Card grading guides
How to prep a card before you submit it, what PSA grading costs at every tier, and how to pack the box. The prep steps are the ones we use on our customers' cards.
How to prep cards
The six steps we use to evaluate and prep a card before it goes to PSA, BGS, SGC or CGC, and the line between prep and alteration.
PSA grading cost calculator
Every open PSA tier and its price, how PSA compares to BGS, SGC and CGC, and a calculator for whether your card is worth grading.
Prep videos
Short clips from Matt's bench: inspecting a card under raking light, cleaning only what comes off easily, and sleeving it in a Card Saver.
Packing and shipping
How to pack the stack so the cards can't shift, and what to check before you close the box.
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Grading tips and market notes from the bench, by email.
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Start an order and we'll clean, prep and pre-grade each card for $10, and nothing is submitted without your approval.