{"id":4827,"date":"2024-10-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/?p=4827"},"modified":"2024-11-02T13:55:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T13:55:41","slug":"october-2024-grading-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/?p=4827","title":{"rendered":"October 2024 Grading Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"
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October 2024 PSA Grading Recap<\/mark><\/u><\/h2>\n
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  • PSA graded 1,452,673 items during October; total output increased by 23% vs September and was up 21% year-over-year.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/h5>\n
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    Category Summary<\/u><\/p>\n

    TCG, basketball, and baseball had the largest impact in October<\/p>\n

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    • TCG was 35% of cards graded in October (vs from 32% in September and 37% in August).<\/li>\n

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      Set Summary – Sports & Other<\/u><\/p>\n

      2023 Donruss Optic football retains the top spot<\/p>\n

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      Set Summary – TCG+<\/u><\/p>\n

      Japanese Pokemon 151 maintains healthy lead over English 151<\/p>\n

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      Player Summary – Sports & Other<\/u><\/p>\n

      Wembanyama grading is still dominating; Jordan activity spikes<\/p>\n

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      Subject Summary – TCG<\/u><\/p>\n

      Charizard’s lead over Pikachu narrows<\/p>\n

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      Card Summary – Sports & Other<\/u><\/p>\n

      The top cards showcase a broader mix<\/p>\n

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      Card Summary – TCG<\/u><\/p>\n

      Shrouded Fable Greninja finally knocks Van Gogh Pikachu from the top of the list<\/p>\n

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      What’s Next for PSA?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • \n\t\t\t\t\tPSA results set another record high in October thanks to TCG regaining momentum and a strong month across most sports.
        \n\t\t\t\t\tThis is the fourth time PSA has set a new record high for grading activity in 2024.\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n
      • \n\t\t\t\t\tBased on year-to-date trends, PSA is on track to grade approximately 1.3 to 1.4 million cards in November and December.
        \n\t\t\t\t\tGiven this pace, PSA is projected to grade around 15.5 to 16 million cards in 2024.
        \n\t\t\t\t\tWe’ll be keeping an eye on whether PSA’s holiday promotions can push them toward the higher end of that range.\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n
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        October 2024 SGC Grading Recap<\/mark><\/u><\/h2>\n
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        • SGC graded 165,536 items during October; total output increased by 12% vs September and was up 28% year-over-year.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/h5>\n
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          Category Summary<\/u><\/p>\n

          Football outperformed again in October<\/p>\n

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          Set Summary<\/u><\/p>\n

          2024 Topps Chrome held onto the top spot<\/p>\n

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          Player (& Subject) Summary<\/u><\/p>\n

          Ohtani moves above Wembanyama and Jordan<\/p>\n

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          Card Summary<\/u><\/p>\n

          Topps Now promotion changes up the leaderboard<\/p>\n

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          What’s Next for SGC?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • \n\t\t\t\t\tSGC’s momentum improved after a modest pullback in September.
            \n\t\t\t\t\tSGC has often been able to generate short-term, incremental momentum through promotional activity, and that appears to be the case again in October.
            \n\t\t\t\t\tFor instance, Topps Now grading activity roughly doubled thanks to SGC’s latest promotion in October.\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n
          • \n\t\t\t\t\tActivity in November and December 2023 dipped slightly during the holiday season, which is not unexpected.
            \n\t\t\t\t\tWe’ll be watching to see if that trend continues in 2024 or if SGC introduces a promotion to boost year-end momentum.\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n
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            Other Graders – CGC<\/mark><\/u><\/h2>\n

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            What’s Next for CGC?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • \n\t\t\t\t\tCGC results improved meaningfully in October.
              \n\t\t\t\t\tThat said, CGC has been making some updates and improvements to their pop report, making it more challenging to pinpoint what’s driving the improvement.\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n
            • \n\t\t\t\t\tNovember and December results will provide a clearer picture of whether CGC’s October results were a one-off or the start of a new trend.\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n
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              Other Charts – Beckett<\/mark><\/u><\/h2>\n

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              Card Summary – Sports<\/u><\/p>\n

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              Card Summary – TCG<\/u><\/p>\n

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              What’s Next for Beckett?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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              • \n\t\t\t\t\tBeckett results saw a modest improvement in October following a dip in September.
                \n\t\t\t\t\tThe recent sweet spot for Beckett\u2019s audience has been an increased focus on Black Labels as a differentiator for high-quality cards, particularly evident in TCG (One Piece and Japanese Pok\u00e9mon) and Topps Now.\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                October 2024 PSA Grading Recap PSA graded 1,452,673 items during October; total output increased by 23% vs September and was up 21% year-over-year. Category Summary TCG, basketball, and baseball had the largest impact in October TCG was 35% of cards graded in October (vs from 32% in September and 37% in August). Set Summary – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":4829,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[39],"class_list":{"0":"post-4827","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\/4827","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=4827"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4830,"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4827\/revisions\/4830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gorillacardboard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}