Why It’s So Hard to Compete With PSA — Even With Better Grading

Описание: The hidden reasons PSA continues to dominate Pokémon card grading — and why competitors struggle.

Why does PSA continue to dominate the Pokémon card grading market in 2025, even when other companies like Beckett (BGS), CGC, TAG, and SGC often offer stricter or more transparent grading? In this video, I break down the hidden factors behind PSA’s dominance, from psychological appeal and market scale to liquidity, search efficiency, and ecosystem convenience.

We explore topics like:
-The pecking order of Gem Mint grades: PSA 10 vs. BGS Black Label 10, BGS Pristine 10, CGC 10, TAG 10, and more.
-How PSA’s top grades balance prestige and attainability to keep collectors, speculators, and investors engaged.
-The “gambling” feature of PSA grading — why submission variance and gem rates can actually benefit high-volume submitters.
-Psychological effects of chasing the PSA 10 label, and why every PSA 10 feels elite even if underlying quality varies.
-How Beckett’s complex gem mint scale and CGC’s 9.5 elimination affect market perception and collector behavior.
-The value of third-party grading for buyers and sellers, including condition verification, search efficiency, and liquidity.
-How standardized grading turns subjective condition into discrete, reliable bins that make buying and selling easier.
-The role of scale in PSA’s dominance — why a larger population of slabs drives pricing clarity, confidence, and repeat usage.
-PSA’s ecosystem advantages, including PSA Vault, PSA Offers, intuitive submission website and mobile app, and population reports.

If you’re a Pokémon TCG collector, investor, or card grading enthusiast, this video is perfect for you. You’ll learn how psychology, market dynamics, and operational scale all reinforce PSA’s position, and why even technically better grading systems can’t easily compete.

I also dive into real examples showing PSA’s submission profit potential, gem rate math, and why the trading card market functions like a positive expected value system. Plus, I explain why collectors and investors subconsciously value PSA slabs above competitors — even when other graders offer more transparency.

This is the follow-up to my first video analyzing PSA grading inconsistencies. If you haven’t seen that one, check the link below — the results are surprising:
   • PSA Grading Is Broken — Here’s Proof  

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