Pricing
Every card is quoted personally after I've seen your photos — these are the starting points, so you know what you're walking into before you send anything.
Cleaning + Polish
Surface grime, fingerprints, residue and light scuffing lifted, then polished so the finish reads clean in hand and on camera.
$10
Scratch Reduction
Surface scratches worked down until they no longer catch the light, with a full cleaning and polish included in the price.
$15
includes cleaning + polishing
Slab Cracking
Safely cracking a graded slab to free the card for restoration. The original label is preserved and returned with your card if you'd like it.
$15
Edge / Corner Lifts
Separated layers at a corner or along an edge re-bonded and pressed flat. Priced by how many corners or edges are affected and how far the lift has spread.
$40+
Dent Repair
Pressure marks and indents worked back up so the surface sits flat and reads even in raking light.
$55+
Crease Repair
Fold lines flattened and softened so they're far less visible. Priced by length, depth, and whether the ink layer has cracked.
$80+
Full Restoration
The complete treatment — cleaning, corner and edge work, dent and crease reduction, and surface finishing, tailored to what your specific card needs.
$150+
Grading Submission
Your restored card prepped, packaged and submitted to a grading company on your behalf, with tracking shared throughout.
$25
+ grading company fee
Pre-Grade
Get a detailed pre-grade of your card with high-resolution scans, precise centering measurements, and an expert review of potential flaws that could impact your desired grade.
$5
in-person shipments only
How pricing actually works
- A + means that's the starting price. What a card actually costs depends on how much damage there is and how it responds — a single lifted corner is a very different job from four.
- The assessment and quote are free. You'll get a specific price for your card before you ship anything or pay anything.
- Cards declared over $500 carry a high-value handling fee of 3% of the card's declared value. At that level the smallest detail moves real money, so the restoration demands a deeper level of knowledge and skill, and the work is held to a tighter standard: slower passes, extra checks, and more documentation at every stage. The fee shows as its own line on your quote so nothing is hidden in the price.
- Payment up front, price agreed first. You approve the quote, sign the agreement, and pay before anything ships — so there's never a surprise bill at the end. If I find extra damage mid-restoration, you approve any added work before it's billed.
- Services combine — cleaning is often bundled with corner or crease work, and I'll tell you when the full restoration price is the better deal.
- If a card can't be meaningfully improved, I'll tell you that instead of taking your money.
Not sure which one you need?
Send photos and I'll tell you exactly what your card needs — and what it'll cost.