Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) vice president Harshen Patel still remembers the moment nearly four years later. Standing next to CEO Steve Eichenbaum at the 2021 National Sports Collectors ...

With more than 2.4 million cards graded during the month of May, the sports and trading card grading industry saw yet another record-breaking month, with total grading activity up 14% from April and ...

A guide to all of the major card grading companies as they are either paused, backlogged, or extending turnaround times.

In the world of sports card grading, the billionaire-owned PSA is ubiquitous. It's the market share leader in card grading, and in the past year, it inked high-profile partnerships with eBay and ...

The definitive answer to which grading company is worth it in 2026 is no longer a simple one; it is a calculation based on card era, value potential, and your specific timeline. To effectively manage ...

As a special surprise, Chris also got a chance to interview one of the most famous comic book creators of all-time: Todd McFarlane. During his illustrious career, Todd McFarlane has worked on a number ...

Certified Guaranty Company, known to comic fans the world over as simply CGC, is the third-party grading company which fans can use to slap a number on their books that guarantees their quality should ...

Steve Borock was the President of comics slabbing and grading company CGC. He was also their primary grader He left CGC to work for Heritage Auctions in 2008, specialising in their handling of ...

In early 2026, PSA, BGS, and CGC overhauled their pricing and turnaround structures, integrating AI imaging and adjusting tiers to manage surging submissions. PSA processed a record 2.2 million cards ...

Though we dive into comic book-related media here at Shacknews, it’s not often we cover actual comic books. This changes today as our own Greg Burke has had several of his comic books graded by the ...

Gal Gadot time! CGC has been running a number of signing events during lockdown, in which readers can send in items to get signed by comic book creators, graded, authenticated, and slabbed, for a ...