The Standard in Card Grading
Measured. Documented. Verified. Data supports every grade.
Trusted by top collectors
Corners
Perfect 10.0
Centering
Perfect 10.0
Consistency
Every card evaluated using the same measurable criteria.
Transparency
Sub-scores and image documentation included.
Protection
Secure encapsulation in UV protective case with permanent digital record.
What the data says about our grading
Aggregated across every card that has passed through our pipeline. No cherry-picking, no rounding up.
Where cards lose points
Average sub-score, out of 10
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Centering
9.7
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Print quality
9.7
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Corners
9.3
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Surface
9.3
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Edges
9.1
Edges are the grade killer. They were the lowest sub-score on 72% of cards. Centering was lowest on just 6%.
Nothing goes unnoticed
Every flaw we find is written into the card's record
97%
of cards had at least one documented imperfection, even those that graded 9.5 or 10
~4
observations per card
<1%
flagged as severe
Most graded
The names we see most often
- 1 Michael Jordan
- 2 Shohei Ohtani
- 3 Victor Wembanyama
- 4 Cooper Flagg
- 5 Shaquille O'Neal
Most perfect 10s: Shohei Ohtani. Hardest to gem: vintage Jordan and Kobe.
What crosses our desk
A profile of the cards we grade
- Panini
- Over half
- Topps & Bowman
- A third
- From the 2020s
- 86%
- Pre-2000 vintage
- 8%
Oldest card graded: 1961 Topps. Vintage cards average nearly half a grade lower than modern issues.
In and out
From the moment your card is checked in to the moment it ships back
3.5 days
median in-house turnaround, intake to shipped
Most of that is printing, sealing and packing. Imaging, AI grading and human verification are typically complete within the first few hours.
Figures are aggregated across all cards graded to date, rounded for display, and refreshed periodically. Last updated September 2026.