CCA services: authentication,
grading and consignment.
Authentication and condition grading for trading cards from $8 per card on Bulk (10-card minimum) or $10 on Standard, plus certification lookup, the Population Report and eBay consignment. Everything below is live today unless marked otherwise.
Grading service levels
Card grading pricesBulk
$8 per card
Estimated 7–14 calendar days
10-card minimum, up to $100 coverage per card
Standard
$10 per card
Estimated 5–10 calendar days
No minimum, up to $250 coverage per card
Express
$25 per card
Estimated 3–5 calendar days
Expedited processing, up to $500 coverage per card
Walk-Through
$75 per card
Estimated 24–48 hours
Highest-priority processing, up to $1,500 coverage per card
Every level includes authentication, four condition subgrades and an overall grade set by a CCA grader, an ultrasonically sealed, tamper-evident holder and a public certification record with front and back scans. Turnaround is estimated in calendar days from confirmed intake, excluding shipping. See service pricing for coverage and extras, or how to submit cards for grading for the steps.
Grading by card type
Pokemon card grading
How CCA grades Pokemon and other TCG cards, what each service level costs and how to send your first submission.
Pokemon card gradingSports card grading
How CCA grades baseball, basketball, football and other sports cards, with prices and estimated turnaround.
Sports card gradingBulk card grading
$8 per card from 10 cards, the most common way collectors send a binder or a set.
Bulk card gradingStandards, verification and data
How to submit cards
The step-by-step submission process, from choosing a service level and declared value to Grade Reveal and return shipping.
How to submit cards for gradingGrading standards
Four condition subgrades, the surface-weighted overall grade, the measured centering scale and every grade from 10 to 1.
Read the grading standardsAuthenticity and Grade Guarantee
Covers eligible CCA slabs in their original holder, with published caps and exclusions.
What the guarantee coversCert verification
Look up any CCA certification number, free: overall grade, four subgrades and front and back scans of the exact card.
Verify a certification numberPopulation Report
How many copies of each card CCA has graded at each grade, counted from real certificates.
See the Population ReportCard database
A searchable index of over 430,000 cards across games and sports, the same catalog that powers the submission flow.
Browse the card databaseSell and buy graded cards
Sell with CCA (eBay consignment)
We list your graded cards on eBay, handle the sale and shipping, and pay you out. One commission that includes eBay's selling fee.
How eBay consignment worksMarketplace
Every consigned CCA slab that is live on eBay, each linked to its public certification record.
Shop CCA graded cardsPlan and compare
Card grading cost guide
What grading costs at CCA and the other major graders, per card and for a full order.
What card grading costsPSA alternative
CCA and PSA side by side on price, minimums and estimated turnaround, including when PSA is still the better choice.
CCA compared with PSAPSA vs CGC
How PSA and CGC compare on price, turnaround, subgrades and slabs.
PSA vs CGC comparedBest card grading company
A decision guide across PSA, CGC, SGC, BGS, TAG and CCA by card value and goal.
How to choose a grading companyCentering calculator
Measure a card's borders and see the centering ratio before you submit.
Measure your centeringNot live yet: CCA Verified (third-party oversight for repacks and mystery boxes) and the CCA Vault (storage for graded cards) are under development.
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