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If you paid PSA to grade trading cards, paid consignment or vault-related fees when selling or storing graded cards, sold graded cards through PSA’s buyback or Partner Offers program, or purchased GameStop Power Packs, your rights may have been affected.
Our investigation concerns whether PSA’s grading dominance was combined with eBay’s marketplace and GameStop’s retail intake network into a “closed loop” that charged consumers supracompetitive prices, delivered slower and lower-quality service, and relied on misleading claims of independent, third-party authentication.
There is no cost to submit information.
Our firm is investigating whether PSA (Collectors Holdings, Inc.), eBay, and GameStop built an integrated system that inflated grading fees, marketplace and vault fees, and buyback prices — all while representing PSA to consumers as an independent “third-party” grader.
PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator) is a major third-party authentication and grading company for sports and non-sports trading cards and collectibles. Founded in 1991, PSA grades and authenticates cards using established standards and encapsulates certified items in tamper-evident holders. The company says it has certified more than 65 million collectibles and operates internationally.
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