Fanatics has been slabbing cards for quite some time already, authenticating autographed cards from their signings.
Fanatics' management cannot be blind to the fact that CCG was already grading game cards and started CSG by hiring some Beckett people. The next move could be a high profile hire from an existing TPG to run a new grading division. They already have the holder machines, all they need is a label redesign and someone to run the division. I'd even go so far as to speculate that the hire will come out of PSA in Cali because our state has the strictest laws in the country against allowing employers to force employees to sign non-compete agreements. They are 100% illegal and unenforceable against Cali residents regardless of where the company is located or what choice of law they stick into the contract.