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“Defendant knew a certain sports card was i) a tampered card; ii) was not an authentic PSA-graded card; and iii) a card that had never been graded by PSA, by its own admission to Plaintiff.” (Cardregistry v. Collectors Universe, ¶ 5.) PSA authenticated the Graded Card, effectively legitimizing the fraudulent PSA 10 designation.
Cards are evaluated by third-party services, most often Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), Beckett Grading Services (BGS) and Sportscard Guaranty (SGC), and given a grade on a ten-point scale based on condition. [5] The images below do not necessarily represent the individual specimen sold but are representative of the given cards.
Collectors Universe Inc. is an American company formed in 1986, now based in Santa Ana, California, which provides third-party authentication and grading services to collectors, retail buyers and sellers of collectibles. Its authentication services focus on coins, trading cards, sports memorabilia, and autographs.
The four lowest grading levels PSA shut down — at costs of $20, $50, $100 and $150 per card, which vary depending on the value and turnaround time — are already pricey for casual collectors ...
Sports card is a generic term for a trading card with a sports-related subject, as opposed to non-sports trading cards that deal with other topics. Sports cards were among the earliest forms of collectibles. They typically consist of a picture of a player on one side, with statistics or other information on the reverse.
Beckett Media operates a sports card grading service named Beckett Grading Services. This service holds the exclusive rights to grade and authenticate trading cards from the Topps Vault. [13] [14] In 2016, Beckett Media inaugurated an autograph verification enterprise called Beckett Authentication Services. Today, it stands as one of the ...
The 1991 and 1992 sets at 900 (1991) 910 (1992) cards were among the largest card sets of that time. The first Score football set in 1989 made even bigger waves for collectors of NFL trading cards. Pinnacle Brands began production of its first premium quality set, called Pinnacle , in 1991 for American football and 1992 for baseball and used a ...
The first year it was released was in 1989 and it was a dealer premium. It was inserted in packs in 1990 and 1991. The Santa Claus cards included Pro Set founder Ludwell Denny somewhere in the card. [4] On the back of each Santa card is a parody of the poem "The Night Before Christmas" that has sportscard subject matter. [6]