August '26 Grading Recap
Published September 1, 2026
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Overall grading activity decreased to 3.40 million cards and was ⬇ 6% in August compared to July and ⬆ 47% YoY.
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On a per business day basis, grading activity was ⬇ 1% compared to July.
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Grading activity totaled 3.40 million cards in August.
- PSA graded 2.20m cards - ⬇ 12% vs July, ⬆ 32% YoY.
- CGC* graded 937k cards - ⬆ 9% vs July, ⬆ 114% YoY. [Record high]
- Beckett graded 159k cards - ⬇ 1% vs July, ⬆ 147% YoY.
- TAG graded 58k cards - ⬆ 2% vs July, ⬆ 76% YoY. [Record high]
- SGC graded 42k cards - ⬇ 3% vs July, ⬇ 64% YoY.
- *CGC added ~65k semi-rigid AUTH cards to its population report in August.
- Note: There were 21 business days in August '26, 22 in July '26, and 21 in August '25. On a per business day basis, PSA was ⬇ 8% in August vs July, CGC ⬆ 15%, Beckett ⬆ 3%, TAG ⬆ 7%, and SGC ⬆ 1%.
- Overall grading activity decreased to 3.40 million cards and was ⬇ 6% in August compared to July and ⬆ 47% YoY.
- On a per business day basis, grading activity was ⬇ 1% compared to July.
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Grading activity totaled 3.40 million cards in August.
- PSA graded 2.20m cards - ⬇ 12% vs July, ⬆ 32% YoY.
- CGC* graded 937k cards - ⬆ 9% vs July, ⬆ 114% YoY. [Record high]
- Beckett graded 159k cards - ⬇ 1% vs July, ⬆ 147% YoY.
- TAG graded 58k cards - ⬆ 2% vs July, ⬆ 76% YoY. [Record high]
- SGC graded 42k cards - ⬇ 3% vs July, ⬇ 64% YoY.
- *CGC added ~65k semi-rigid AUTH cards to its population report in August.
- Note: There were 21 business days in August '26, 22 in July '26, and 21 in August '25. On a per business day basis, PSA was ⬇ 8% in August vs July, CGC ⬆ 15%, Beckett ⬆ 3%, TAG ⬆ 7%, and SGC ⬆ 1%.
August Grading Summary
August Grading Summary - Sports
August Grading Summary - TCG+
Items Graded - by Month
Items Graded - by Month - Excluding PSA
