Card Grading Behind the Scenes

Have you ever wondered how cards get graded? We pull back the curtain and follow the adventure of Adam as he hand delivers his favorite card to the grading service and follows every step of how card grading works behind the scenes.

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[gmp]

You should make several designs of labels and do a public poll on them. Don't underestimate the power of a good label design. This is what attracts people. I find the label to be too bland right now. It's missing character or something that makes it stand out. That's a personal thing of course, but I'm willing to bet a lot of people agree with me...

[frenchrepublic]

Glad you manage to be more transparent than most of your contenders, about grading of course but also when it comes to technical issues you had experienced over the year ;)

[UrbanAstray]

I'm amazed how often they drag the cards on surfaces while using the microscopes, or generally moving the card around. Wouldn't it be better for the microscope to move then to drag the cards? It feels like all this handling can create even more scratches and issues.

[AACoCo]

This was a great peak behind the scenes. Thanks for sharing!

[Senshiworld]

Great and very insightful behind-the-scenes video!! We really appreciate that you are so transparent with your work and the grading process and not mysteriously hiding the magic behind all of this. That's unique in this market, I think. Also it's nice to see more of cardmarket's CEO and Co-founder ^_^
We are looking forward to visiting you as well in February!

[Dr_Dank]

Neat, glad got to see some grading behind the scenes. First one to offer this that i have found. Thanks!

[DarrenEstrada-iezy]

Welp, another day in the thrilling world of card grading. I bet a lot of patience goes into that process! Props to the team for their meticulous work! 👏

[michaelgraf]

Total sympathische und kompetente Leute da.
Place to be was Grading angeht !

[clairepitre]

Great stuff, Adam! Can't wait for the next video!! :-]

[PyroExu]

Very interesting video! Thanks for the information and transparency!

[loreoflucas]

Never would have thought they examined them like this

[Alexxactly]

Could you potentially make a video on how to prepare a card for grading? The FAQ only describes the process of ordering a grading and sending the cards. Thank you :)

[henrygoveia]

Do the cards get cleaned before inspecting them or do they get looked at as is? Sometimes the protector case gets dust and debris in it, leaving it on the card

[haunss]

In Yugioh tcg idk ocg, some cards are impossible to get in perfect conditions even from getting right off their original package(i live far away so idk if the tramsport damage that way the cards) but a lot of boosters cards just come offcentered now

[DonovanMcNabb]

Having worked at a paper cutting and collating factory, its about pushing hourly quotas and not getting everything perfect and even then it would be hard just to get 9s

[sensei]

After seeing how much effort is needed for the whole process, i find the prices to be pretty reasonable.

[nyialol]

Hey ihr Lieben,
wie schaut es mit deutlichen Fehldruck bzw missprint beim Grading aus? Fallen diese mit in die Bewertung ein? Schonmal danke für die Antwort :) Grüße Marco

[johanskofteby]

Wishing for the grading service to open for norway too!

[ChristopherSmithNYC]

How do you prep thicker relic cards for grading?

[IDKyoudk]

What if the card is graded well, but you damage the plastic case? Does it change the price a lot?