Trading Cards
Standard Grading
Full UGS card grading using Centering, Corners, Edges, and Surface, followed by certification and encapsulation when approved.
$15 / cardStandard UGS grading, certification, label, and encapsulation.
- Authentication and eligibility review
- Four-category grading evaluation
- Final UGS grade and designation
- UGS label and encapsulation
- Unique certification number
- Public verification and population reporting
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Signed Cards
Autograph Grading
A dual-grade presentation combining the card's UGS grade with a separate autograph-quality grade and signer record.
$15 / cardCard grading plus separate autograph-quality grading.
- Card grade using the standard UGS scale
- Separate 1–10 autograph-quality grade
- Signer information on certification record
- Dual-grade UGS label presentation
- Unique certification number
- Public online verification
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Original Artwork
Art Certification
UGS certification for eligible artwork using an identity-based record rather than a numeric condition grade.
$15 / itemUGS Art certification with identity-based record and public verification.
- No numeric condition grade
- ART designation on the UGS label
- Artist and title record
- Year and edition fields when applicable
- Unique certification number
- Public online verification
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Priority Service
Express Walkthrough
Priority handling for eligible submissions that require expedited processing through the UGS grading workflow.
$45 / cardPriority-service pricing. Eligibility is confirmed at intake.
- Priority intake and grading workflow
- Full UGS grading standards
- UGS label and encapsulation
- Unique certification number
- Public online verification
- Subject to item and service eligibility
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