Appraisal & authentication course
An online course that teaches a shop’s own staff how to assess condition, spot fakes and reach a defensible value opinion, built on the practice’s written standard. For shops that have no appraiser on staff.
Training and staff certification
A shop that grades condition the same way every day, on every card, sells with confidence and returns less. We certify staff on a written standard, teach fake detection and grade prediction, and still offer the original course on running a card business.
Condition-grading certification for staff
A written condition standard, taught in person or online, with an exam and a certificate for each staff member. Seat licences or a site licence per shop; recertification annually.
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Fake-detection course
The checks behind an authentication opinion — print, text, colour, stock, weight, light — taught with the practice’s own reference material.
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Grade-prediction course for collectors
How to read a card the way a pre-grade assessment does: centering measured, surface in raking light, corners and edges under magnification.
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Shop-owner bootcamp
A live cohort with online lessons for owners setting a condition standard, a documentation habit and a pricing discipline across their staff.
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Pokemon business startup course
The original 8-week course on running a card business: sourcing, pricing, platforms, operations, legal and scaling.
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Coming soon
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Local-AI grading & value toolkit
Software installed on the shop’s own hardware — nothing leaves the premises — that assesses a card’s condition through the practice’s method and produces a value estimate through the same pipeline the practice uses. Assistive: an assessment, not a grading-company grade; an estimate, not a signed appraisal.
How delivery works
Certification is taught in person at your shop or online, with an exam and a certificate per person. Courses are delivered online; the original course is hosted on Teachable. The shop condition-assessment toolkit, when it ships, installs on the shop’s own hardware — the practice hosts nothing and no card images leave the shop.
Fees
| Service | Unit | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condition-grading certification (staff) | per seat | Custom quoteFlat fee | Site licence per shop available; annual recertification |
| Fake-detection course | per seat | Custom quoteFlat fee | |
| Grade-prediction course (collectors) | per seat | Custom quoteFlat fee | |
| Shop-owner bootcamp | per seat | Custom quoteFlat fee | Live cohort plus online lessons |
| Shop condition-assessment toolkit | per site, per year | Custom quoteFlat fee | Installed on the licensee’s own hardware |
Seat and site-licence pricing for shops; per-seat pricing for collectors.
Questions
Is the certificate recognised by grading companies?
No, and it does not claim to be. It certifies that a staff member can apply the practice’s written condition standard, which is documented and consistent — that is what a customer and a shop owner can rely on.
How long does certification take?
One working day of instruction and an exam, then a short recertification each year.
Do you train at my shop?
Yes, across the Yuma area by appointment, or online.
Is there group pricing?
A site licence covers every staff member at one shop. Quoted in writing.
For shops
Run a shop? Certify your staff on condition grading.
Training to a written standard, and documented breaks that give your singles a record. Documented breaks for retailers
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