Professional Sports Authenticator - PSA

Whether you’re raising your banners for Team Green 🐉 or Team Black ⚔️ we can all agree that these Funko Pops are straight dragonfire. 🔥

This lineup includes the iconic Rhaenyra Targaryen, the terrifying Aemond Targaryen, the late King Viserys Targaryen, and the feared Crabfeeder from House of the Dragon Season 1. With Season 2 premiering tonight, the grading room is standing at attention awaiting any new Pops to come through.

Some of our favorite father-son cardboard combos. 💙

Whether you’re celebrating and collecting today with dad or with the next generation of hobbyists, happy Father's Day to all.

✍️✍️✍️ With the StanleyCup on the verge of being claimed, we spotlight this incredible piece that recently came through our grading room.

This is a legendary trio of autos, featuring three greats who each have their names forever engraved on one sports' most coveted trophies.

𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙙-𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 : Collectors Club members can access $13.99/Pokémon card grading through the end of June. 🤝

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𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝙂𝙍𝘼𝘿𝙀𝘿 💎🏀

Is Jambalaya the GOAT of 90s basketball card inserts?

This Shaq copy from the legendary set is just Pop 8 now as a PSA 10. In total, 85 combined PSA 10s have been issued to cards submitted from the 15-card checklist.

Happy 24th Birthday to one of the brightest stars in the game – both as a player and collector.

Bobby Witt Jr.'s two paths crossed earlier this season in the form of Game-Worn Cards activation, with detailed inscriptions and all. A couple of our favorites ... 👇

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One Piece reserves serial numbering for only the most exceptional pieces of treasure.

This Shanks prize card – #1000/1000 on this example – was awarded to the top 8 competitors of the Treasure Cup events held between November and December 2023.

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We're in Orlando all weekend, accepting drop-off submissions at all service levels at Card Party Gen II – including our Collectors Club-exclusive $13.99/card Pokémon special.

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To date, combining base and parallels, PSA has authenticated and graded more than 25,000 copies of Wemby's 2023 Prizm #136 RC.

The Tiger Stripes Choice is among the rarest. Of the 3 examples PSA has seen, this is the first to earn a PSA 10 grade.

Let's see the most recent PSA-graded addition to your collection. 👇

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As 2023 Donruss Optic Retail has hit shelves, one of the hobby's favorite inserts – Optic Downtown – has begun to show up strong in our grading room.

This copy featuring the 2023 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year is now Pop 13 as a PSA 10.

On This Day in 1991 Michael Jordan reached the mountain top, taking home the first of his six NBA titles.

33 years later, he remains as popular as ever with collectors and PSA submitters. Here are a few recent MJ favorites from the grading room.

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The Collectors Club-exclusive 10x Special, extended from May, expires this Friday, June 14.

Submissions must be completed online or in the PSA app before 11:59pm PT to take advantage of this $15.99/card offer.

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✍️ This Secret Rare from the 2011 Black & White Noble Victories set is notable for its out-of-the-box foil treatment, like the foil stamp of Meowth's iconic gold coin.

This card also showcases a sketch and authenticated signature by the illustrator, Kouki Saitou.

Forever Joe Cool, this legend turns 68 today. Joe Montana is also featured on one of the truly iconic 80s football cards.

Excluding in-person auto'd copies, we have authenticated & graded 29,982 examples of his 1981 Topps RC.

Only 113 copies (0.37%) have earned a PSA 10 grade.

Star Wars x Manga = 🔥

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If you could get any athlete in history to inscribe their nickname on an autographed card for your collection, whose would it be? 🤔

🗓📍 Will we see you this week in Orlando? We're headed to Card Party Gen II, accepting trading card grading submissions at all service levels.

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Recent Pokémon buzz has us wondering:

What monsters would you most want to see in a "Dark" version in future releases?

We'll start, with a pair of favorites from the 2000 Team Rocket set.

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Before turning pro and eventually becoming "The Greatest," Cassius Clay claimed Olympic gold in Rome.

That year produced his first card – the 1960 Hemmets Journal #23.

This rare, hand-cut RC is Pop 20 as a PSA 8, with only 19 copies graded higher.

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Fresh out of the grading room – right as he leads Edmonton into the Stanley Cup Final – is one of Connor McDavid's top RPAs.

Limited Auto Patch cards were incredibly rare finds in 2015 SP Authentic Hockey, highlighted by this grail /100.

With the Stanley Cup Final upon us, Connor McDavid currently stands as PSA's 3rd-most graded athlete in the Hockey category so far in 2024, behind only Wayne Gretzky and Connor Bedard.

McDavid’s Trading Card Market Can Boom if Oilers Win Stanley Cup The most expensive Connor McDavid trading card currently on the market is going for $465,000.

☎️ Who you gonna call? 👻

On this day 40 years ago, Ghostbusters hit theaters. Honoring the anniversary, here’s something you don’t see every day – Dr. Venkman and Slimer together.

Although this time, Venkman won’t get slimed in a PSA Funko Pop! holder. Grab your proton packs and popcorn, because this classic is back on the silver screen today in select theaters.

𝙈𝘼𝙔 𝘼𝙐𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝘼𝙋 🤝 A look back at some of our favorite PSA-graded baseball card public sales from last month:

Turning back the clock, this is a timeless piece of vintage with high eye appeal that sold for $52,800. Only 19 copies are graded higher than this 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente PSA 8 example.

A genuinely iconic Bowman 1st, this 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Gold Refractor Auto /50 – a dual-graded PSA 10 – sold at auction for $89,060.

THE top card to date of the hottest young pitcher in baseball sold at auction for $80,520. This 2023 Bowman Draft Paul Skenes Superfractor Auto is the first licensed 1/1 card of the Pirates phenom.

𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙊𝘿𝙐𝘾𝙄𝙉𝙂 : 𝙋𝙎𝘼 𝙋𝙃𝙊𝙏𝙊 𝙈𝘼𝙏𝘾𝙃 📸

Each piece of memorabilia has a claim to fame. Certify the moment and layer rarity along the way.

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With no membership required, we're offering specials this month on two of our most popular expedited service levels.

JUNE GRADING SPECIALS ➡️ http://www.psacard.com/specials

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An iconic staple of , it's always worth sharing when one leaves our grading room as a PSA 10.

More than 26,000 copies of the 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan RC have been authenticated and graded by PSA, with only 324 earning the top grade.

Before the NBA Finals tip, a hobby appreciation post for Jaylen Brown.

Since the start of this season, he is just the 67th-most graded active athlete in our Basketball category. However, since the playoffs began, his Card Ladder player index has shown +11.66% growth.

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2024 Bowman is the first flagship release of the year to feature Yoshinobu Yamamoto RC autos.

And as the powerhouse Dodgers continue to roll, this Red parallel is the first copy of this rare /5 chase to hit the PSA grading room.

REMINDER 📍 PSA is hosting its first on-site grading event in China, offering services at Super Express and above.

- Receiving period: Now through June 11
- Grading period: June 10-14

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