Work out what it costs to grade Pokemon and other TCG cards with CGC in the UK. Grading fee, return shipping and your own postage, per submission and per card. All prices include 20% VAT.
CGC Cards UK charges a fee per card that depends on the tier, plus return shipping per submission. The calculator uses the prices CGC states as VAT included.
| Tier | Fee per card, VAT included | Without VAT | Max value per card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulk (25 cards minimum) | £16.80 | £14 | £400 |
| Economy | £19 | £17 | £800 |
| Standard | £54 | £45 | £2,500 |
| Express | £96 | £80 | £8,000 |
| WalkThrough | £288 | £240 | £80,000 |
| Unlimited value | £288 plus 1.2% of value | £240 plus 1% of value | No limit |
Both columns are as CGC publishes them. For Economy, £17 plus 20% VAT would be £20.40, but CGC states £19 as the VAT-included price, so the calculator uses £19.
Charged once per submission, by the number of cards and their total declared value. VAT included.
| Cards | Up to £20,000 | £20,001 to £40,000 | £40,001 to £80,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | £38.40 | £96 | £150 |
| 6 to 25 | £40.80 | £102 | £156 |
| 26 to 50 | £44.40 | £108 | £162 |
| 51 to 100 | £54 | £126 | £180 |
| 101 to 300 | £60 | £132 | £204 |
Above £80,000 or 300 cards, ask CGC for a quote. If you use your own courier account instead, CGC charges £3.60 a shipment.
Ten Pokemon cards worth £100 each, sent at Economy with £5 of your own postage.
| Grading fees (10 x £19) | £190.00 |
| Return shipping (6 to 25 cards) | £40.80 |
| Your postage | £5.00 |
| Total | £235.80, or £23.58 a card |
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With CGC in the UK, the cheapest single-card tier is Economy at £19 a card with VAT, for cards worth up to £800. Bulk is £16.80 a card but needs at least 25 cards. Return shipping starts at £38.40 for up to 5 cards. Ten cards at Economy cost about £236 in total, or about £24 a card, once return shipping and your own postage are added.
Use the cheapest tier whose maximum value covers the card. The maximum is per card: £400 for Bulk, £800 for Economy, £2,500 for Standard, £8,000 for Express and £80,000 for WalkThrough. Above that, the fee is £288 plus 1.2% of the card's value.
Yes. If you ask for your cards to be graded in the USA, CGC says its UK fees include the round trip and insurance between the UK office and its headquarters in Florida. You still pay to send the cards to the UK office and for the return shipping to you.
By the number of cards and their total declared value. Up to £20,000 it goes by FedEx Economy: £38.40 for 1 to 5 cards, £40.80 for 6 to 25, £44.40 for 26 to 50, £54 for 51 to 100 and £60 for 101 to 300, VAT included. Higher values use FedEx Priority and cost more.
Only if the graded card sells for more than the raw card plus the cost per card shown above. A card that grades lower than you hoped can sell for less than it would raw, so check recent graded sales at each grade before you send it.
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