Ship us your Pokémon cards. We capture them under calibrated studio lighting with a 200-megapixel+ macro system, then score surface, centering, corners, and edges with AI on a transparent 1–10 scale — starting at $19. Authenticity checks help verify your card is genuine, combining AI photo screening with in-hand specialist inspection on Platinum.
Traditional grading relies on human judgment under variable light. We replace subjectivity with calibrated capture and repeatable AI scoring.
Industrial macro camera with polarized, color-calibrated lighting. Every surface defect, print line, and edge nick is recorded at microscopic resolution before scoring begins.
Centering, corners, edges, and surface scored independently — then composited into a final 1–10. Same conditions, same result.
From intake scan to final report, every handoff is logged. Watch your card move through the full pipeline in the portal. On Platinum, AI photo screening and an in-hand specialist inspection help verify the card is genuine.
Receive high-resolution front and back imagery with a downloadable grade report. Optional sealed slab available for $10 after digital grading is complete. Full methodology published for collectors and sellers.
Basic at $19: photograph the card and upload it — the site grades it automatically. Advanced at $49 ships the card for full subgrades and human QA. Platinum at $99 adds priority turnaround and a sealed slab.
Four clear stages. Full visibility in your portal the entire time.
Choose a tier, pay online, print your prepaid label, and send the card in a protective sleeve and toploader.
We log the card, photograph front and back under controlled lighting with our macro rig, and, on Platinum, run an authenticity screen — AI photo checks of print, color, and borders plus in-hand inspection.
The model scores four subgrades. A specialist reviews edge cases and confirms the composite before the report is locked.
Digital certificate and full-resolution scans appear in your portal. Card ships back — optionally in a sealed slab for $10.
Every card is measured the same way. Subgrades are weighted and combined into a final score on our open 1–10 scale.
After capture, images are normalized for color and geometry. Computer-vision pipelines measure border ratios for centering, detect micro-wear on corners and edges, and scan the surface plane for scratches, print defects, whitening, and clouding.
Scores are produced on continuous scales, then mapped to our public 1–10 rubric. A human reviewer validates outliers and cards with known print variations before the grade is finalized. On Platinum orders, the same images feed an authenticity screen that compares fonts, color saturation, holo pattern, and border widths with genuine examples; anything suspicious goes to a specialist for review.
Counterfeits keep getting better. Every Platinum order includes an authenticity check that combines AI photo screening with a hands-on inspection by a specialist, so you get an informed second look before you buy, sell, or slab.
Your capture images are screened for the tells counterfeits often get wrong: fonts and text spacing, color saturation, holo pattern, border widths, and back design.
A specialist examines the card itself: light test, loupe check of the print rosette, weight, surface texture, and a side-by-side comparison with a known genuine copy.
Your grade report and certificate show the result: Verified authentic, Not authentic, or Inconclusive when the evidence isn’t conclusive.
Specialist opinion, not a manufacturer guarantee.
From AI-only scoring to priority lab treatment with a sealed slab — every tier uses the same calibrated imaging pipeline.
Per card · Photo only · No shipping
Per card · 7–12 day turnaround
Per card · 3–5 day priority
Create an account, choose Basic, Advanced, or Platinum, and watch the full pipeline — intake, imaging, AI, QA — from the portal.