What We Grade

Last Updated: 2/2/2022

At Rare Edition, we have been working hard on building one of the world's greatest collectible companies. One of the ways we're doing that is by creating the best-looking and most protective case on the market. While we anticipate being able to grade and encase all types of cards (and other collectibles) in the future, for our launch all card submissions must:
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Have a thickness of 20pt to 55pt. Not sure how thick your cards are? Download a digital card thickness guide from BCW Supplies and check your cards against the printed guide.

Got thicker cards? Don't worry! Support for thicker (70+pt) cards is coming in the near future.

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Be a sports card. At this time Rare Edition is only accepting sports cards, though we expect to start accepting TCG / CCG cards like Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering and MetaZoo in the near future. Sports cards include Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Boxing, Wrestling, MMA, Golf, Tennis, or other sport cards.

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Be the standard 2.5" by 3.5" size. Most modern and ultra modern cards are a standard size of 2.5" by 3.5", but many vintage and non-standard cards may be significantly larger or smaller. Rare Edition only supports standard card sizes at this time, but expects to support other sizes in the near future.

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Be an authentic and unaltered card. Trimmed, recolored, restored, pressed, or otherwise altered cards will not be graded and may be returned without a grade. Any inauthentic or not genuine cards sent to Rare Edition will still incur a grading fee.

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If you have any questions about the above, do not hesitate to contact our Support Team.

Produced during the mid-1980s, many Star basketball cards had inconsistent quality and suffered from a number of production issues during their printing runs. This makes Star cards challenging to grade and authenticate, in addition to counterfeiting concerns around some of them. Star cards cannot be graded at this time.

Panini Soccer Sticker Cards

Panini Soccer sticker cards were produced across a variety of factories, which introduced inconsistencies in the cards. Given these inconsistencies, Panini Soccer sticker cards cannot be graded at this time.

Sheet Cut Cards

Sheet cut cards were hand-cut from rolled sheets, which creates significant challenges with their sizing. Given these sizing challenges, sheet cut cards cannot be graded at this time.

Box Top Cards

Similar to sheet cut cards, box top cards were included in the bottom or inside of a box of cards. They were typically hand cut, which creates challenges with their sizing. Box top cards cannot be graded at this time.

Vintage Cards
Larger than 2.5 x 3.5

Vintage cards that are larger than the standard 2.5" by 3.5" card shape cannot be graded at this time.

Die-Cut Cards

Star Basketball

Die-cut cards that create unusual card shapes (Panini Crown Royale, Fleer Jambalaya, etc.) cannot be graded at this time.

Mini Cards

Mini cards that create unusual card shapes (Goodwin Champions, Topps Mini, etc.) cannot be graded at this time.

Unlicensed or "Fan Made" Cards

Cards made by fans, created by unlicensed groups or companies, or otherwise created outside of the normal card production process cannot be graded at this time.

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