Packing Guidelines

📦 How to Pack Your Cards

Dropping off your cards at the Slabd office?
➝ Follow Steps 1–3 below only.

Sending your cards via courier or post?
➝ Follow Steps 1–7 below.

✅ Recommended Packing Items

Card Protection

  • Penny Sleeves
  • Card Savers (hard plastic covers)
  • Top Loaders — for cards over 100pt only (thick/memorabilia cards)

Reinforcement & Security

  • 2 pieces of cardboard (slightly larger than your cards)
  • Rubber bands

Packing Materials

  • Bubble Wrap, Padded Bag, or Shredded Paper
  • Permanent Marker
  • Shipping Box (recommended) or Padded Mail Bag

🚫 IMPORTANT — DO NOT:

  • Use hard acrylic snap cases, one-touch, or screw-down holders
  • Use sticky tape to secure your cards together
  • Double sleeve your cards or individually team bag each card
  • Use penny sleeves with pull tabs or attach pull tabs
  • Use tight/perfect fit, deck or themed penny sleeve

⚠️ Failure to follow these packing instructions may result in missing the shipment, as additional processing time will be required.
⚠️ $1 fee per card will apply if replacement is required for any of the above reasons

1.

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(Optional) Print your order summary and shipping label.

Your order summary and shipping label can be found in My Account > Card Grading Orders > {order number} > View.

Use the Print Summary button to print off your order.

Use the Print Shipping Label button to print off your label.

2.

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Insert each card into its own penny sleeve.
Do not use penny sleeves with pull tabs and do not attach pull tabs to the sleeves

Note: for your records, we recommend taking pictures of your cards before packing them. We will provide you with card scans once they arrive.

3.

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Insert penny sleeved card into a card saver (preferred), or use a top loader. Thicker cards can be placed in either a card saver or top loader.

DO NOT USE STICKY TAPE TO TAPE DOWN YOUR CARD SAVERS/TOP LOADERS

4.

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Stack your cards in the order they appear on your order summary (first card on top, last card on the bottom of the pile).

Write your Order ID Number on the cardboard.

Sandwich all your cards in between the two cardboard pieces with the Order ID on the outside.

DO NOT USE STICKY TAPE

5.

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Hold your cards together with a rubber band, but not too tight. It should be tight enough to hold the two cardboard pieces together and prevent the cards from falling out.

DO NOT USE STICKY TAPE

6.

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Protect you cards with bubble wrap or another packaging material.

Place your protected cards into your shipping box. Ensure there is enough packing material to prevent your cards from moving around during shipment. (Optional) Include your printed order summary.

Note: You can use a padded bag, however we recommend a box for maximum protection.

DO NOT USE STICKY TAPE TO TAPE DOWN YOUR BUBBLE WRAP OR PACKING MATERIAL

7.

Shipping

Arrange postage and insurance via you preferred providers for the journey to Slabd.

Once you have posted your package to us, if you have a tracking number you can submit it in My Account > Card Grading Orders > {your order number} > View and we will track your package.