Grading giant PSA is increasing submission prices and turnaround times for select service levels due to high demand, the company announced Wednesday.
Effective Thursday, PSA will increase turnaround times for standard trading card services, including Value Plus from 20 to 25 business days, Value Max from 15 to 20 days, Regular from 10 to 15 business days and Express from five to 10 business days.
Prices will also increase for Value Bulk from $19.99 per item to $21.99, Value from $24.99 to $27.99 and Value Plus from $39.99 to $44.99.
“We’re seeing continued high demand for our authentication and grading services in 2025, and we’re grateful for your continued trust and patience,” the company wrote on the PSA website. “Submission volumes are at unprecedented levels, and we have made the difficult decision to increase estimated turnaround times and pricing for select service levels effective for orders placed on or after Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025.
“We are actively working to improve estimated turnaround times, keep you informed, and set clear expectations.”
PSA is also increasing pricing and turnaround times for Dual Service as well as turnaround times for comics and magazines, which PSA added as a new grading category earlier this year.
Dual Service turnaround time changes:
- Value Plus: 30 business days to 35 business days
- Value Max: 25 business days to 30 business days
- Regular: 20 business days to 25 business days
- Express: 15 business days to 20 business days
Dual Service pricing changes:
- Value Bulk: $25.99 to $27.99 per item
- Value: $34.99 to $37.99 per item
- Value Plus: $54.99 to $59.99 per item
Comics and Magazine turnaround changes:
- Modern: 20 business days to 35 business days
- Modern Plus: 12 business days to 15 business days
- Vintage: 30 business days to 45 business days
- Vintage Plus: 15 business days to 20 business days
“We’re expanding our team and onboarding new graders to process more submissions while maintaining our trusted grading standards,” the company wrote on its website.
The most recent increase to pricing and turnaround times follows a bump for popular service levels in April due to high demand to begin 2025. PSA would eventually reduce turnaround times for Value submissions in July as it continues to expand its operating capacity.
Wednesday’s news closely follows PSA’s announcement of a full-scale grading facility it plans to open in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2026. A full-scale grading operation will also open in the greater Toronto area in October.
Earlier this year, PSA announced updates for two domestic facilities, with a dedicated ticket grading operation in Plano, Texas, and an expanded grading facility in Boca Raton, Florida, planned to open by 2026.
PSA began accepting submissions for comic and magazine grading in July, but was immediately forced to increase turnaround times for magazines when tariffs delayed the delivery of magazine holders.
Third-party grading tracker GemRate reported earlier this year that PSA had graded 8.89 million cards through the first six months of 2025. PSA graded more than 15.3 million items in 2024, according to GemRate’s database.
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