Guide series · Trading Cards · 6 parts · 1 live · 9 min read
Grading Explained
How card grading works, from who grades and what a label tells you to whether a card is worth sending in, how to spot a tampered slab and how to prepare your own cards for grading.
About this series
Grading turns a card into a sealed, certified collectable with a grade buyers can trust. This six-part series explains what that grade means and who the graders are, how to read a slab label, what graders look for, when a card is worth sending in, how to spot a slab that has been tampered with, and how to prepare and post your own cards for grading.
Start with Part 1 and work through in order, or jump straight to the part you need.
Parts
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Part 6
How to Prepare Cards for Grading
Sleeve, hold, stack and box your cards for PSA, CGC, Beckett or ACE, plus step-by-step Shield kit instructions.
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Coming next
- What Card Grading Is and Who Grades
- How to Read a Slab Label
- What Graders Look For
- Is a Card Worth Grading?
- Spotting a Tampered or Fake Slab