Card Grading Procedures

Card experts assure a smooth, organized and accurate grade to your card with every examination.

Global Experts examine each trading card using the procedures listed below:

• Authenticity - Factory issued and not a reprint or counterfeit.
• Alterations - The card has not been trimmed, filed, re-colored, built up corners, re-glossed, or any other type of alteration. There must be clear and convincing evidence that can be articulated why a card is altered.
• Centering - Measure exact centering on very card when warranted, from top to bottom and left to right.
• Surface - Scratches, missing stock, wrinkles, creases and any other surface problems.
• Corner Wear - Fraying, slight touches, creases, wrinkles, bends, chipping and any other type of wear.
• Edges - Fraying, chipping, uneven factory cut, and any other type of edge flaws.
• Print Defect s- Factory print defects, print flaws impact the overall eye appeal of the card with white “snow” or print dots and where its located.
• Staining - Gum, water, tobacco, wax or any other type of stain.
• Overall Eye Appeal - Determine if the card has superior eye appeal. Determine Final Grade.

The grading information of each card is recorded into the Global database. The database information is available for customer viewing on our company Web site at Cert Verification.

The card’s information is printed onto a Global product label (or ‘flip’) and sealed (or ‘encapsulated’) inside a Global Card holder.

The tamper evident holder is a specially designed to protect a card from moisture, humidity and physical wear that can degrade a trading card over time. Individual cards can be easily identified while stored using the card markets only top-viewing holder.