Common questions
Everything you need to know about grading, verification, population, and submissions.
Enter the certification number printed on your slab on the Cert Lookup page. Our database instantly returns the grade, card details, and a full population report.
Trading cards across sports, TCG (One Piece, Pokémon, Dragon Ball and more), and non-sport sets. You can add autograph authentication and autograph grading to any signed card during submission.
Grading is priced per card by service tier, based on turnaround time and the card's declared value. Optional per-card add-ons — Autograph Authentication (+$10) and Auto Grade (+$10) — are billed on top.
Auto Grade assigns a dedicated grade to the autograph on a card. Because a signature must be confirmed genuine before it can be graded, Autograph Authentication is required first on that same card.
Turnaround depends on your chosen tier — from 2 business days on Premium up to 45 business days on Economy. The estimate is shown when you select your tier.
Yes. Population is calculated live from every identical card (year, brand, subject, card number, category, and variant) graded by MAS, broken down by grade.
Yes — use code GRADE10 to save 10% on online submissions.