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Jamie Budesky is the founder of CardGrade.io, the AI-powered card grading platform — and the engineer who built its computer-vision grading pipeline, from image capture to sub-grade analysis. An Army veteran, entrepreneur, and IT specialist who has built systems for the U.S. Department of Defense since 2017, Jamie brings a systems-and-data lens to the hobby. Based in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, he writes about grading standards, AI vs. human grading, and pre-submission strategy — grounded in CardGrade's data across thousands of graded cards.
Latest articles by Jamie
Market Insights
How AI Pre-Screening Helps Collectors Avoid Junk Slabs in the 2026 Grading Boom
The collector's grading question in 2026 is no longer "does this card look nice?" It is whether the card has enough condition upside, market spread, and
Jamie BudeskyJun 5, 2026
Market Insights
PSA 9 vs PSA 10: What Actually Decides the Grade (and How to Tell Before You Submit)
A PSA 9 and a PSA 10 can look identical across a table, but the price gap is often 3–10x. The difference almost never comes down to how "nice" a card
Jamie BudeskyJun 4, 2026
