https://the-report-card.com/blog/ Honest math for card people: grading costs, resale data, and decision frameworks. en-us Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:09:31 GMT https://the-report-card.com/blog/is-grading-worth-it-psa-80-floor-2026https://the-report-card.com/blog/is-grading-worth-it-psa-80-floor-2026Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMTPSA's cheapest grade is now $79.99. Here is the actual break-even math, by gem rate, that tells you whether grading a card still pays in 2026. https://the-report-card.com/blog/psa-paused-value-grading-2026https://the-report-card.com/blog/psa-paused-value-grading-2026Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMTOn June 2, 2026 PSA suspended all four Value tiers over a 10 million card backlog. Here is what changed, what it costs now, and how to decide where to grade while the pause is on. https://the-report-card.com/blog/psa-vs-sgc-vs-bgs-vs-cgc-2026https://the-report-card.com/blog/psa-vs-sgc-vs-bgs-vs-cgc-2026Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMTWhat each grading company really costs in 2026, what their slabs really resell for, and a worked example showing which grader nets you the most on the same card.