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Pokémon card
grading calculator.

Compare grading costs, turnaround times, and budgets across five leading grading companies.

Last Pricing Verified
October 19, 2026

5 companies · 10 sliders

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0–30 cards per service

Drag a slider or tap + to add cards. Combine companies freely. Paused services remain visible and are excluded from totals.

01 / GRADING COMPANY

PSA

Professional Sports Authenticator

$0.000 cards
Available

Standard

$59.99/ card

Estimated 90–100 business days

$1,000 maximum insured value

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Available

Express

$199.00/ card

Estimated 20–30 business days

$2,500 maximum insured value

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Eligibility & service notes

No paid membership needed for these tiers. Value and Value Bulk are paused. Each card must fit its insured-value limit; higher-value cards can incur a service upgrade. Shipping, insurance and tax are additional.

02 / GRADING COMPANY

CGC

CGC Cards

$0.000 cards
Available

Standard

$55.00/ card

Estimated 10 business days

$3,000 maximum declared value

Cards to grade
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0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Available

Express

$100.00/ card

Estimated 5 business days

$10,000 maximum declared value

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Eligibility & service notes

Free-account direct-submission rates. Paid Associate/Premium members save 10%; Elite members save 20% (discounts not modeled). Bulk is $17/card, 25-card minimum, 150 working days, $500 limit; Economy is $20/card, 90 working days, $1,000 limit. Cards not fully described incur $5/card; maximum 300 cards per invoice. International customs charges are extra, with a $25 administration fee if CGC incurs them. Value upgrades cost extra.

03 / GRADING COMPANY

Beckett (BGS)

Beckett Grading Services

$0.000 cards
Unavailable

Standard · sold out

$34.95/ card · last published

Estimated 45 (published; unavailable) business days

Published rate; currently sold out and excluded

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Excluded from estimatesUnavailable
Available

Express

$79.95/ card

Estimated 15 business days

No declared-value cap published on current pricing page

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Eligibility & service notes

Base and Standard are currently sold out on Beckett’s pricing page. Express is open at $79.95/card with subgrades included, estimated 15 business days. Online submissions were restored October 15; the temporary form is retired. Free Beckett membership; no bulk minimum or declared-value cap is published for Express. Return shipping and insurance are additional; confirm current amounts in the restored submission center. The former form’s insurance rate is not reverified. The $3 grade-10 subgrade fee is listed for Base without subgrades, not Express. Autograph cards add $5/card; oversized cards add $8/card. These extras are excluded.

04 / GRADING COMPANY

TAG

Technical Authentication & Grading

$0.000 cards
Available

Standard · Grade + Score

$59.95/ card

Estimated 45 business days

$1,000 included protection per card

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Available

Express · Grade + Score

$149.95/ card

Estimated 10 business days

$2,500 included protection per card

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Eligibility & service notes

Current submission menu: Standard and Express include Grade + 1,000-point Score with a 1-card minimum. No value-based grading upcharge; shown protection amounts are coverage, not card-value eligibility ceilings. Base is $39.95/card with a 5-card minimum, about 60 business days and $500 protection. Value/Bulk remain paused; availability can be limited. No paid membership is listed. Pre-1989 cards, Yu-Gi-Oh!, memorabilia and stock thicker than 50pt are excluded; other card/language restrictions apply. One card category per service; mixed categories can cause separate shipping charges. Return shipping is calculated at checkout; optional kits and extra protection cost more.

05 / GRADING COMPANY

SGC

Sportscard Guaranty Corporation

$0.000 cards
Available

Standard · $1,500 value band

$50.00/ card

Estimated 40+ business days

$1,500 maximum declared value

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Available

Expedited · $3,500 value band

$150.00/ card

Estimated 2–3 business days

Published $3,500 maximum declared-value band

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Eligibility & service notes

Models standard-size, unsigned cards in the shown declared-value bands. Standard is $85/card at the $3,500 band. Expedited is $250 up to $7,500; $500 up to $20,000; $1,000 up to $50,000; $2,000 up to $100,000; above that, $3,750 plus $375 per additional $10,000. Higher-value tiers are not modeled. No paid membership or bulk minimum is listed on the pricing page. Shipping is additional.

KNOW WHAT’S INCLUDED

Clear prices. Fewer surprises.

Shown prices cover direct grading of eligible, standard-size, unsigned cards in the stated value bands. Shipping, insurance, taxes, membership charges, submission handling, optional services and value-based upgrades are excluded. No membership discounts or promotions are modeled.

Turnaround times are estimates in business days and exclude transit, weekends and holidays. Each company starts its processing clock differently. Availability and rates can change after the verification date.

“Standard” and “Express” organize this comparison. SGC’s faster service is officially Expedited. Unavailable services remain visible; their controls cannot add a purchasable service. For TAG, the current reopened submission menu supersedes older product pages.

Grading total$0.00
Remaining$1,000.00
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