Closing out a busy Summer, PSA President Ryan Hoge once again joins The PSA Pod with a wave of internal product and service updates, led by the recent changes to pricing and turnaround times at multiple service levels, plus much more. 1:30 - Pricing and turnaround time updates, plus the "why?"10:30 - Quick look back at The National in Chicago13:00 - New instant liquidity features16:45 - PSA Comic & Magazine grading service updates18:40 - WATA branding update under the PSA banner19:50 - PSA international updates in Japan, Canada and Europe23:15 - Looking forward to the rest of 2025 in the hobbyWant to submit questions to Ryan Hoge for an upcoming episode? E-mail them to psapod@collectors.com.
A new chapter in PSA's heritage-rich hobby history is officially here, as Comic Book & Magazine authentication and grading services are now available. Elizabeth Gruene, General Manager of Pop Culture at PSA, joins The PSA Pod to discuss the detailed build to this significant launch.2:30 - The timeline to the service's launch5:15 - Comic & Magazine grading price points & service details9:10 - Dual Grading service is coming soon12:00 - Developing PSA's Comic & Magazine holders15:20 - Collecting community feedback during development18:50 - Tips for new Comic & Magazine collectors in the space23:20 - Gathering more feedback post-launch27:25 - When & where to submit in person for grading29:15 - Elizabeth's Comic & Magazine collecting journeyPSA Comic & Magazine Grading Resources- Begin your submission- Services & pricing- Pressing guide - Shipping guide- Comic Book Collecting 101- Magazine Collecting 101
Summer is Hobby Season, largely revolving around key product releases and major industry events, and PSA President Ryan Hoge joins the show for his monthly spot to dive into all of it, including:6:25 - Fanatics Fest and its overall impact8:50 - PSA internal operational updates11:30 - PSA expansion, both domestic and international21:30 - A closer look at the PSA Autograph Series24:40 - PSA Comic Book & Magazine grading launches in July29:55 - PSA's presence at The National in 2025Want to submit your questions for Ryan Hoge in his next appearance? Send them to psapod@collectors.com.
PSA President Ryan Hoge drops by the studio for his monthly check-in with plenty to cover. This includes favorite highlights from a prime stretch in the sports calendar, significant hobby news breaking from recent weeks on the NBA/NFL front, and diving deeper on buzzing topics such as PSA turnaround times and the recent launch of eBay's PSA Grading Add-On feature at purchase.1:05 - Our favorite things so far this baseball season.2:50 - 2025 Bowman is here!8:45 - Topps announces NBA/NFL license start dates.12:10 - Hobby impact of the 2025 NFL Draft.16:20 - Updates on PSA turnaround time changes.21:20 - Tariff impacts + PSA international updates.26:30 - Updates on the PSA + GameStop partnership.28:10 - Latest PSA Vault + eBay features to launch.Want to submit your questions for Ryan Hoge in his next appearance? Send them to psapod@collectors.com
In the latest episode of The PSA Pod, President Ryan Hoge returns to the studio to provide the latest updates on PSA's receiving backup and the internal adjustments made so far in 2025 to increase efficiency. Plus, a deeper dive into the grading standards language updates, one of PSA's most-anticipated product launches in recent years and, of course, the excitement of MLB Opening Day coming right around the corner.
Even long before leading the Chiefs back to the Super Bowl once again and to the doorstep of three-peat history, Patrick Mahomes had already earned his way to rarefied air in terms of his hobby status. In 2025's first installment The Index, Card Ladder's Chris McGill joins the show for a deeper dive into the data of what this season has meant for Mahomes with collectors, where a win Sunday could take him, and opinions on cards to target if you're looking to start collecting the modern GOAT.
It's the first episode of The PSA Pod in 2025, and President Ryan Hoge joins the show to dive into a couple of hot late January topics. First, some deeper insights into PSA's recently announced back-up in receiving incoming customer submissions, including how we got here and what's being done internally in response. Plus, go inside the unique grading journey of one of the top hobby chases of the past year – The Paul Skenes MLB Rookie Debut Patch Auto 1/1.
In the final episode of 2024, we take a look back at the year that was at PSA. Ryan Greene and PSA President Ryan Hoge hit rewind, highlighting some of the company's most memorable moments and innovations from the last 12 months. Plus, a dive into the data puts a spotlight on some of the most notable trends among PSA submitters, including the athletes who led the way – and saw the biggest rises in popularity – in our grading room. Have questions you want to submit for Ryan Hoge's next appearance on The PSA Pod? Send them to psapod@collectors.com.
Entering the home stretch of the NFL season, several key 2024 football card products are about to hit the market. With a loaded rookie QB class leading the way, which one will you be focusing on most for your collection? PSA President Ryan Hoge joins the show to discuss, plus take a look back at a massive weekend at the Toronto Sport Card Expo and dive into this week's mailbag. Have questions you want to submit for Ryan Hoge's next appearance on The PSA Pod? Send them to psapod@collectors.com.
