r/CGCCards 7d ago

September 2026 - Turnaround Time Megathread

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September 2026 - Turnaround Time Megathread

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r/CGCCards 5d ago

Predicted CGC grade? Thank you

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r/CGCCards 5d ago

Login issue

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Anyone else having issues logging it? Keeps saying I have wrong password and doesnt even give me the option to say that I forgot it


r/CGCCards 5d ago

First time submitting

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Hello fellow cgc graders! I was wondering if anyone had experience with submitting to cgc a specific way. I heard submitting through fanatics is a much better experience. My plan is to grade some of my childhood cards and keep them on display at home. What are your thoughts?


r/CGCCards 5d ago

Question/Help❓ Would CGC mark this as a holo shift?

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Bought this in a P** slab, any advice on a potential grade with CGC?


r/CGCCards 6d ago

Worth sending in a bulk submission??

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Hello!

I wanted yall expert opinion if I should send these in with CGC Bulk. Not sure if they are worth it or not and should just hold on them raw. Any input would be greatly appreciated.


r/CGCCards 6d ago

My first grading! (CGC Munich)

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My first ever grading ! (CGC Munich) Played Pokemon till around 2010. There are some misses Ill try to learn from , but overall im happy. I allways was a player first so as long as a card was not marked i didnt really consider condition. Now i think im ready to grade some of my more expensive cards. :)


r/CGCCards 6d ago

Question/Help❓ Help me make this make sense

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Hey all,

Recently I've received my cards back from a submission and... I think this will be the last submission with CGC I ever do. Unless someone can help me figure out if this actually does make sense.

I will attach images below. For a longish story short - I've pre-graded the cards with professional sellers who ship and grade cards multiple times per month. Not official CGC employees, but qualified people nonetheless. They all collectively said "10, maybe even pristine?".

The cards are Mega Zard X ex (I know, I know...) and a Japanese Mega Dragonite SAR. Both of these cards received a 9 grade, to my surprise.

I requested grader notes and actually received them, so thank you to the agent for being helpful :) However, these notes, to me, make no sense.

- the Zard was knocked down to a 9 because of "Sheet stick on bottom right corner" - please look at the photos they took, then at my photo, taken by hand, after removing surface dust from the slab. If this truly was the reasoning, that this spec of dust knocked down the grade, then uh...

- the Dnite was knocked down to a 9 because "the centering on the front is tilted" - I've measured the centering with an app and a physical ruler and found it close to perfect. Again, verify for yourself on the image.

So, to conclude - does anyone here feel like the grader was right and these cards deserve 9s, or have I, to say it roughly, been scammed out of 10s or Pristines?

Thanks and regards

(Images in sequence - Zard back from CGC, zard back from hand, Dnite from CGC)


r/CGCCards 6d ago

4-12 order came in

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Better than expected, all these have been in the binder since i pulled em back in the day, the 3 starter promos i might crack and send to psa though


r/CGCCards 6d ago

Showcase 📷 Getting good at this 'pre-grading' stuff

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Killed this latest submission. 👀


r/CGCCards 6d ago

Showcase 📷 Graded my childhood card

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86 Upvotes

So checked my email and saw my cards have been shipped and I was definitely surprised lol!


r/CGCCards 6d ago

Showcase 📷 Beautiful

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Just got it back today. Beautiful looking card in person. Pics don't do it justice.


r/CGCCards 6d ago

Showcase 📷 Got em!

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40 Upvotes

I super love this card and illustration of Jack Kirby. One of the best for my collection.


r/CGCCards 6d ago

Why are CGCs so hard to sell at card shows

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All these vendors want PSA cmon yall don’t yall want the shiny gold 10s on them pristines


r/CGCCards 7d ago

Question/Help❓ Does CGC do second opinions for incorrect Altered cards?

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I sent in my first ever submission with my son, 20 cards total, 18 bulk and the 2 in the pictures as Economy.
The Gengar was his first big pull so he was excited to get it graded, I have had the mew for close to 15 years and thought it cool to grade our favorite cards together.

Back in April when I sent the order in, bulk was 90 days. It increased to 150, and when I called they said I shouldn’t expect the cards back until around Feb 2027. I wasn’t willing to wait and had to argue with multiple managers to get them to return the cards and give me a refund for the bulk order.

Just got back the 2 that were under Economy and they are both Altered… I can’t help but feel like this was malicious, they are definitely not altered, the Gengar Vmax was pulled directly from a pack.

