CGC Trading Cards Help Center

Competitive sets are created based on collectors’ interests and collecting goals. Registry sets have defined slots that provide an online display case for your trading cards. Each card is assigned a score based on the grade of the card, which is calculated from an algorithm created by CGC Trading Cards.

Competitive sets are a great way to compare your sets to others and view other collectors’ interests, which may inspire your collecting goals and create new interests.

At launch Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering Cards certified by CGC Trading Cards are eligible for the CGC Trading Cards Registry. We will be adding more games in the future.

The CGC Trading Cards Registry assigns a score to each card based on the certified grade and an algorithm created by CGC Trading Cards.

Competitive set scores allow sets to be compared within the same category or in the CGC Trading Cards Registry overall. A CGC Trading Cards Registry score is not intended to be used as a basis for determining market value, and CGC Trading Cards Registry scores may be changed from time to time.

Competitive sets are first ranked according to the set’s score. If two or more sets have the same score, competitive sets will break the tie by ranking the sets based on the percentage of cards with images.

To summarize, ranking is achieved by considering the following in order: (1) Set score; (2) Percentage of cards with images.

If all the above items are equal between sets, then sets will be sorted by the date the rank was achieved (first to achieve will appear higher), but they will have the same rank numbers beside their set.

CGC Trading Cards certification numbers will appear automatically and immediately once you add them to your set except for rare cases where an error occurs. If there is an error, the system will send an error message to an administrator, who will research and resolve the error.

The CGC Trading Cards Registry accepts only CGC Trading Cards-certified cards with a grade for competitive sets. Ungraded cards, cards rejected for grading or certified by other third-party grading services are not eligible for the CGC Trading Cards Registry.

When a card entered in the CGC Trading Cards Registry is already registered to another member, an email is automatically sent to the member who originally registered the card to request that they release it from their set. The entry remains pending until the original member either confirms or denies the release. If the original member does not respond within three days, the card will automatically be registered to the new member and an email will be sent to both parties confirming the transfer.

1.  Select the TCG category and then the type of set.
2.  Click on Request a new set type here.
3.  Enter the Set Type and any relevant certification numbers.

1. If you have not created a set, please create a set for the slot you would like to request. (Do not use the + at the top of the page.)
2. Click on Request a new slot.
3. Enter the slot name/label description and certification number and submit.

You may call 877-662-6642 and ask for the CGC Trading Cards Registry department, or you may email [email protected]