PSA launching a backlog tracker is good transparency. But a 14M card active queue makes one thing obvious: The “before the slab” window is a real market. Collectors need a way to price grade uncertainty before the card comes back. Guess the grade. Back your conviction. Let the final grade settle the outcome. That’s what is being built at the JK Index. TCG grading prediction markets.

First of all, I want to sincerely thank @WSJ and @aosipovich for covering my Polymarket case and taking the time to understand the full story. But of course, the thank-you list does not stop there. I also want to thank @TheBlockCo , @cryptodotnews , @CryptoTimes_io , @FXFinanceFeeds , @DeFiRate , @bitget , @kucoincom , @MEXC , @LBank_Exchange , @YahooFinance , Crypto Economy, CVJ, BigGo Finance, Cryptonews.net, 0xzx, Westlaw Today, BitcoinFoundation.org, SonDakika, Haberler, Star-activation, Due Diligence Hub RSS, and all the other media platforms, aggregators, translators, mirror sites, and multilingual repost pages that paid attention to this issue. I never imagined that losing around $35,000 on a prediction market would accidentally turn into a small international media tour. Jokes aside, I am truly grateful that so many people were willing to look into the details of this case. For me, this is not only about one trade or one loss. It is about whether users can trust written market rules, whether platforms should be transparent when resolving disputes, and whether prediction markets can truly earn mainstream trust. Thank you to everyone who listened, reported, shared, translated, reposted, mirrored, aggregated, or simply cared. Money can go to zero. Rules should not.

Creators are going to shape the future of collecting just as much as marketplaces. They’re usually the first to notice when a card starts to matter. Looking for a few who want to help build what comes next. DMs open 📥

After announcing a temporary pause to Value tiers in order to protect the submissions already in our care, we saw another surge in submissions which pushed our active queue to nearly 14 million cards. We also made a commitment to transparency, which is why we’ve launched the PSA Backlog Tracker. Updated bi-weekly, the tracker uses the same numbers reviewed by PSA management. We expect Value tiers will reopen once the global backlog reaches 5 million units. psacard.com/info/backlog-tra…

Need a TCG native growth operator for the JK Index. Someone who gets raw cards, grading , regrades, comps, creators, shops, and collector communities. Before the Slab is early, weird, and very real. If that sounds interesting to you 👇

Every collector wants the 10. But if it comes back a 9, there should be a way to price that risk before the grade is known. Before the Slab will let collectors trade raw to graded outcomes. The market already exists. The Index is just building the rails for it.

Some call it Guess the Grade. We call it Before the Slab. That moment after a card is found, but before the grade is known. Right now, we have PSA integrated. Next comes TAG, CGC, Beckett, and more. But the important part is that the behavior already exists. Psaprofessor posted Day 31 of Guess the Grade 10 hours ago. 263 votes. 674 likes. 221 shares. Collectors are already debating the gap between a 9 and a 10. Centering. Corners. Surface. Eye appeal. We’re just building the market layer around something collectors already love.