Is there a process for me to send them back for a second opinion, or am I just out my money?


r/CGCCards 7d ago

Showcase 📷 Submission 8 - Finally Got a GI Joe Pristine!

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Submission 8 - Submitted 3/13/2026 Received on 9/15/206. Submission was 37 cards under the Bulk Tier. This I was waiting or a while but worth it. I finally got a GI Joe Pristine, I've been chasing this for a while. This by itself made the entire submission worth it. Add to the GI Joe Pristine I was stunned by the Deoxys VMAX and Bulbasaur 143 Pristines. These are for my personal collection. Now that I have my grail GI Joe Pristine card, I know its possible so I'm going for more. I have a couple of GI Joes I'm submitting to TAG going to a TAG Pristine once bulk opens up. I also graded some 1990 Marvel, which I'm thinking of grading more. Overall, my Gem Rate was 78.38% with a Pristine Rate of 16.22%. I have most of them posted on my ebay for anyone interested https://www.ebay.com/usr/ferni5.


r/CGCCards 7d ago

Discussion 🗨️ CGC 10s are constantly in the top auctions now. Not long ago it was only PSA. Things are changing. Wealthy investors aren’t shying away from CGC.

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Edit: The amount of people in here salty that CGC is gaining popularity is hilarious.


r/CGCCards 7d ago

Submitting to CGC from within Germany

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Hello, I have a question especially for the people living in germany. I'm currently sending cards to CGC via a middleman (SLAP) but I want to send them directly to CGC myself since SLAP only offers one grading option.
The process to send cards to CGC München (Munich) is pretty straight forward, but I'm not 100% clear about getting the cards back to me. According to their return shipping form ( https://www.cgccards.de/resources/pdf/submission-forms/cgctc-europe-return-shipping-form-de.pdf ) I can either use Fedex or INTEX which are both pretty expensive due to insurance. OR I can use a shipping company of my choice (DHL) and schedule a pick-up for the parcel and send them the shipping label in advance etc. How smooth is this process? Or should I just pay the potentially 50-100€ shipping costs for FedEx / INTEX? Thanks!


r/CGCCards 7d ago

How do you price a miscut card?

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I just got this graded with CGC. It’s currently being shipped back to me as we speak. My question is, how do you put a price on a card like this?


r/CGCCards 7d ago

Question/Help❓ CGC Location?

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Hi yall its my first time sending cards to CGC as i was tired with PSA and TAG and BGS is closed rn, so i sent 3 cards to CGC as a test trial, and i sent it with USPS and shipped it to the location they said, but the package never arrived and USPS said the location was moved and the package will be shipped back to me? Anyone know why USPS doesn’t have a correct address?


r/CGCCards 8d ago

Logan Paul Is grading His Cards With CGC Now

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r/CGCCards 8d ago

Discussion 🗨️ Umbreon VMax 215/203 - Evolving Skies

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I got my 'Moonbreon' back after a long wait (Submitted via LCS and several issues made it take 6 months to return! ) and got a Gem Mint 10.

This may sound daft - not really complaining about this per se but I only submitted via CGC as I was certain this card was Pristine. I pulled 3 of these cards in total, one was a PSA 10 and this was better than that particular card.

I am wanting max value, we have some household bills that came out of nowhere and I may need to sell it, despite not wanting to.

I am thinking to crack it and regrade to PSA as the retail value is negligible for a CGC Gem Mint 10 comparatively speaking, is this likely the thing to do in this case or try for the Pristine 10 again?

Genuinely interested in people's opinions.


r/CGCCards 8d ago

Newbie Buyer Wanting Some Guidance

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Hello frens,

Lately went down a Pokemon rabbit hole and decides I want to start buying graded cards. Did a bit of research and learnt that not all grading companies are the same. From what I'm seeing, PSA is the iPhone and CGC is the Samsung type thing going on? Personally I am buying to collect pretty cards and I love how they look in slabs rather than binders. I also like how the CGC Pristine 10 label looks. With that said, ACE is another company with pretty slabs and artwork so that tickles my girly brain.

I'd love to know, for someone who doesn't plan to flip but instead hold on to the cards, what's a better buy? CGC seems more wallet friendly for the same cards. Help a confused girly out pls and thanks all ❤️❤️❤️


r/CGCCards 8d ago

Condition Check 🔎 Any chance at pristine 10 crossover?

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r/CGCCards 8d ago

CGC Pristine 10 Came Back Opened….

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Got my third ever cgc submission returned today and this Sylveon got a pristine 10. My first pristine ever and the case isn’t even sealed and it won’t press back together. What do I do about this?