What Does a PSA 10 Really Mean?
In short: A PSA 10 represents a virtually perfect card where microscopic physical details dictate significant market value and scarcity.
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Sources used in this film: PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator) / Collectors Holdings, Inc., “PSA Grading Standards”; PokeInvest, “Pokemon Gem Rate List: Lowest & Highest PSA 10 Rates”; Zenodo, “Pokémon Card Sold-Price Reference by Grade — Raw, PSA 9, PSA 10 (486 Cards, 2026)”; Springer, “Third-Party Grading as a Useful Measure of Demand: Evidence from NBA Cards”; Texas State University, “Price Formation and Quality Signals in Secondary Commodity Markets: Evidence from Graded Trading Cards”; PBS / WGBH Educational Foundation (Antiques Roadshow), “What Makes a $12.6M Mickey Mantle Card?”; PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator), “PSA | Getting Started With Grading”; The Washington Post, “Baseball card collectors suspected rampant fraud in their hobby. Now the FBI is investigating.”.
Sources used in this film
- PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator) / Collectors Holdings, Inc. — PSA Grading Standards · View →
- PokeInvest — Pokemon Gem Rate List: Lowest & Highest PSA 10 Rates · View →
- Zenodo — Pokémon Card Sold-Price Reference by Grade — Raw, PSA 9, PSA 10 (486 Cards, 2026) · View →
- Springer — Third-Party Grading as a Useful Measure of Demand: Evidence from NBA Cards · View →
- Texas State University — Price Formation and Quality Signals in Secondary Commodity Markets: Evidence from Graded Trading Cards · View →
- PBS / WGBH Educational Foundation (Antiques Roadshow) — What Makes a $12.6M Mickey Mantle Card? · View →
- PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator) — PSA | Getting Started With Grading · View →
- The Washington Post — Baseball card collectors suspected rampant fraud in their hobby. Now the FBI is investigating. · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator) / Collectors Holdings, Inc.: PSA Grading Standards
- Also: PokeInvest: Pokemon Gem Rate List: Lowest & Highest PSA 10 Rates
- Also: Zenodo: Pokémon Card Sold-Price Reference by Grade — Raw, PSA 9, PSA 10 (486 Cards, 2026)
- Also: Springer: Third-Party Grading as a Useful Measure of Demand: Evidence from NBA Cards
- Also: Texas State University: Price Formation and Quality Signals in Secondary Commodity Markets: Evidence from Graded Trading Cards
- Also: PBS / WGBH Educational Foundation (Antiques Roadshow): What Makes a $12.6M Mickey Mantle Card?
- Also: PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator): PSA | Getting Started With Grading
- Also: The Washington Post: Baseball card collectors suspected rampant fraud in their hobby. Now the FBI is investigating.
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