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The archives of the PSA Insider can be accessed below. Archived issues date back to 2001, when the publication was known as eCollector.

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PSA Insider 2020

September 22: Our Hobby Has Passed the Test of Time!
September 8: This Summer Is Warm, but the Hobby Is HOT!
August 25: The TCGs are A-OK!
August 11: You Can't Beat the Classics
July 28: Hobby Time Is Good for the Soul
July 14: The Summer Is Hot and So Are the Non-Sports Cards!
June 30: Sports May Be Shut Down, but We’ve Still Got Our Cards!!
June 16: Cards Are Critical, but People Make the Hobby Fun
June 2: TCGs Are a Top Segment of the Hobby!
May 19: The World Has Slowed, but the Hobby Is Still Hot!
May 5: HOFs Are Heavy with Hobby Heroes
April 21: Autographed Hall of Fame Rookies Are Not for the Faint of Heart!
April 7: Baseball Cards – A Fun Distraction in Difficult Times
March 24: A Little Sticker Shock Is Great for Our Hobby!
March 10: Celebrating the Legends of the Court, the Field and the Jungle!
February 25: The Hobby Is Big, Broad and Exciting!
February 11: We Love Vintage – Cards, Autographs and Hobby Memories!
January 28: Super Bowl Special: Collecting Stars of the Gridiron
January 14: It's a 2020 State of the Hobby eZine!

PSA Insider 2019

December 31: Pokémon Still Drives the TCG Train
December 17: The Hoops Hobby Is Hot!
December 3: Big, Bold, Beautiful Babe Ruth!
November 19: Player Collections Are a Ton of Fun!
November 5: Variety Is the Spice of Life... and Cool Collections!
October 22: The Hobby Recognizes World Series Wonders!
October 8: Food Issues Always Hit the Spot!
September 24: Collections Come in All Shapes and Sizes!
September 10: Looking Back at Old School Collecting
August 27: Horsehide and Pigskin Are Dominating Our Summer!
August 13: Collecting – It Can Be a Family Affair!
July 30: The Hobby Spectacle of the Year Is Here - The National!
July 16: Hundreds of Fascinating Sets Comprise the Non-Sports Card Genre
July 2: Home Run Hitters Quickly Become Hobby Legends
June 18: You Can Never Go Wrong Collecting the Legends
June 4: It's a Hot Time in Hoops and Hockey!
May 21: Hobby Legends Abound in L.A., Beantown and the Big Apple
May 7: The Sun Is Out and Baseball Season Is in Full Swing!
April 23: A Celebration of Cards and Collecting
April 9: Hall of Famers Abound in These Excellent Collection Concepts
March 26: Trading Cards Are More than Just Cardboard
March 12: It's a Hoops and Hardball Time of Year
February 26: Baseball Season Is Around the Corner and It's Time for Hobby Talk!
February 12: Seasons Begin, Seasons End... But the Hobby Marches On
January 29: Championship Games and Seasonal Awards Inspire Football Collections
January 15: Autographs Remain a Popular Segment of the Hobby
January 1: The New Year Is a Perfect Time to Begin a New Collection

PSA Insider 2018

December 18: PSA Announces Exciting Improvements to the Set Registry
December 4: The Hunt for Beautiful Cards Keeps Us All Collecting!
November 20: Japan... A Major Contributor to the Trading Card Hobby
November 9: After 22 Years in the Hobby, Pokémon Cards Are Hotter Than Ever!
October 23: The Cards Are Important, But Collectors Truly Drive Our Hobby
October 9: With Baseball Season Closing, Football Collectors Prepare for Some Fun!
September 25: Black Bordered Cards Are Among the Hobby's Greatest Challenges
September 11: New Football Season and New Baseball HOF Class Make This a Great Time of Year!
August 28: Classic Images Make Classic Trading Cards
August 14: Stunning Cards Make for Historic Sets
August 3: The National: Our Hobby’s Greatest Spectacle!
July 17: Classic Pokémon and More at PSA’s San Diego Comic Con Booth!
July 3: Diversity… It’s a Special Part of Our Hobby
June 19: Is Anything Better than Summer BBQs and Card Collecting?
June 5: Tackling Tough Topps Test Issues
May 22: Collectors Covet Well-Curated Accumulations
May 8: Trading Cards Celebrate International Excellence
April 24: The Breadth of Our Hobby Can Never Be Questioned!
April 10: The Hobby Is Strong in the Land of the Rising Sun!
March 27: It's the Baseball Hall of Fame - PSA Style!!!
March 15: Don't Quite Understand Pokémon? PSA Is Here to Help!
February 27: Modern Music? Yes! Battlestar Galactica? Absolutely! Collect What Makes You Happy!
February 13: Gum Cards Throughout the 20th Century
January 30: Wrapping Up the Football Season with Great Items, a Great Receiver, and a Great Collector!
January 16: A Trading Card Tribute to the Groovy '70s
January 2: It's a New Year! Time to Start a New Collection

