CGC Cards Now Grading Full-time in Shanghai

CGC Cards™ is thrilled to announce that it will begin grading trading card games (TCGs), sports cards, non-sports cards and telephone cards on a full-time basis in Shanghai! To celebrate this major milestone, CGC Cards is also making its expert authentication and grading services even more affordable for submissions to its Shanghai office. See the new pricing below!

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CGC Cards began offering on-site grading in Shanghai in December 2023. The immense success of that on-site grading event led CGC Cards to offer on-site grading again in Shanghai in March and June 2024. (The highly collectible cards shown here were submitted at those events.) Now, after relocating expert graders from its US headquarters, CGC Cards will grade cards year-round at its Shanghai office.

Full-time grading in Shanghai will be conducted by a team consisting of the graders who have relocated from CGC Cards’ headquarters in Sarasota, Florida, and locally trained graders. This team ensures that CGC Cards’ grading stays consistent with its global standards while also recognizing China’s local talent and the nuances of the Chinese card collecting hobby.

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CGC Cards uses expert graders, advanced technology and operational excellence to provide collectors with accurate, consistent, affordable and fast certification services. Every card certified by CGC Cards is preserved in a crystal-clear holder and backed by an industry-leading guarantee of authenticity and grade.

More than 6 million TCGs, sports cards and non-sports cards have already been certified by CGC Cards since it was established by the Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) in July 2020. CCG has a strong track record of success in third-party grading. Founded in 1987, CCG encompasses the global brands of NGC, PMG, CGC and ASG, each of which is a leader in its category.

New CGC Cards grading tiers and fees in Shanghai (VAT included):

The new grading fees are effective for submissions received by CGC Cards in Shanghai on or after July 16, 2024.

"Grading cards full-time in Shanghai is an important step in our efforts to better-serve the vibrant card collecting market in China,” says Steven R. Eichenbaum, CEO of the Certified Collectibles Group. “Our company has been in China since 2008, when we began offering services for coins, and over the years we have strengthened our commitment to the country by expanding our services to paper money, stamps and now cards.”

“We are honored to be able to provide Chinese collectors and dealers with easier access to our expert and impartial authentication, grading and encapsulation services,” he adds.

All cards that CGC Cards currently grades — including most TCGs, sports cards and non-sports cards — as well as telephone cards, which are particularly popular in China, are eligible for full-time grading in Shanghai. For a list of cards that CGC Cards grades, go here.

Submissions to CGC Cards in Shanghai must be made through an Authorized Dealer. For a list of Authorized Dealers in Mainland China accepting submissions for CGC Cards grading, go here.

Need more info?

For more information, contact:

Certified Collectibles Group — NGC Shanghai Business Information Consulting Co., Ltd.
Phone: (+86) 400 635 8226
Email: [email protected]