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CGC now accepts jumbo card submissions. Use CardGrade AI to pre-screen oversized cards for centering, corners, and surface before paying for grading.
In short: CGC is currently the only major grading company offering jumbo card grading, at $15 per card (10–20% off for members). Jumbo cards face the same centering, corner, edge, and surface grading factors as standard cards — pre-screen before submitting to avoid paying for slabs that won't add value.
CGC Cards expanded into jumbo card grading in 2024-2025, and the service is now available worldwide. At $15 per card, collectors can submit oversized Pokemon, Marvel, Donruss Downtown, and other jumbo cards for authentication, grading, and encapsulation in purpose-built holders.
This is a category that PSA doesn't serve. Beckett doesn't serve it. SGC doesn't serve it. CGC essentially created a new grading market with zero major competition, and jumbo card collectors who've been sitting on unprotected oversized cards finally have a professional grading option.
But $15 per card still adds up, and jumbo cards have their own grading challenges. Here's what the service covers, what it costs, and why running your jumbo cards through AI pre-grading before submitting saves money.
Jumbo cards are any trading cards that exceed standard trading card dimensions (approximately 2.5" x 3.5" for most TCGs and sports cards). These oversized cards have been produced across multiple categories for decades:
Pokemon jumbo cards:
Sports jumbo cards:
Entertainment and Marvel jumbo cards:
CGC's jumbo grading service accommodates cards in two holder sizes: up to 5" x 7" and up to 6" x 9". This covers the vast majority of oversized cards produced in the hobby.
Pricing:
| Service | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard jumbo grading | $15 per card | Authentication + grading + encapsulation |
| CGC x JSA Authentic Autograph | $20 per card | Plus grading fees; for authenticated autographs |
| CGC Signature Series | $30 per card | Includes grading fees; witnessed signing |
Member discounts:
At the Elite member level, jumbo grading drops to $12 per card. For collectors submitting 20+ jumbo cards annually, the $25 membership pays for itself quickly.
The process:
The holders: CGC designed custom soft-plastic holders specifically for jumbo cards. The holders work in both horizontal and vertical orientation and come in two sizes to accommodate different jumbo card dimensions. The encapsulation protects the card while displaying it cleanly.
International availability: Collectors can submit through CGC's regional sites: CGCcards.uk, CGCcards.de, and CGCcards.hk.
Jumbo cards have historically been treated as afterthoughts. They come as bonuses in sealed products, get tossed in a drawer, and rarely receive the same protective treatment as standard-sized cards. Many jumbo card collections are in rough shape because there was never a professional grading option to incentivize careful handling.
Now that CGC offers grading, the value proposition for well-preserved jumbo cards has changed:
Authentication matters. High-value jumbo promos (particularly Pokemon and Donruss Downtown) are targets for counterfeiting. A CGC slab provides third-party verification that the card is genuine.
Condition premium. Graded jumbo cards in high grades (CGC 9.5 and 10) command significant premiums over raw equivalents, similar to the dynamic with standard-sized cards. A CGC 10 jumbo Pokemon promo can sell for 3-5x what the raw version brings.
Protection. Jumbo cards don't fit in standard toploaders, penny sleeves, or magnetic holders designed for standard cards. Outside of a grading slab, protecting a jumbo card from damage is difficult. The CGC jumbo holder solves this problem permanently.
Display. The CGC jumbo slab is designed for display. Collectors who frame or showcase their cards have a clean, professional option that standard DIY framing can't match.
At $15 per card, jumbo grading is cheap relative to standard card grading. But $15 per card still represents real money when you're submitting 10, 20, or 50 jumbo cards.
Jumbo cards face the same grading factors as standard cards: centering, corners, edges, and surface. And jumbo cards often have more condition issues than standard cards for several reasons:
Storage damage. Without proper protection options, jumbo cards get bent, creased, and scratched in storage. Cards that sat in a box with other items for months or years may have surface marks, corner dings, or edge wear that isn't immediately obvious.
Handling damage. Oversized cards are harder to handle without touching the surface. Fingerprints, oils, and surface contamination are common on jumbo cards that have been displayed or passed around.
Factory centering. Jumbo card printing and cutting is often less precise than standard card production. Centering issues are more common, and the larger card surface makes even small centering deviations visually obvious.
Corner vulnerability. Larger cards have more fragile corners. The extended corner points bend and ding more easily than on standard cards, and corner damage is a significant grade limiter.
Given these issues, submitting jumbo cards without condition assessment is risky. A jumbo card with a corner ding and poor centering will grade CGC 7 or 8, resulting in a $15 grading fee for minimal or no value increase.
Before submitting jumbo cards to CGC, run them through a condition assessment:
Step 1: Centering check Use CardGrade's free centering tool to measure your jumbo card's centering. Upload a clear, straight-on photo of the card front. The tool will return left/right and top/bottom centering ratios. Cards with centering worse than 60/40 on any axis should be flagged as potential grade limiters.
Jumbo cards are more forgiving on centering than standard cards in some cases, but severely off-center jumbo cards will still receive lower centering scores.
Step 2: Corner and edge inspection Examine all four corners under good lighting with a loupe or magnifier. Look for:
Check all four edges for:
Step 3: Surface assessment Examine the card surface under angled light. Tilt the card slowly to catch:
Step 4: AI pre-grade Upload the card to CardGrade for a comprehensive AI analysis that evaluates all four factors and returns a predicted grade range.
Step 5: Submit only strong candidates At $15 per card, you want to submit jumbo cards that will grade CGC 9 or higher. Cards flagged with corner damage, surface scratches, or severe centering issues should be kept raw or displayed without grading.
Consider a collector with 15 jumbo Pokemon promo cards:
Without pre-screening (submit all 15):
With pre-screening (submit top 10):
The top-line values are similar, but the screened submission achieves nearly the same return while spending $75 less on grading. The 5 cards that were filtered out can be sold raw or displayed without the sunk cost of a low-grade slab.
For higher-volume submitters or collectors with jumbo cards of varying condition, the savings scale proportionally.
Not every jumbo card benefits from grading. Here's a quick framework:
Grade these jumbo cards:
Keep these raw:
If you've got jumbo cards worth grading, here's the process:
CGC is currently the only major grading company offering jumbo card services, so there's no company comparison to make here. The decision is binary: grade with CGC or keep raw.
For standard-sized cards in your collection, you have more options. See our grading company comparison and PSA grading guide for comprehensive breakdowns.
Jumbo card grading details from CGC Cards. Pricing and membership discounts subject to change.
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