What goes into our grading & sealing process
Standard 10 Point Grading System
Grading Based on:
- Edges
- Corners
- Surface
- Alignment
Standard Card Size: 2.5 x 3.5
Thickness: 35pt or 55pt
Each card is carefully handled and inspected by one of our top experts and not an AI system or computer.
Magnified under different shades of lighting also allows to find any defects withhin the texture of the card.
ex: scratches, dents, fraying, centering.
Each card is carefully inserted into a plastic slab and machine sealed using a sonic sound press. This allows to seal the card with pressure and sound, no glue and allowing no air bubbles along edges.
Grading System
Grading Scale
- GEM MINT = 10
- MINT = 9 - 9.5
- NEAR MINT = 8 - 8.5
- EXCELLENT = 7 - 7.5
- VERY GOOD = 6
- GOOD = 5
- VERY FAIR = 4
- FAIR = 3
- POOR = 2
- VERY POOR = 1
What is GEM MINT
GEM-MINT 10
A GEM MINT card is a virtually perfect card.
- Four perfectly sharp corners
- Must be free of staining of any kind, but an allowance may be made for a slight printing imperfection.
- The image must be centered on the card within a tolerance not to exceed approximately 55/45 to 60/40 percent on the front, and 75/25 percent on the reverse.
What is MINT
What is NEAR MINT
MINT 9.5 - 9
Quality must be very close in nature to a GEM-MINT 10 but the following allowances may be made. Very light touches at one of the corners may be acceptable so long as the corner integrity remains intact. A slight surface dimple may be allowed if extremely limited.
What is NEAR MINT
What is NEAR MINT
MINT 8.5 - 8
A Near Mint 8 a card that appears Mint 9 at first glance, but upon closer inspection, the card can exhibit the following: slightest fraying at one or two corners or, a minor surface imperfection. For chrome cards, slight ridges where the cards were cut by manufacture. Centering must be approximately 65/35 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.
What is EXCELLENT
MINT 7.5 - 7
EXCELLENT 7 is a card with just a slight surface wear visible upon close inspection. There may be slight bend or fraying on some corners and/or sides. A minor surface blemish is acceptable. Centering must be approximately 70/30 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the back.
What is Very Good - Very Poor
All these aspects go into cards graded 6 - 1.
A very light surface crease may be present. Two or three light surface abrasions may be present. Graphic or text may have slight fading. Surface wear or printing defects are more visible. Surface wear is noticeable. Corner are rounded. Visvible creasing, discoloration, tears, rips, off cente
All these aspects go into cards graded 6 - 1.
A very light surface crease may be present. Two or three light surface abrasions may be present. Graphic or text may have slight fading. Surface wear or printing defects are more visible. Surface wear is noticeable. Corner are rounded. Visvible creasing, discoloration, tears, rips, off centering on front and/or back. Fraying, tearing away or split of cards. Based on how much o rhow little each defect is is where we will place it on our grading scale.
Why We Typically Don't Grade Under 7
Why We Typically Don't Grade Under 7
These cards grade 7-1.
To save time and money on both ends, if a card doesn't grade over 7, we typically wont grade them. Certain cards that grade under 7 aren't worth grading, you'll spend more money than it's worth.
(*value also depends on the card itself)
We will however still grade & slab your cards even if they are under 7. We would c
These cards grade 7-1.
To save time and money on both ends, if a card doesn't grade over 7, we typically wont grade them. Certain cards that grade under 7 aren't worth grading, you'll spend more money than it's worth.
(*value also depends on the card itself)
We will however still grade & slab your cards even if they are under 7. We would contact you to see if you still want our services for those specific cards. (pricing is still the same.) If not, we will ship the card back you in a sleeve and top loader for protection at no charge for the inspection.
What We Don't Grade
Why We Typically Don't Grade Under 7
- Autographs
As much as we would love to grade your autograph cards, we specialize in grading using our grading system for standard cards, but we are not certified to verify autographs.
*If you already have a Certification of Authenticity or Proof of Signature that we can verify, only then can we grade your autograph.
- Packs
- Funkos
- Ticke
- Autographs
As much as we would love to grade your autograph cards, we specialize in grading using our grading system for standard cards, but we are not certified to verify autographs.
*If you already have a Certification of Authenticity or Proof of Signature that we can verify, only then can we grade your autograph.
- Packs
- Funkos
- Tickets
- Comic Books
- Photos (larger than a card)
These are services we will look into doing in the future but for now we don't have the equipment to slab these items.
ENCAPSULATING Custom, Personal & Reprint Cards
ENCAPSULATING Custom, Personal & Reprint Cards
YES
We will slab your custom cards for collectible purposes only.
The label will state the card is custom.
We slab and grade reprints for collectible purposes only.
The label will state that it is a rerpint.
Have a card of you or your loved one playing sports, a favorite photo made to look like a card, want a special message on your label,
YES
We will slab your custom cards for collectible purposes only.
The label will state the card is custom.
We slab and grade reprints for collectible purposes only.
The label will state that it is a rerpint.
Have a card of you or your loved one playing sports, a favorite photo made to look like a card, want a special message on your label, we will slab to preserve your card and make a personal custom label.