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[Record high]<\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-2 ml-4\">Beckett graded 97k cards – <span>\u2b07<\/span> 8% vs March, \u2b06 70% YoY.<\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-2 ml-4\">SGC graded 50k cards – \u2b06 6% vs March, <span>\u2b07<\/span> 70% YoY.<\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-2 ml-4\">TAG graded 48k cards – \u2b06 2% vs March, \u2b06 27% YoY.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li class=\"mt-2 ml-4\"><sup>*<\/sup>CGC added ~35k semi-rigid AUTH cards to its population report in April, primarily tied to its Fanatics partnership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<small>Published May 2, 2026<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemrate.com\/april-2026-recap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-4 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/april-2026-recap\/overall_grading_summary.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemrate.com\/april-2026-recap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-4 img-fluid border recap-img\" src=\"https:\/\/gemrate-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/april-2026-recap\/overall_category_comparison.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mt-4 mb-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemrate.com\/april-2026-recap\">Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"h5 mb-4\"><u>Prior Posts<\/u><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn border\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#feedbackModal\">Feedback<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GemRate Blog | GemRate Featured Post – April ’26 Grading Recap Overall grading activity crossed the 3 million card mark and was \u2b06 4% in April compared to March and \u2b06 43% YoY. 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