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Pop Report: PSA Hits Another Record-High For Graded Items

PSA graded a new, record-high 1,083,928 items in September — up 21% compared to August 2022 and up 30% compared to September 2021.

From a category perspective:

  • Baseball and football carried the growth during the month while soccer and hockey also outpaced overall growth. Baseball also topped basketball as the top graded sport for the first time since GemRate began tracking population data in Feb ‘21.

The mix of the top 50 players (and characters) graded during June were as follows:

15 – Football

14 – Basketball

13 – Baseball

8 – TCG

Below you’ll find a list of the top players graded for each category. 

An important consideration is what to make of this list. In the current situation where fears of junk slabs dominate the hobby, ranking high on this list likely is negatively correlated with price as that signals a meaningful number of slabs could move into the market in the near future. However, under normal circumstances, it could potentially be a leading indicator of positive price correlation as the list more accurately represents forward looking activity (i.e. bets being placed on players) and price potential.

BASKETBALL

Top 10 Most Graded Players & Top Graded Card – September 2022

Noteworthy moves:

  • UP: LaMelo Ball, Anthony Edwards
  • DOWN: Ja Morant, Zion Williamson, Shaquille O’Neal
  • OUT: Magic Johnson from (from 9 -> 20), Larry Bird (10 -> 21)

BASEBALL

Top 10 Most Graded Players & Top Graded Card – September 2022

Noteworthy moves:

  • UP: Shohei Ohtani, Wander Franco, Juan Soto, Julio Rodriguez, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Ronald Acuna Jr.
  • DOWN: Ken Griffey Jr, Mike Trout, Fernando Tatis Jr., Derek Jeter
  • OUT: Luis Robert (from 4 -> 16), Bo Bichette (6 -> 23), Mickey Mantle (7 -> 11), Willie Mays (9 -> 15), Hank Aaron (10 -> 14)

FOOTBALL

Top 10 Most Graded Players & Top Graded Card – September 2022

Noteworthy moves:

  • UP: Justin Herbert, Mac Jones, Trevor Lawrence, Trey Lance, Justin Fields, Zach Wilson
  • DOWN: Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes II, Tua Tagovailoa
  • OUT: Jalen Hurts (from 7 -> 11), Josh Allen  (from 10 -> 12)

SOCCER

Top 10 Most Graded Players & Top Graded Card – September 2022

Noteworthy moves:

  • UP: Lionel Messi, Pedri, Jude Bellingham, Gavi, Eduardo Camavinga
  • DOWN: Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland, Youssoufa Moukoko, Christian Pulisic
  • OUT: Pele (from 8 -> 14, Neymar Jr 9 -> 15)

HOCKEY

Top 10 Most Graded Players & Top Graded Card – September 2022

Noteworthy moves:

  • UP: Connor Mcdavid, Kirill Kaprizov, Sidney Crosby, Tim Stutzle, Alexis Lafreniere, Cole Caufield
  • DOWN: Jaromir Jagr, Alexander Ovechkin
  • OUT: Mario Lemieux (from 4 -> 15), Joe Sakic (from 9 -> 38), Auston Matthews (from 10 -> 11)

Data in the Sports Card Investor Pop Report series is provided by GemRate. Follow GemRate on Instagram and Twitter for more on the latest cards graded by PSA.

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