The Ungraded Truth

This week on The Ungraded Truth, the hobby loses its mind. A Pokémon dealer’s regrade buyback results spark a full-blown controversy after PSA 9s come back as 10s. We break down what actually happened, how the buyback program works, and whether this is incompetence, optics, or something much worse.

We also dig into reserve bid shenanigans at auction houses, and how that’s distorting price discovery across collectibles. Add in CGC price increases and we've got growing frustration from collectors who feel squeezed at every level of the hobby.

In this episode of The Ungraded Truth, we dig into one of the messiest weeks in the hobby. Probstein makes a return to eBay after the SNYPE auction experiment implodes. We break down what actually happened, why SNYPE fell apart so fast, and what this means for high-end auctions going forward.

We also get into the darker side of collecting: shady comic sellers, fake PSA slabs circulating in the wild, ongoing CGC controversies, and how trust keeps getting tested across the secondary market. If you collect comics, cards, or original art, this is the episode that reminds you why skepticism matters.

This week on The Ungraded Truth, the panel digs into one of the most uncomfortable conversations in collecting: "defensive bidding" and where it crosses the line into shill behavior. We break down how auction houses operate behind the scenes, why certain bids raise eyebrows, and what collectors should actually understand before bidding on an item.

We also unpack the Todd McFarlane CGC signing sellout, why so many collectors were caught off guard, and how unclear communication around deadlines fuels frustration in the hobby. Plus a look at Funko Pops and whether the company has finally burst.

In Episode 002 of The Ungraded Truth, the crew digs into the growing “bubble” conversation after the President of Upper Deck publicly calls out the collectibles market. We break down what that actually means on the ground — from headline-grabbing sales to how collectors should be thinking about risk, scarcity, and long-term value.

We also react to a PSA 10 First Gambit setting a new record, unpack the latest CGC signature discussions, and analyze the Superman 1 CGC 9.0 that hit the top of census — Is this going to be the most valuable comic book in the world? We give you the Ungraded Truth!

In our debut episode, Swagglehaus, The 9.9 Newsstand, Neo Cards & Comics, and Automatic Comics dive into the biggest conversations in the hobby right now. From the grading wars of CGC vs PSA , to the Mark Spears Blind Bag craze, NYCC and Baltimore Comic Con , McFarlane Original Art Batman Sale and the state of the secondary market across comics, cards, and original art.

This is an insider-level conversation about grading, auctions, conventions, hype cycles, and collector behavior — without the fluff, shilling, or recycled takes.

If you care about CGC, PSA, comic books, trading cards, sports cards, original art, auctions, and collecting culture, this is where the real discussion starts.

This is THE UNGRADED TRUTH.

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