A 2024 World Series featuring two iconic franchises, the game's biggest stars and some already timeless moments – what is the hobby and collecting impact? We dive into that and much more with PSA President Ryan Hoge, including PSA's upcoming return to the Toronto Sports Card Expo and a mailbag Q&A session. Have questions you want to submit for Ryan Hoge's next appearance on The PSA Pod? Send them to psapod@collectors.com.
After a couple of months away, The PSA Pod is back with regularly scheduled programming. PSA President Ryan Hoge joins the show for not only a look back at a massive summer in the hobby – both on the show circuit and in the market overall – but also what lies ahead. Including: Diving into the latest and what features are still to come with the PSA Vault and its eBay integration. As football season begins, just how dominant was CJ Stroud in the grading room this offseason? Which players we're keeping our eyes on heading into the fall from a loaded 2024 MLB rookie class. And much more ...
It's a partnership that has the potential to be a game-changer for all collectors, as the PSA Vault now features the ability to instantly and easily list items for sale on eBay. PSA President Ryan Hoge joins the show for another installment of Guest Submissions to dive deeper into the benefits and details, as eBay's best-in-class marketplace now pairs with PSA’s expert authentication & grading services and vault product. ℹ️ ➡️ LEARN MORE
There seems to be one every NBA postseason – the breakthrough star. So far in 2024, it's been Anthony Edwards. One of the hobby darlings during the 2020 & 2021 basketball card boom, the Minnesota Timberwolves' leading man has been rewarding those believers so far this Spring. How high is his ceiling from here? Powered by data from Card Ladder and PSA, Chris McGill and Ryan Greene dive in for a closer look at Ant-Man's evolving cardboard prowess and offer a glimpse into what the 22-year-old's status looks like in the hobby going forward.
One of the strongest trends seen internally at PSA in the past year-plus is the dominant rise in submission volume in our TCG categories, with Pokémon strongly leading the way. This comes at a time where pop culture collectibles – and not just cards – are also catching the hearts and minds of collectors like never before. To dive in deeper and discuss new ways in which PSA is meeting this customer demand, Elizabeth Gruene (GM of Pop Culture) and Roxanne Ghezzi (Senior TCG Specialist) join us for the latest installment of Guest Submissions.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has become a legitimate NBA MVP candidate, and is the leading man on one of the league's top young rosters. Has the Oklahoma City Thunder star's growth in the hobby during the 2023-24 season matched what we've seen on the floor? From what the Card Ladder and PSA submission data shows, to some good places to start if you're looking to get into his cards, Chris McGill and Ryan Greene deep dive on SGA in the latest installment of The Index.
As we come out of the long winter, baseball is in the air. And in the hobby community, on the heels of the annual Topps Series 1 release, it officially means baseball card season is here. Who were you stocking up on this offseason? Which trending Spring Training performers are you maybe wishing you'd picked up more of during the past few months? Ryan Greene, Jack Archer and Ryan Porter dig in on those questions, then will draft modern grails from a cardboard pool featuring some of the game's hottest names.
Did you ever wonder exactly what happens while your PSA submission is showing up as in the "Research & ID" stage while at our facilities? Well, we dive in a bit in the latest installment of Guest Submissions, as PSA Research Manager Tim Wong joins the show to share his collecting story and discuss the research process with a bit of a look behind the curtains. Tim also discusses the depth of expertise within our internal research team, and which areas are focuses of continuous improvement in 2024 and beyond.
In the year's first installment of The Index, it's a deep dive on the hobby relevance of the 2022 NFL Draft's "Mr. Irrelevant" – San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy. From the story told by the advanced stats and the eye test on the field, to what the Card Ladder and PSA submission data says from the collector POV, Ryan Greene and Chris McGill explore it all. Will Sunday's Super Bowl 58 result have any real impact on Purdy's hobby prowess? If you're looking to get into Purdy cards, where is a good place to start? The guys cover that and much more in the debut of The Index's new 2024 format.
As a big year both in the hobby comes to close, PSA President Ryan Hoge drops by for our final episode of 2023. Along with taking a look back at key milestones, metrics and moments from the year that was, Ryan shares some of what lies ahead for PSA and our customers in 2024.
In the latest installment of Guest Submissions, we're diving in on one of the hobby's most fascinating niches – graded tickets. For this in-depth conversation, we bring in Principal Ticket Authenticator Matt Fuller, whose years as a learning and growing collector in the space led him to his current role at PSA. Matt discusses his own ticket collecting journey, what he's added to his expertise about tickets since joining PSA and much more.