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The Cheapest PSA Slot Is Now $79.99: The Value-Tier Pause Quietly Reset What's Actually Worth Grading

On June 2, 2026, PSA paused new submissions across all four of its Value tiers to work down a ~10-million-card backlog, leaving the $79.99 Regular tier as the cheapest way in. That reset breaks the math on grading commons — and it's built to last months, not weeks.

Jul 22, 2026

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$PSA Pulled Its Four Cheapest Tiers on June 2 — Here's the New Break-Even Math on What's Still Worth Grading$

Grading GuidesJun 13, 2026

PSA Pulled Its Four Cheapest Tiers on June 2 — Here's the New Break-Even Math on What's Still Worth Grading

As of June 2, 2026, PSA's four cheapest grading tiers are paused and $79.99 Regular is the new floor — a ~142% jump from the $32.99 Value tier. Here's the actual cost math on what still clears that floor and what you should hold.