\/october-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\">Michael Jordan moves back onto 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\/october-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 mania reaches new level<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/october-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\">Cooper Flagg moves to the top card<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/october-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\/october-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\">The new Japanese Pikachu promo grading is exploding<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/october-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\/october-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\tAs suggested, PSA volume increased in October; however, the incremental grading volume was even more significant than expected.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tPSA graded nearly two million cards on the back of incredibly strong TCG activity.\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-1 ml-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhile two million cards may not happen before the year ends, it\u2019s clear that the milestone is well within reach for PSA.\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/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\/october-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\/october-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\/october-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\/october-2025-recap\/cards_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 grading activity declined again in October. Barring any new developments, we continue to expect SGC to stabilize in the range of 30,000-40,000 cards per month in the near 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\/october-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\/october-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\/october-2025-recap\/cards_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\tTCG grading continues to grow month over month for CGC, with trends broadly mirroring those seen at PSA. Sports grading remains a bit difficult to read, though baseball activity showed a solid increase in October.\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\/october-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\/october-2025-recap\/cards_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\/october-2025-recap\/cards_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\t\t\t\t\tOctober followed the same theme for Beckett, with TCG grading continuing to climb. The company has built consistent momentum this year, and maintaining it through year-end would signal strong footing for 2026.\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>October 2025 PSA Grading Recap PSA graded 1,979,091 items during October; total output increased by 27% vs September and was up 36% year-over-year. Category Summary TCG grading activity surged in October TCG was 62% of cards graded in October (vs 52% in September and 58% in August). 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