December grading numbers and looking towards 2025

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Gemrate released the December 2024 grading numbers, so also gave a look at 2025 for each company:

What's Next for PSA?

PSA closed a strong year with over 15 million cards graded. However, November and December were slightly off pace - even with some likely incremental TCG activity from GameStop.

That said, PSA was not particularly aggressive with its holiday promotions and seems to be taking a similar approach in January. Overall, PSA successfully increased grading activity in 2024 without significantly altering pricing expectations at any point during the year.

What's Next for SGC?

SGC experienced a slight increase in grading activity during December, driven by its Topps Chrome Update promotion and a rise in basketball and football submissions. Overall, SGC closed 2024 with the biggest percentage increase over 2023 results of any grader.

As we look ahead to January 2025, it's worth noting that last year, SGC achieved strong results with its $9 Bowman special, grading 157k cards. We’ll see if SGC can approach similar numbers in January 2025 without an equivalent promotion in place.

What's Next for CGC?

CGC had a third straight month with over 200k cards graded during December. This recent 200k+ floor has been established thanks to incremental improvements in both TCG and sports.

Overall, CGC grading activity improved meaningfully in 2024 and maintaining this 200k+ level in January could signal further growth in 2025 is within reach.

What's Next for Beckett?

Beckett results improved modestly in December following a meaningful decline in November.

Overall, 2024 was a challenging year for Beckett as it continued to lose market share. Beckett was the only grading company to see a decline in YoY grading activity with momentum further declining to close the year.

In general, Beckett has seen much of the hobby lose patience, despite long-standing support. However, the recent announcement of the new Collectivus entity has given some loyalists cautious optimism that the brand can be revitalized. While the path forward is challenging, a series of improvements in 2025 could help get the company back on track and regain support from the hobby.