PSA Adjusted Its On-Site Grading Options at the 2026 National

PSA updated its on-site grading options at the 2026 National Sports Collectors Convention, which ran July 29 through August 2 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. The adjustment came during a stretch of notable policy activity from PSA, which earlier in 2026 announced a pause on Value-tier card grading — a move that drew significant reaction across the hobby. PSA has also faced scrutiny this year following fraud allegations that put additional pressure on the company's credibility and submission processes.

The National is the single biggest in-person grading opportunity of the year for most collectors, so any change to on-site service tiers directly affects what you can submit, at what price point, and with what turnaround. Taken alongside the Value-tier pause and the fraud allegations that surfaced earlier in 2026, this is another data point in a year where PSA's submission ecosystem has been in genuine flux. Collectors who planned their National submissions around last year's on-site options needed to know the rules had changed.