Cards and grading

PSA, SGC & BGS grade most sports and non-sports cards that are classified as regular trading or gaming cards.
Not sure if your items are eligible? Get in touch with us.

Good to know

PSA, SGC & BGS will not grade cards that show evidence of trimming, re-colouring, restoration, tampering,
or any other alterations. Cards of questionable authenticity will also not be graded.

More info:
About PSA
About SGC
Services & Pricing

Yes, most Select AFL cards can be graded with PSA, SGC or BGS! Certain AFL cards cannot be graded at this stage, such as short run promotional cards.

No, Slabd does not grade items. We offer a submission service for grading.
You submit your cards to Slabd, and they will be graded by your preferred grader (PSA, SGC, or BGS) in the United States.
We act as an intermediary between Australian collectors and grading companies by providing a secure, cost-effective,
and streamlined service to get your cards graded.

More info:
About Us

Licensed Autographs

Official or licensed autographs can be graded by both PSA and BGS.

• For PSA, you must use the PSA/DNA service if you want the autograph itself graded.

• For BGS, all autographs submitted must be graded, and you need to select this option in the add-on section when submitting.

Unlicensed Autographs

If your card is unlicensed — for example, you met a player and had the card personally signed — these autographs
must be submitted under the PSA/DNA service.

We do not offer grading of unlicensed autographs via BGS.

No. Slabd does not offer a pre-grading service.

Yes. If you would like your card professionally cleaned and prepared before submission,
you can add this service when submitting your card. The cost is $5 per card.

More info:

Card Cleaning Service

Please refer to our Services and Pricing guide for full details.

You can track the status of your order by going to My Account > Card Grading Orders. You will also be notified by e-mail each time your order status changes.

PSA describe the Declared Value as: ‘…your estimate of the value of the item after it has been assigned a grade by PSA.’

We need you to determine the declared value on your own items before submitting them to us at Slabd.

Please refer to our Declared Value guide for more information

Insurance when you send your order to our office

We leave this up to you – but we highly recommend it.
Please note that the insurance included in your grading fee does NOT cover the initial
transit of your ungraded cards from you to our office. Unfortunately, we are unable to organise this on your behalf.

For this part of the journey, we strongly suggest arranging your own transit insurance and using a
freight service with tracking and signature on delivery. It is your responsibility to ensure your cards arrive at the
Slabd office safely.

Insurance for the rest of the journey

Once your cards arrive at the Slabd office, they are automatically covered by our end-to-end insurance as part of your
all-inclusive grading fee. This means your cards are insured up to their declared amount, from the moment they reach us
until they are safely delivered back to you, graded and slabbed.

Please note: Domestic insurance is capped at $5,000 AUD per parcel and is included
free of charge with your grading fees.

Sometimes a card cannot be graded if PSA, SGC, or BGS are unable to verify the details provided.
If this occurs, we will work directly with the grading company to resolve the issue.
If no resolution can be reached, your card will be returned and no charge will be incurred.

However, if the grading company issues a “No Grade” determination for one of the following reasons:

  • Trimming
  • Restoration
  • Recolouration
  • Questionable Authenticity
  • Altered
  • Cleaning

Your card will be returned not encapsulated, and the full grading fee still applies,
as the decision to reject a card requires expert review by PSA, SGC, or BGS authenticators and graders.

If you submitted your card through Slabd, we will arrange for your card to be corrected at no cost (domestic shipping costs may apply).

If your card was submitted through another provider, you will need to pay the fee for the Repair and Return service.

We have introduced a $1.25 per card handling fee.
This fee helps cover the costs associated with securely shipping your cards to and from the United States.

PSA “upcharges” are additional fees PSA may apply after grading if the final grade increases a card’s
estimated market value above the service tier originally selected. In that case, PSA moves the card to the appropriate
higher tier and charges the difference in fees.

What this means for you

  • Upcharges are determined by PSA based on the card’s final grade and market value.
  • They are per‑card and are in addition to the original grading fee.
  • PSA requires upcharges to be paid before the order is released.

If your submission is placed through Slabd, we’ll notify you if PSA applies an upcharge and invoice the
difference at cost. Payment of any upcharge is required to avoid shipping delays.

Learn more:
About PSA
Services & Pricing

PSA’s turnaround times can vary week to week, especially for Value and Bulk tiers.
At Slabd, the turnaround times we publish are based on worst-case scenarios so you have realistic expectations.

Please also note: turnaround times do not include shipping, customs processing, or weekends.
These additional factors can extend the overall time it takes to receive your cards back.

Orders and shipping/delivery

Please follow the Packing Guidelines

No, none of the protective material you used will be returned.

No, unfortunately we can’t add cards to an order once it has been submitted. However, you can submit a separate order and ship it to us in the same package. Just make sure you include the Order IDs for each submission.

Refer to our Submission Guide for more troubleshooting tips.

