Here are the market share statistics for the previous 3 years, numbers in millions of cards graded: 2022: PSA: 77.1% SHARE - 10.65/13.81 CGC: 11.3% SHARE - 1.56/13.81 SGC: 6.2% SHARE - .85/13.81 BGS: 5.4% SHARE - .75/13.81 2023: PSA: 78.5% SHARE - 13.5/17.2 CGC: 9.9% SHARE - 1.7/17.2 SGC: 7.0% SHARE - 1.2/17.2 BGS: 4.5% SHARE - .77/17.2 2024: PSA: 75.9% SHARE - 15.34/20.2 CGC: 11.5% SHARE - 2.32/20.2 SGC: 9.3% SHARE - 1.87/20.2 BGS: 3.3% SHARE - .66/20.2 Interestingly, the past three years have seen PSA and CGC stay fairly consistent in market share, with PSA between 75-80% and CGC between 10-12%
At the moment, heavily played and moderately played copies are available for $0.69 and $0.75, respectively
Thats not the needlessly hyperbolic statement of an aged and tired player, its just the truth
Also, collectibility remains very strong for paper products, even if a little more variety is needed in card variants going forward
Cryptic Spires does feel antithetical to the rest of the set but its hard not to love mana fixing
The mind games surrounding these transformational sideboard plans will be interesting to pay attention to