PSA Insider 2017

December 19: Caramel and Cards? A Dream Come True for Collectors and Dentists!
December 5: Vintage and Modern, Animals, Movies and Gaming... the Non-Sports Card World Has It All!
November 21: Tailgate Time! Hot Dogs and Our Hobby Have a Great History!
November 7: Collectors Universe and PSA Move Offices
October 24: Exciting Changes for Collectors Universe
October 10: The Baseball Greats of the 1960 Fleer Set
September 26: From Putters to Penmanship, Collecting Golf Autographs
September 12: The Power of the Baseball Uniform – From Babe Ruth to Aaron Judge
August 29: Football, Football, Football… and More Football
August 15: Sign Here – The Autograph Amassment of Jim Doyle
August 1: Sports Magic – How It Drives Collecting
July 18: The National Is Coming! Make Your Own Baseball Card with PSA
July 4: Pokémon Power – The Resurgence of the Iconic Card Game
June 20: PSA Unveils New Label with Enhanced Security
June 6: Sign Here – A Quest for a Complete 1952 Topps Baseball Autographed Set
May 23: Collecting 2000 SP Authentic Football – Tom Brady Steals the Spotlight
May 9: Glorious Goudeys – An Improbable Autograph Pursuit
April 25: A Trip Back in Time to the 1930s
April 11: Jefferson Burdick – An Inspiration to Young Baseball Card Collectors
March 28: Baseball in the 1940s – Collecting Leaf and Play Ball Sets
March 14: A Great Combination – Autographed Baseball Rookie Cards on the Rise
February 28: 1961 Nu-Cards Monsters – The Kong of Monster Card Sets
February 14: The Duke of Denver – Collecting John Elway Football Cards
January 31: Super Bowl Special – A Look Back at Alworth, Bradshaw, and More
January 17: Collecting Hockey Cards of Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby
January 3: 1952 Topps Baseball Card Face-Off: Pafko Vs. Mathews

PSA Insider 2016

December 21: The Hobby in Review – A Love/Hate Perspective
December 6: The Watercooler Effect – Why the Hobby Has So Much Potential
November 22: Mastering Magic – Collecting the 1993 MTG Alpha Set
November 8: Wayne's World – Collecting the 1979 Topps Hockey Set
October 25: Living Large – Celebrating the 1952 Bowman Large Football Card Set
October 11: The 1966 Topps Hockey Card Set Turns 50
September 27: The Super Bowl of Football Card Collections
September 13: The NFL Season Begins – 1966 Topps Football Turns 50
August 30: The Youth Movement in MLB – A Look at Collecting Bryce Harper
August 16: The 1966 Topps Baseball Card Set – Celebrating 50 Years
August 2: Collecting “The Greatest” – Muhammad Ali Autographs and Cards
July 19: PSA Heads to the San Diego Comic Con
July 5: From Ali to Tyson, Collecting Panini Boxing Cards
June 21: T206 Baseball Card Face-Off: Honus Wagner vs. Ty Cobb
June 7: Game of Thrones: Collecting Trading Cards from Seasons 1-3
May 24: Joe DiMaggio Baseball Cards – 75 Years After the Streak
May 10: The Next Generation of Collectors – A Young Hobbyist's Perspective
April 26: Baseball Cards in the 1980s – A Trip Back in Time
April 12: The Amazing Resilience of Our Hobby
March 29: Building the Mount Rushmore of Baseball Autographs
March 15: The Lucky 7 Find – Rare Ty Cobb Cards Discovered
March 1: Market Editorial – The Power of the Household Name
February 16: Gorgeous Goudeys – The Tale of the 1933 Baseball Card Set
February 2: Talking Fans and Football as We Head Towards the Super Bowl
January 19: A Tale of Two Sluggers – Griffey and Foxx
January 5: Building the Mount Rushmore of Hockey Cards

