Total cards graded in 2023 across all companies All cards graded in 202310801066 101 KB 2023 grades by category10801074 149 KB Total TCG % TCG 13.5M 5.7M 42.2% 1.7M 1.4M 82.3% 1.2M 125k 10.4% 772k 372k 48.2% All 17.2M 7.7M 44.7% Notable points Almost half of all cards graded in 2023 were TCG, presumably most are Pokemon CGC is almost all TCG SGC almost all sports PSA and BGS split equally between TCG and sports About 20% increase in cards vs 2022 (roughly an additional 3.5M) About 60% increase in TCG/non-sports cards vs 2022 (see below) TCG/non-sports cards graded in 2023 All non-sports cards graded in 202310801076 107 KB Cards graded per month Cards graded per month in 202310801077 117 KB Notable points PSA with a strong upward trend until March 2023 BGS with a stagnating, arguably downward trend CGC has a spike in October, presumably due to a single mystery box customer Gem Mint+ rate Screenshot_20240103_154058_Instagram10801074 190 KB Era 10 10+ 9.5+ 1990s 14.1% 19.2% 15.4% 2000s 20.9% 22.8% 18.6% 2010s 50.5% 40.8% 54.1% 2020s 68.9% 62.3% 79.4% Notable points PSA was the strictest for vintage CGC was strictest for modern BGS gem mint+ is relatively less strict for modern Difference between vintage and modern (pre/post 2010) is apparent across all 3 companies 12 Likes Cards stolen from ACE Grading Facility 52 weeks, 52 articles bk2021 January 3, 2024, 9:49am 2 7.7m graded TCG cards lol Who is absorbing all of this
Three personalized cards were awarded to first, second and third place finishers
If that card would be put into your graveyard this turn, exile it instead
In terms of performance, its Grass Knot is a rather unique move that relies on the opponent's retreat cost to determine damage, making it memorable for that alone
Really weird.
This Sleeping Beauty sword fights in her sleep
