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Choose a focused checker for centering, edges, surface, certification, PSA estimates, or grading ROI. Use the result to plan your next step—not as an official grade, authentication, or appraisal.
Focused card grading tools help with one decision at a time: measuring centering, organizing edge and surface checks, verifying a cert record, or comparing grading costs with conservative sale comps. An optional photo pre-screen can add a visible-condition estimate. None can physically inspect or authenticate a card.
Start with the question you need answered. Each tool below has one clear job, so you can avoid treating a single estimate as the whole grading decision.
Measure visible condition
Use focused manual checkers when you already know which part of the card needs a closer look.
Measure front and back border ratios, then compare the estimates with published grader references.
Best for: Left-right and top-bottom border checks
Open card centering calculatorRecord visible whitening, chipping, rough cuts, dents, and wear across all four edges.
Best for: Whitening, chips, and rough edges
Open card edge grading toolWork through scratches, print defects, wear, and staining on the front and back of a card.
Best for: Scratches, print lines, and stains
Open card surface condition analyzerPlan a submission
Combine visible-condition estimates with conservative sale comps and all-in costs before paying a grading company.
Learn how photo-based condition pre-screening estimates a possible PSA outcome and where those estimates can fail.
Best for: A likely PSA condition range
Open psa grade predictorReview the visible factors associated with strong pre-screen scores and the limits of aggregate CardGrade data.
Best for: Reviewing a possible gem-mint candidate
Open psa 10 chances checklistCompare a raw-card comp, a conservative graded-sale comp, grading fees, shipping, insurance, and selling costs.
Best for: Deciding whether grading may be worth the cost
Open card grading roi & cost calculatorCheck the card or holder
Use the cert directory for an already-slabbed card or the photo workflow for a broader visible-condition review of a raw card.
Open the official PSA, BGS, CGC, SGC, or TAG lookup page and compare its record with the holder in hand.
Best for: Matching a slab label with its cert record
Open graded card cert lookup directoryUpload a card photo for estimated PSA, BGS, and CGC outcomes plus a visible-condition breakdown. New-account eligibility applies.
Best for: A broader photo-based condition estimate
Open ai card condition pre-screenThese direct paths keep educational, condition, verification, and cost intent separate.
The borders look uneven
Measure them with the card centering calculatorYou see whitening or small chips
Record them with the card edge grading toolYou see scratches, print lines, or stains
Work through the card surface analyzerYou want a possible PSA condition range
Review the PSA grade predictor and its limitsYou need to know whether the fee makes sense
Run the grading ROI and cost calculatorThe card is already in a graded holder
Compare it with the official cert recordFor a raw card, measure centering, record edge and surface defects, and run a conservative cost scenario. Add a photo pre-screen if useful, then leave authentication and the final grade to the company that physically receives the card.
New to grading? Start with the card grading learning center for standards, condition basics, and submission planning.
Check both sides under clear, angled light before entering any condition details.
Use the centering, edge, and surface tools for the specific defects you can see.
Use conservative completed-sale comps and include every grading, shipping, insurance, and selling cost.
Keep the card raw, gather better images, or submit it for professional inspection and authentication.
Use the centering calculator for border ratios, the edge or surface checker for visible defects, the ROI calculator for submission economics, and the cert directory for an existing slab. An optional AI pre-screen can organize visible photo evidence, but no online tool can physically inspect, authenticate, or officially grade a card.
The centering, edge, surface, ROI, and cert-directory tools are available as free checks. Eligible new accounts may also receive one AI condition pre-screen. Review the linked eligibility and plan details before starting a photo analysis.
No. These tools support pre-submission decisions. Only the grading company that physically receives and inspects a card can authenticate it, assign an official grade, and encapsulate it.
No. A matching cert record is an important cross-check, but copied certification numbers and altered holders can exist. Compare the returned card details and label with the holder, then follow the grading company’s current guidance if anything conflicts.
Start with centering, edges, and surface, then compare conservative raw and graded sales with every submission cost. A photo pre-screen can add another visible-condition estimate, but it cannot inspect hidden damage, feel the card, authenticate it, or guarantee a professional result.
Glare, blur, shadows, sleeves, holders, poor angles, hidden creases, indentations, and defects that require moving light or touch can all limit a photo-based estimate. Manual tools also depend on the accuracy of the condition details and values you enter.
Check whether your account is eligible for one photo-based condition pre-screen. The result is an estimate for submission planning—not an official grade, authentication, or appraisal.
Check pre-screen eligibility