Why PSA Prices Are Going Up: PSA President Reveals What Collectors Need to Know

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🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode of Sports Cards Nonsense, Mike Gioseffi is joined by Ryan Hoge, President of Grading at Collectors, for an exclusive breakdown of the major changes happening at PSA. Ryan explains exactly why price increases and extended turnaround times were necessary, revealing that the primary goal is to intentionally slow down submissions to manage a massive backlog. They discuss how the explosion of TCG cards is impacting sports card grading, the ripple effects this has on SGC and Beckett, and when collectors can realistically expect turnaround times to improve. Beyond the interview, Mike dives into the current state of the market, analyzing the surprising lack of price movement for new Hall of Fame inductees like Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald. He also breaks down the post-Super Bowl market, looking at prices for Drake Maye and Sam Darnold while highlighting the quiet rise of Kenneth Walker. We also check in with the community on what everyone is buying and selling right now, with a heavy focus on baseball as the season approaches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.0	Let's get back to your show. If I have the SGC slab first to market and it's 18 days after the release and my PSA
0:41.3	slab won't come back for 31 days, yeah, the PSA is going to sell for more, but that timing will
0:46.4	eat up the difference. Yeah, and I think SGC being known for fast, affordable grading is what
0:51.4	that team wants to hang their hats on and they want to stay true to that.
0:56.1	All right, guys, Thursday show.
0:59.2	Jesse is left this morning, I believe, actually.
1:00.9	I think he's probably in the air.
1:02.0	He left from Nashville to fly over to Ireland, or I think he's going to London first, actually.
1:05.6	He was talking about the other day doing the London circuit over there, the card shows.
1:10.8	So he'll be gone. I think he there, the card shows.
1:11.7	So he'll be gone.
1:15.1	I think he has gone the next five.
1:19.2	I think it's today, both next week and both a week after.
1:21.8	So we have some guests lined up.
1:25.4	We've got Ryan Hogue.
1:26.7	That's correct.
1:28.2	PSA president coming on today.
1:34.3	Obviously, they're coming under a ton of scrutiny and fire for their jacking up the rates and extending the turnaround times.
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