PSA Insider 2015

December 22: 2015 PSA/DNA Report: The Ten Most Dangerous Autographs
December 8: The Hobby Awakens – It's All About Star Wars
November 24: A Tale of Two Collectors – Joe Henninger and Frank Evanov
November 10: Halfway to the NFL Playoffs – A Look at Two Football Cards Sets of the Past
October 27: It's All About Hoops – The Mount Rushmore of Basketball Cards
October 13: Legendary Quarterbacks – Collecting 'Broadway Joe' and the 'Blonde Bomber'
September 29: Bat Collector Scott Foraker and His Legendary Lumber
September 15: Building the Mount Rushmore of Football Cards
September 1: Building Your All-Time Baseball Dream Team
August 18: A Tangible Collectible in a Digital World
August 4: Cultivating Collectors – The Next Generation of Hobbyists
July 21: PSA Heads to the National... and It's All About Chicago
July 7: An In-Depth Look at Star Wars Collectibles as PSA Heads to Comic Con
June 23: Super Mario – Collecting Lemieux Hockey Cards
June 9: Collecting the 1969 A&BC Star Trek Trading Card Set
May 26: Market Update – Red Hot, Iconic Rookies on the Rise
May 12: 1948 Leaf – The Boxing Set of the Century?
April 28: PSA Introduces Embedded Hologram for Added Security
April 14: Collecting the 1963 Bazooka Baseball All-Time Greats Set
March 31: It's All About the Backs: A T206 Baseball Card Breakdown
March 17: Life After Jeter: Who's Next in Line to be the Face of MLB?
March 3: It's All About Pre-WWII Baseball Cards
February 17: Legendary Lefty – Collecting Sandy Koufax Baseball Cards
February 3: Revisiting Football Legends of the 1970s and 1980s
January 20: Inside the Jeffrey Griffith Hockey Card Collections
January 6: The 1930s – A Great Time for Baseball Cards

PSA Insider 2014

December 23: 50 Years Young: The 1964 Topps Baseball Card Set
December 9: Mantle Cards Galore – It's All About Mickey
November 25: Heroes of the Hardwood – Collecting Classic Basketball Cards
November 11: Protecting His Quarterback and His Cards – A Look at the NFL's Evan Mathis
October 28: 40 Years of Cardboard – A Look at Two 1974 Sets
October 14: What Happens When Inferior Collectibles Attack
September 30: A Final Farewell to No. 2 – Derek Jeter
September 16: Sweetness and the 1976 Topps Football Set
September 2: The Trading Card Emergence of Disney's Iconic Mickey Mouse
August 19: From Koufax to Jordan, the Interesting Life of Collector Joe Nossek
August 5: Bob Feller – Collecting Baseball Cards of Rapid Robert
July 22: PSA Heads to Cleveland with the Cards that Never Were
July 8: Collecting Godzilla: The Big Guy Is Back
June 24: The Kings Are the Champs and It's All About Hockey
June 10: Collecting Baseball Autographs of All-Century Team Members
May 27: 1951 Topps Ringside Boxing Cards — A Knockout for Collectors
May 13: Collecting Cards from Blockbuster Movie Franchises: X-Men and Planet of the Apes
April 29: It's All About Hoops – 1970s Style
April 15: Don't Abandon the Hunt – Gems Still Await the Collector
April 1: Swing Away! Baseball Is Back
March 18: PSA Heads to Chicago for a Big Weekend of Autographs
March 4: The PSA 10 – Ten Tips for Building a Better Collection
February 18: Perez-Steele Celebration Postcards Turn 25
February 4: A Look Back at Hockey Sets from the 1960s
January 21: The Big Hurt Gets the Call to the Hall
January 7: The Collection That Has No Peer - An Interview with Thomas Tull

