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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
PSA Qualifiers and Half Grades Explained
A PSA qualifier flags one specific condition problem on a card that otherwise meets the criteria for the number on the label. A half grade, such as 8.5
Jamie BudeskyAug 10, 2026
Technology
Why Corner Detail Needs a Macro, Not a Crop
Zooming into one photo cannot recover detail the camera never captured. Why per-corner macro capture changes what AI grading can actually see, and when to use it.
Jamie BudeskyAug 7, 2026
