The December 2025 PSA buyback scandal, involving secret grade upgrades after card buybacks, is shaking trust across the $5B sports card market. Collectors reacted strongly when the PSA grading scandal ...

PSA, the biggest authenticator of trading cards, has for years had a loophole that allowed counterfeit cards appearing to be legitimate to some unsuspecting buyers just because they had authentic ...

PSA slabs experienced resale drops of 10-20% on platforms like eBay following the scandal, especially in modern Pokémon categories. Pokémon cards faced the strongest backlash tied to PSA Pokémon card ...