Tracking Sports Card Grades and Submissions with Gemrate Founder Ryan Stuczynski

This week, Horacio sat down with Ryan Stuczynski, founder of Gemrate.com Gemrate is a population report primarily focused on tracking PSA data. His site gives insight into the pace with which PSA is grading cards, as well as the cards that are trending.

Discussion topics include:

Bringing transparency to the card grading space
Realizing the premium in value for a Gem Mint PSA 10
Difficulty with navigating the population reports on the PSA website
Market inefficiencies with the rise of grading base cards
Using social media as a way to deliver content through data
Monetizing Gemrate and balancing its growth and staying true to his vision
Creating a more accurate population report to provide a holistic view of grades across grading companies
Potential impact of new graders “playing it safe” with the grades they gave
Keeping lines of communication open with PSA while managing the site independently
The staggering numbers for certain cards that have been graded and its effect on prices