Slabd
Ground Floor
60 Waymouth Street
ADELAIDE SA 5000
AUSTRALIA

Yes, you can, our office hours are 10am – 3pm Monday to Friday. You can also make an appointment.

Find us at

Slabd
Ground Floor
60 Waymouth Street
ADELAIDE SA 5000
AUSTRALIA

Your cards will be stored in our secure building (equipped with a monitored alarm and 24/7 security surveillance) and locked away in a 1 ton bank grade fire proof safe.

Cards need to arrive at our office by the due date stated in your submission confirmation e-mail. If you’d like to know what the due dates are you can check the Due Dates page – these dates are also available on the card submission form.

We will securely store your order in the Slabd office safe, for inclusion in the next shipment.

Grading duration is dependent on the grader and the service you opt for. To get an idea of turnaround times with PSA, SGC or BGS view our pricing page.

Find out more

We know you liked to stay informed, so for peace of mind we will notify you every step of the way. You will be notified when:

  • Your order is submitted to Slabd
  • Your order is received at the Slabd office
  • Your order is in transit to the grader
  • Grader receives your order for grading
  • Grading progress updates
  • Your graded order is returned to Slabd
  • Your graded order is in transit to you

*Notifications for BGS services are limited when compared to PSA and SGC.

You can update your address by going to My Account > Addresses. This will only update your address for future orders. If you have a pending order you will need to contact us with your Order ID to update your order address

No, PSA, SGC and BGS will only assign your item a grade, using their 10-point scale.

No, the tamper-resistant casing is what guarantees the grade, so it’s not possible to have a grade assigned without encapsulating the item.

Yes, you can, however you will still be charged at the same service price as a graded card.

Absolutely. Our customers live in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and everywhere in between.

Simply login to submit your cards and post to us.

Yes. New Zealand.

You can pay for your grading fees via PayPal’s Pay in 4 with no interest and no late fees! All you need to do is select PayPal as your payment option and Pay in 4 as your payment method.

Slabd Slabbing Service

Adelaide, South Australia.

We offer a maximum insurance of A$149 / per card

5 days or less (likely a lot less)

Any standard sized TCG (Pokémon, Dragon Ball, Yu-Gi-Oh, Digimon..etc) or trading card (Sport, Non-Sport, Entertainment) card.

At the moment we are encasing cards for protection.

We can’t do those yet.

Just scan the QR code on the back of your card.

Not at this stage. We are offering super quick turnaround times, so printing card data isn’t an option.

Shipping Services

Pretty much anything! Predominantly we are shipping trading cards, and that includes: Raw, Graded and Sealed Boxes.

There are a few reasons you might choose us to ship your items:

  1. Included insurance for domestic and international parcels
  2. Cheaper shipping rates
  3. Save time
  4. No paper work

 

Appraisals

Any item that has been certified by PSA, BGS, SGC or CGS/CGC. These items can be apparised online by uploading photos and by providing the authentication detials.

Yes, contact us. Generally you’ll need to bring these items in to the Slabd office for inspection.

A$39 / per item

We can determine the replacement cost for your item which can be submitted to your insurance company for either insuring or compensation.

For insurance purposes it’s a good idea to have your item appraised every 3 – 4 years.

Not really.  The appraisal is intended for insurance purposes only.

We will provide you with a digitally signed pdf file.

No. The purpose of this service is to provide our own opinion on the value of your item.

Consignment

Card consignment is where you ask a provider to sell your cards for you.

There are a few reasons you would consign your cards:

  • Save time
  • Save on fees
  • Access a large audience via social media and mailing list
  • Access our insurance

Currently, we are accepting only graded PSA cards.

There are 2 fees you will need to pay when consigning your cards:

  • Listing fee ($2.50 / per card)*
  • Final value fee (10%)**

The final value fee is the amount you have sold your card for. Example, if your card sells for $500 you will pay 10% on this amount.

*If you have graded your card with us and are consigning it on return, the listing fee is $0.

**If the sale of your card is over $50,000 the final value fee will drop to 6%.  The minimum consignment fee is $3.50.

 

 

 

The beauty about consigning your cards is you don’t have to do anything other than get your cards to us – we’ll do the rest.  This includes:

  • Photographing your card(s)
  • Writing up descriptions of your card(s)
  • Listing your card(s) on our site
  • Listing your card(s) on MySlabs
  • Promoting your card(s) on social media
  • Liasing with all potential buyers
  • Packaging and sending your card(s) to the buyer after sale
  • Insuring your cards

You can end your consignment at any time. If you end your consignment within 90 days of the listing term there is a small fee. You can use the cancel consignment form to request a cancellation.

Easy! If your card has been graded with us, just go into your order and press the Sell button. Note: you will need to reveal the grade of your card before you can see the Sell button.

Yes. You can use the Sell My Cards online form

No problem. If you have sold your card somewhere else within the 90 day listing term you will need to use the cancel consignment form to end your listing.  You can even have your card shipped to the buyer from the cancellation form too!