Guides

Start with eligibility, not the slab design. Understand TAG's eligible cards and languages, what the DIG report includes and how to prepare the correct TAG submission.

Understand what the BGS label tells you, how Beckett subgrades and the Black Label work, and how to prepare a Beckett submission without treating every 10 as the same result.

Choose the correct CGC route, understand the current label terminology and prepare a traceable submission, including CGC's full-time TCG grading option in Munich.

A valuable card is not automatically a sensible grading candidate. Compare the full cost of grading with realistic outcomes, and use a simple break-even formula before you submit.

The job is not finished when the slab arrives. Reconcile the return, check for problems and build a storage and display routine that protects both the card and its holder.

Build a repeatable pre-grading routine: check centering, corners, edges and surface, record what you see and use our before-grading checklist without pretending to guarantee a grade.

What is card grading, what do graders look at and what does a grade actually promise? A complete beginner's guide to the grading journey, from raw card to slab.

There is no universal winner. Compare PSA, BGS, CGC and TAG by eligibility, grade designations, reporting detail, availability, European routes and real sale evidence.

A good grading package protects the cards and makes every item easy to reconcile. Learn how to pack, label, insure and ship your submission, with a before-dispatch checklist.