CGC Accepting Submissions at Midwest Gaming Classic!

Posted on 3/14/2024

Submit your video games, comic books, home video collectibles and cards at the April 5-7 show in Milwaukee.

Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®) is excited to be accepting submissions of video games, gaming magazines, strategy guides, comics, home video collectibles and cards at Midwest Gaming Classic, being held at the Baird Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 5-7, 2024.

The Midwest Gaming Classic is about celebrating gaming, meeting others who share the love of gaming and having fun doing it! The show features retro and modern home video game consoles, pinball machines, arcade video games, tabletop RPGs, computers, tabletop board games, crane games, collectible card games, air hockey and more. Some of the guest appearances this year include Scott Adams, Philip Ahn and Brian Colin.

Fans also won't want to miss giveaways and prize opportunities happening at the CGC booth all weekend long! Stay tuned for further email and social announcements about giveaway opportunities leading up to the show.

Preparing submissions for the show

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 CGC representative.

Please take the following steps before arriving:

  1. Create a CGC account here. All it takes is a free account to submit, and paid members get additional discounts and benefits.
  2. Go to the online submission form for comics, video games, home video or cards.
  3. Select “Mail-In or Show Drop-Off” to start your submission.
  4. Complete the submission form and print the packing slips.
  5. Important: To ensure that your submission process stays on schedule, please place your collectibles in the order listed on the packing slip. Please bring BOTH copies of the packing slip with your collectibles to the show drop-off. Failure to do so will result in delays.

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

All submissions will be transported to CGC’s headquarters in Sarasota, Florida, for authentication, grading and encapsulation.

  • To learn more about CGC services and fees for comics, click here.
  • To learn more about CGC services and fees for video games, click here.
  • To learn more about CGC services and fees for home video, click here.
  • To learn more about CGC services and fees for cards, click here.

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

Need more info?

All CGC services can be reached at (+1) 855-GRADE10 (855-472-3310).

About CGC

Since revolutionizing comic book grading in 2000, CGC has grown to include certification services for a vast variety of pop culture collectibles. These divisions include CGC Video Games, CGC Home Video and CGC Cards . CGC Video Games is dedicated to video game grading for the most popular consoles, including Nintendo, Sega, Atari, PlayStation and more. CGC Home Video provides expert VHS grading in addition to other types of videocassettes, DVD, blu-ray and more. CGC Cards provides expert card grading for sports cards, TCGs and non-sports cards.


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