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What is a graded trading card. This actually applies to all trading cards and sports cards and is one of the most common factors considered when looking at collectibility. Lets take a quick look at the card grading companies. Card grading is a service that authenticates collectibles and assigns a numeric value grade to them on a scale of 1-10 based on the condition.

Cards are graded based on these factors. Items you may need before you submit cards for grading. Baseball basketball football hockey golf racing and even boxing prices are here.

Grading your cards will encapsulate them so that they are protected for life. Second theres the cards rarity. Trading Card SMR Price Guide.

These attractive hard plastic cases provide protection from pressure and most damage. Cards which are considered competitive or meta are more likely to hold good value. Our graphic outlines everything you need to know from the factors that affect a grade down to what specific traits are acceptable at each rating level.

From there youll see your results begin to populate and hopefully an exact match of the card in question. CGC Trading Cards graders use a highly accurate industry-standard 10-point grading scale and evaluate cards using advanced authentication and grading equipment including devices that perform ultra-microscopic inspections and precisely calculate centering. But what do they mean.

SMR Online covers all the major sports too. From a selling standpoint grading a card helps solidify the inherent rarity in your card. If your cards are in fantastic condition and receive a high grade the value of the card will skyrocket compared to their raw ungraded value.