Services
Independent opinions and records for trading cards. The practice does not buy, sell, broker or consign cards, so every opinion is about the card, not about a sale. Every fee is flat or hourly and quoted in writing before work begins.
For collectors and owners
Trading card appraisal
Written value opinions for insurance, estates, sale decisions and disputes — prepared to USPAP standards, flat fee per report.
- collectors
- insurers
- attorneys
Flat fee per report, quoted in advance
Remote appraisal clinic
Send photographs and video from anywhere in the US and receive a written opinion per item or per collection. Flat fee per item.
- collectors
Flat fee per item, quoted in advance
Card authentication opinions
Is it real? An opinion with the method shown and photographs to back it — never a guarantee. Flat fee per card, in person or remote.
- collectors
- shops
Flat fee per item, quoted in advance
Pre-grade assessment and reseal verification
Know what you are sending before you pay grading fees, and whether a sealed box is what it claims to be. Flat fee per card or per box.
- collectors
- shops
Flat fee per item, quoted in advance
For insurers, attorneys and adjusters
Insurance documentation
A photo inventory and valuation of your collection, formatted for scheduled-property coverage, with an annual update. Flat fee per collection.
- collectors
- insurers
Flat fee per report, quoted in advance
Claims, donation and litigation valuation
Damage and loss-claim valuation for adjusters and policyholders, IRS Form 8283 donation appraisals, and litigation support on request.
- adjusters
- attorneys
- collectors
Hourly, quoted in advance
For card shops and sealed-product retailers
The documented break
Sealed product opened on continuous video, every card sleeved immediately and its condition recorded as observed — proof from pack to slab. Flat fee per box or case.
- shops
- collectors
Flat fee per box or case, quoted in advance
Grading submission hub
We pre-check, package, insure and ship your cards to the grading company you choose, and reconcile the return against the record. Flat service fee per card; grading fees prepaid by you.
- collectors
- shops
Flat fee per item, quoted in advance