Collectors have turned the PSA app into Pokémon Snap. 📸
Pokémon currently accounts for 99 of the top 100 cards being scanned to research sales, trends, population data and more. 🔥
The environment has changed. Until the mid-1980s, counterfeits in the collectibles hobby were rare. But advances in computer technology — combined with the explosion of secondary market prices — made the industry susceptible. And today, they are frequent—and often sophisticated.
Counterfeiters are no longer just targeting the hobby’s most valuable assets. They are attacking every segment of the market—from vintage to modern, inexpensive and mid-tier cards to ultra-scarce case hits, even widely available promotional cards. This report details the scale of the threat, patterns PSA is recognizing, and the systems we have in place to protect collectors across the globe.
Read the full report at the link in bio. 🔬
𝙈𝘼𝙄𝙉 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙍𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙀𝙉𝙀𝙍𝙂𝙔 ⚡ April saw a record amount of ONE PIECE cards through the grading room, captained by the collectability of Monkey D. Luffy.
It was enough to power ONE PIECE ahead of all sports categories for the month.
Today’s counterfeiters aren’t chasing the biggest scores. They’re chasing the easiest ones.
See the full FY25 Fraud Report at the link in bio.
Data provided by PSA and @cardladder
Stash or rip? Keep or sell? These are the questions that keep the hobby up at night.
Caught between the pull of a lifetime and a wedding to fund, this Griffey supercollector can relate.
