Know Before You Grade

Pre-Grade · $5 per card

See what could cost your card a grade before you send it to PSA, Beckett, CGC or TAG. Here's a real one below.

  • 1200 dpi scans
  • Texture scan
  • Centering to the hundredth
  • Magnified corners
  • Written review
  • Estimated grades

In person shipments only. Every measurement comes from scanning the real card, so it can't be done from photos.

Happiny (Reverse Holo) 52/123

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Estimated Grades

PSA

1

BGS

1

CGC

1

TAG

1

Estimated from this card's measurements and condition under each company's current standards. Not a guarantee of any grade.

High Resolution Scans & Texture

Front

Slide for Texture Scan

Back

Scroll on a scan to zoom in. The slider fades both sides into the texture scan, which shows every dent, scratch and print line on the surface.

Centering Analysis

Front

49.84/50.16 L/R · 42.18/57.82 T/B

Back

50.23/49.77 L/R · 54.29/45.71 T/B

Borders are measured to the hundredth of a percent, exactly how the grading companies judge centering. Click a picture to see it full screen.

Corner Analysis

Front

Back

Slide for Texture Scan

Every corner is magnified so you can see exactly what could hold the card back. Scroll on a grid to zoom, and use the slider to see each corner as a texture scan.

Imperfections Review

OverallHeavy play wear across the card.
EdgesWhitening shows along all four borders. It is strongest on the front left edge.
SurfaceA crease runs through the upper right area of the back. The texture scan shows creasing across the front as well.
CornersThe front bottom left corner shows the most wear.
CenteringThe largest shift is 42/58 top to bottom on the front. That fits inside the 60/40 window PSA, Beckett and CGC allow for a 9 or better, so the centering supports a high grade at every major company.

How it works

  1. Pick Pre-Grade for any card when you submit ($5 each), on its own or with a restoration.
  2. Getting restoration too? Choose a scan before the work or after it.
  3. Ship the card in. I scan it, measure it and go over it by eye.
  4. Your report shows up on your order page, ready to zoom and download.

Estimated grades are an honest estimate, never a guarantee of any grade.

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