PSA Insider 2013

December 20: The Most Dangerous Autographs of the Year - A 2013 PSA/DNA Report
December 10: PSA CardSlugger™ - A Free New Game for the Collector
November 26: Collecting Chicago Cubs Icon and Baseball Slugger Hack Wilson
November 12: A Look at Classic Football Cards as We March Towards the NFL Playoffs
October 29: Understanding the Grading Concept After 20 Years in the Hobby
October 15: Hockey Card Royalty - The Bourque Collection Hits the Auction Block
October 1: 1992 Bowman Baseball - The Home of Mariano Rivera's Rookie Card
September 17: Star Trek Cards - Boldly Going Where Few Non-Sports Sets Have Gone Before
September 3: Football is Back! It's All About Collecting Gridiron Greats
August 20: Cracker Jack Baseball Cards Nearing the Century Mark
August 6: A Discovery of a Lifetime - Revisiting the 1952 Topps Baseball Card Find
July 23: PSA is Coming to the Chicago National!
July 9: Collecting Autographs from Cast Members of The Walking Dead
June 25: The 1973 Topps Basketball Set Turns 40
June 11: The Man of Steel Returns: A Tribute to Superman
May 28: Sports Collectibles Back at the Beach June 6-8
May 14: Stan Musial - A Look Back at The Man
April 30: 1963 Topps Baseball Cards - Celebrating 50 Years
April 16: Jackie Robinson - A Tribute to Number 42
April 2: The 1952 Berk Ross Baseball Card Set - Overlooked No More
March 19: The 1952 Topps Look 'N See Trading Card Set: The 'Ideal' Non-Sports Set
March 5: 1961 Fleer Baseball Cards - A Vintage Set for Collectors on a Budget
February 19: No One Has a Crystal Ball
February 5: Long Beach Expo to Be Held Feb. 7-9
January 22: Sports Legends and Collectibles Come to the Long Beach Expo
January 8: Hockey is Back! Collecting Cards of the Ice Kings

PSA Insider 2012

December 26: The Ten Most Dangerous Autographs of 2012
December 11: The 1916 Sporting News Set, The Babe Is Born
November 27: Harper Rookie Helps PSA Hit the 20 Million Mark
November 13: The Market Is Hot for HOF Football Rookie Cards
October 30: PSA Launches Free Online Autograph Resource, PSA AutographFacts™
October 16: Carlton Fisk: A Legend in Two Big League Cities
October 2: The Controversial Collectability of Signed Rookie Cards
September 18: An In-Depth Look at the 1959 Bazooka Baseball Set
September 4: See the 'Black Swamp Find' Cards This Week in Long Beach!
August 21: View the Famous 'Black Swamp Find' Cards at the Long Beach Expo
August 7: The Chase that Never Ends: Collecting the 1962 Topps Baseball Set
July 24: The Black Swamp Find: A Remarkable Discovery of E98 Baseball Cards
July 10: Blockbuster Superhero Flicks Spark Demand for Comic-Related Cards & Autographs
June 26: The 1963 Topps Football Set, A Colorful and Affordable Vintage Issue
June 12: The 1965 Topps Football Set, Standing 'Tall' Amongst Gridiron Issues
May 29: 1972-73 Topps Basketball: An Affordable Set Anchored by Dr. J. and the A-Train
May 15: Collecting the 1972-73 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Set
May 1: SCP Auctions to Offer Dmitri Young's Collection of PSA 10 Rookie Cards
April 17: Collecting a Connection to the Past, That's the Ticket!
April 3: 1971 Topps Football: The Most Challenging Set of the 1970s and 1980s
March 20: The Undisputed Champ of the Wrestling All-Star Challenge
March 6: The Rise of Autographed Cards
February 21: The 1962 Topps Football Set, Collecting the Gridiron 'Men in Black'
February 7: Tom Brady vs. Aaron Rodgers
January 24: The 1954-55 Parkhurst Hockey Set
January 10: The 1975 Hostess Baseball Set: A Challenging but Affordable 1970s Issue

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