PSA Adds Raw Card Tracking, Portfolio Values and Shareable Folders to Collection Tools
PSA is expanding its collection-management tools with a major update that allows collectors to track raw cards alongside graded cards, monitor changes in the estimated value of their collections and organize cards into shareable folders. The new PSA Collection experience is designed to give collectors a broader view of what they own rather than limiting portfolio tracking to PSA-graded cards. Collectors can now see the total estimated value of their portfolio, follow its performance over time and quickly identify which cards have gained or lost the most value. A historical chart can be adjusted to different date ranges, allowing users to look at shorter-term or longer-term changes in their collections.
One of the biggest additions is support for ungraded cards. PSA says collectors can now add raw cards to their collections and track graded and ungraded cards side by side. That means someone with a mix of PSA slabs and cards still sitting in boxes, binders or top loaders can bring more of the collection into a single portfolio view instead of tracking the two groups separately.
The raw-card feature goes beyond simply adding a card to an inventory. PSA says users can follow the estimated value of an ungraded card over time, research how the same card performs in different grades and use that information when deciding what to do with the card next. That could make the feature particularly useful for collectors trying to determine whether a raw card might be worth submitting for grading, although PSA notes that past sales do not guarantee future performance and that its Collection tools do not constitute investment advice.
PSA has also introduced folders, giving collectors another way to organize cards without relying on physical boxes, binders or separate spreadsheets. Users can create folders around specific players, sets, sports, characters or any other grouping they choose, then sort and filter those cards by factors including whether they are graded or ungraded and how their values have changed.
The folders can also be made public. PSA allows users to generate a public link for an individual folder and share it through social media, text messages, email or other platforms. A collector could, for example, create a folder containing cards available for sale and share only that group rather than providing access to an entire collection. The same feature could be used to show off a player collection, complete set, favorite cards or another curated portion of a larger portfolio.
The update builds on PSA’s recent expansion of its card-research tools and moves the company further into collection management in addition to grading and authentication. By supporting raw cards, PSA can now provide a more complete picture for collectors whose holdings are not entirely made up of professionally graded material. That distinction matters because many collections contain far more raw cards than slabs. Previously, collectors wanting a complete digital inventory often had to use separate collection apps or spreadsheets for cards that had not been graded. PSA’s new system is intended to put both sides of a collection together while also adding market-tracking and organization features.
Collectors can access the new tools through the Collection tab in their PSA account. From there, they can add graded and ungraded cards, monitor estimated portfolio value, create folders, filter their holdings and generate public links for collections they want to share.