Professional Card Prep + Grading Submission Service
More 10s start here.
Done-for-you card inspection, cleaning, prep, and grading submission service for collectors who want a sharper second set of eyes before sending cards to PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC + More.
Send us your cards. We inspect, evaluate, clean, prep, and can submit them for you.
You ship your cards
Send the cards you want reviewed. We'll check them in and track them in your dashboard.
We inspect, clean, and evaluate
Each card is reviewed under proper lighting and magnification, with surface issues and grading risks noted.
You review our recommendation
We show you what we found and which cards we believe are worth submitting.
We prep, submit, and track
Approved cards are prepped, packaged, submitted, and tracked through return.
Follow every step in your live dashboard.
From the moment your cards arrive to the day your slabs come home — evaluations, approvals, submissions, and tracking, all in one portal.
Results vary. We help identify issues and prepare cards, but final grades are determined solely by the grading company.
$10/card. No minimums. No guesswork.
One flat prep fee per card. Every order includes hands-on review, cleaning, recommendations, and dashboard reporting.
One flat fee. The full treatment.
Every card, every order — send one card or a hundred. Volume rates kick in at 25+.
Create Your Prep Order- InspectionEvery card inspected under ideal lighting and magnification
- Surface CleaningFingerprints, dust, and removable debris addressed
- Condition Evaluation ScoreOur honest assessment of whether the card is worth submitting
- Dashboard ReportResults posted to your live dashboard
- Available Submission ServicesWe can submit to PSA, BGS, SGC, or CGC on your behalf
Grading company fees, shipping to and from the grader, and insurance on outbound shipments — always billed separately.
Send more, pay less.
Frequent sender? Your rate drops automatically.
Lower prep rates are applied automatically as your volume grows. No codes, no memberships, no signups.
Interested in grading? We can submit for you.
Approve your cards after evaluation and we take it from there.
- ✓Card data entry — variations researched and matched
- ✓Submission created with your chosen grader and service level
- ✓Professional packaging for the trip to the grader
- ✓Tracked from drop-off through return
Collectors trust us with cards they care about.
"He'll be there for you with any questions and is upfront with his thoughts on moving forward or not. I was extremely happy with my results! Will use again!"
"Very communicative, transparent and honest about pricing and card condition. Simply put, the gold standard in card care. Trust the process."
"I was guided through the entire process and felt comfortable the entire time. Made it easy for me. Got great results as well."
Real results from real submissions.
Recent slabs back from the graders.
Results vary. We help identify issues and prepare cards, but final grades are determined solely by the grading company.
Questions, answered.
Do you guarantee grades?
No — no one can, and you should be skeptical of anyone who says otherwise. We identify issues, prepare your cards properly, and give you an honest prediction based on experience, but final grades are determined solely by the grading company.
What types of cards do you work on?
Sports cards — modern and vintage — and TCG including Pokémon, One Piece, Dragon Ball, and more. Not sure about your card? Reach out and ask before you ship.
What don't you clean or alter?
We never alter a card. Cleaning is strictly surface-level — fingerprints, dust, wax residue, and debris. We don't trim, recolor, or do anything a grading company would consider card doctoring.
Who pays grading and shipping fees?
You do — grading company fees, shipping, and insurance are billed separately, separate from the prep fee. Full-service submissions add a $1 per card data entry fee which covers researching the variations and looking up the exact match. The $10/card prep fee covers evaluation, cleaning, and sleeving.
What happens if you recommend not grading a card?
Nothing gets submitted without your approval. If we don't think a card will grade well, we say so in your evaluation — you can submit it anyway, or have it shipped straight back to you. You only pay grading fees on cards you choose to submit.
Are my cards insured?
Yes — your cards are insured while at our facility, and outbound shipments to the grading companies are insured as well (billed separately). For the trip to us, ship with a tracked, insured carrier.
Can you submit cards that are already slabbed?
Yes — that's called a reholder: the grading company puts your card in a fresh case. Since there's no evaluation or prep work to do, only the $1 per card data entry fee applies.
Can you crack cards out of slabs for resubmission?
Yes. We can evaluate the card in its slab first, so you know whether resubmitting is worth it before anything irreversible happens. If you go ahead, we carefully remove the card and clean and prep it like any raw card. Cracking is $5 per card on top of the standard prep fee.
How do I track progress?
Everything lives in your portal: evaluation results, approvals, submission status, and tracking, updated live from the day your cards arrive to the day your slabs come home.
How does GradingPrep's card grading prep work?
It's a four-step mail-in workflow: ship your cards with any tracked, insured carrier; we evaluate every card under magnification, clean it, and sleeve it; you review our grade predictions and pick what to submit; we handle the submission and your slabs ship home.
What does grading prep cost?
$10 per card with no minimums. Bulk discounts apply automatically based on your rolling 12-month spend: 10% off at $250, 20% off at $500, and 30% off at $1,000.
Which grading companies does GradingPrep submit to?
PSA, BGS (Beckett), SGC, and CGC. You pick the grading company and service level after we send back our evaluation report.
What's included in the $10 per card prep fee?
Precision cleaning, surface evaluation under magnification, an expert grade prediction (with subgrade estimates for BGS submissions), archival Card Saver I sleeving, and white-glove handling end to end.
How long does the prep evaluation take?
Evaluations move quickly — cards are typically evaluated within a few days of arriving at our facility. After that, turnaround depends on the grading company service level you select.
Built by a collector who understands how frustrating it is to waste grading fees on cards that were never strong candidates.
GradingPrep was built by a collector who wanted a more honest, organized way to evaluate cards before submitting them. We combine careful inspection, surface prep, submission experience, and dashboard-based reporting so collectors can make better decisions before grading.
- ✓Collector-first perspective
- ✓Hands-on inspection process
- ✓Dashboard-based workflow