CSG and CGC Companies Accepting Submissions at the Chicago Sports Spectacular

Posted on 2/23/2023

CSG, CGC, CGC Trading Cards and CGC Video Games will accept submissions at the Chicago Sports Spectacular on March 17-19, 2023.

Certified Sports Guaranty® (CSG®), Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®), CGC Trading Cards® and CGC Video Games™ will be attending the Chicago Sports Spectacular at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, on March 17-19, 2023.

The Chicago Sports Spectacular brings together more than 350 vendors selling sports and non-sports memorabilia and collectibles. Shows are held every year in November and March. Representatives for CSG, CGC, CGC Trading Cards and CGC Video Games will be accepting submissions, answering questions and providing information on the company's services.

In order to spend more time enjoying the show, submit your prepared collectibles through the Express Drop-Off Service, which enables you to skip the line and quickly hand off your prepared submission to a representative. Keep reading for step-by-step instructions to get your submission ready.

Preparing Submissions for the Show

To streamline submissions at the show, please take the following steps before arriving:

  1. Become a CSG or CGC member. To join CSG, click here. To join CGC, click here. To join CGC Trading Cards, click here. To join CGC Video Games, click here.
  2. Select the show you are submitting at from the dropdown menu.
  3. Complete the submission form and print the packing slip.

    Important: To ensure that your submission process stays on schedule, please package collectibles with the packing slip in the exact order that they are listed on the packing slip. Failure to do so will result in delays.

  4. Keep your collectibles safe and secure until you drop off your submission (including the packing slip) with a representative.
  5. Go to the Express Drop-off sign to finalize your submission.

All submissions will be transported to the companies’ headquarters in Sarasota, Florida, for authentication, grading and encapsulation. To learn more about CSG services and fees, click here. To learn more about CGC services and fees for comics, click here. To learn more about CGC Trading Cards services and fees, click here. To learn more about CGC Video Games services and fees, click here.

Tablets will be provided at the booth for submitters to use for sign-up and submission purposes.

Need more info?

Interested in applying for a job at CGC, CGC Trading Cards, CGC Video Games or CSG? Learn more at collectiblesgroup.com/careers.

Leading the way in pop culture collectible grading services

CSG, an expert and impartial certification service for sports cards, is changing the game with advanced grading technology and the best holder in the industry. Since launching in early 2021, CSG has already graded over 1 million sports cards.

CGC revolutionized the comic book marketplace when it was founded in 2000 by providing clear, objective and impartial assessments of authenticity and grade. Today, CGC is the world's largest and most trusted third-party grading service for comics, trading cards, magazines, concert posters and related collectibles with over 10 million collectibles certified.

CGC Video Games is the division of CGC devoted to the expert grading of modern and retro video games from the most popular gaming consoles, including Nintendo, Sega, Atari, PlayStation, Xbox and more. CGC Video Games was launched in 2022.

CGC Trading Cards is the division of CGC devoted to the expert grading of the most popular trading card games, including Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Dragon Ball Super, Flesh and Blood, MetaZoo and many more. Since launching in 2020, CGC Trading Cards has graded more than 2 million cards.


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