21/02/2026
The 2025 Hobby Report breaks down the year that reshaped grading and collecting: PSA dominated a 26.6M slab market while CGC emerged as the only real climber, and TCG led almost entirely by Pokémon carried the entire industry with 16.8M graded cards. Collectors focused on smarter plays, from numbered parallels and vintage Pokémon to on‑card autos and clean early‑year rookies, as the “grade everything” era officially ended. Marketplace behavior matured too, with Goldin driving high‑end sales, eBay anchoring liquidity, and MySlabs, COMC, and live platforms powering niche strategies. In short, 2025 proved that grading is data, but winning in the hobby is all about strategy.