20th October 2021. The covid lockdowns have now eased in Sydney. We are still behind schedule and it will take some time for us to get back on schedule. We are working hard to get all submissions returned as quickly as possible. Your patience and understanding is very much appreciated at this difficult time.

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There is a re-encapsulation service now available for changing 100 point grades to the 10 point scale. The cost is $11.00 per card and the card must remain sealed in the case when returned to us. Any cards in holders that have been tampered with will need to be re-graded at the normal grading cost.  The turnaround will be 30 business days.

The 10 point scale and equivalent 100 point grades will be as follows:

10     —     98 to 100.

9.5    —     93 to 97.

9       —     88 to 92.

8.5    —     83 to 87.

8       —     78 to 82.

7.5    —     73 to 77.

7       —     66 to 72.

6       —     56 to 65.

5       —     46 to 55.

4       —     36 to 45.

3       —     26 to 35.

2       —     16 to 25.

1       —     1 to 15.

Changed Grading Scale

Our new 10 point grading scale will be used from May 22nd, 2021, and will be as follows:

10-PRISTINE

9.5-GEM/MT

9-MINT

8.5-NM/MT+

8-NM/MT

7.5-NM+

7-NM

6-EX+

5-EX

4-VG

3-GOOD

2-FAIR

1-POOR

 

Card Grading Australia price increase.

Due to the continued increase in raw materials and other costs involved in running CGA, a price increase is, unfortunately, unavoidable. From April 13 2021, our new prices are as listed below. This is the first price increase since 2017.

EXPRESS (3 business days)         1-20 cards only    $49.50 per card

PRIORITY (10 business days)       1-20 cards only   $38.50 per card

STANDARD  (15 business days)   1-20 cards          $25.30 per card

STANDARD (15 business days)    21-100 cards     $22.00 per card

ECONOMY  (30 business days)    1-20 cards         $16.50 per card

ECONOMY  (30 business days)    21-100 cards     $13.75 per card

BULK  (45 business days)             100+ cards        $11.00 per card

RAW ENCAPSULATION  (approx 30 business days)   $9.90 per card

RE-ENCAPSULATION   (30 business days)         $11.00 per card

Our optional written reports service has been temporarily suspended due to the current workload.

We will resume with written reports as soon as possible.