Logical and Consistent Grading - Zero Hidden Fees!
-We offer high quality grading with no membership fees and no upcharges!
-14 business day turn around on standard orders!
-Same cost to grade regardless of the cards value.
-14 business day turn around on standard orders!
-Same cost to grade regardless of the cards value.
Order online or drop off in person
EGS Drop Off Locations:
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Tinkers Toy & Hobby
47851 OR-58 Unit 2 Oakridge, OR 97463 |
Gergen Hobbies - Heritage Mall
2051 14th Ave SE Albany, OR 97322 |
Elite Game Spot
287 S. Front St. Creswell, OR 97426 |
Sports Card Grading |
TCG Grading |
Encapsulation - No Grade |
Pokémon, Magic the Gathering, Marvel, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Lorcana,
Star Wars Unlimited, Dragon Ball, One Piece and more!
Star Wars Unlimited, Dragon Ball, One Piece and more!
Why Choose EGS Grading?
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Value
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Turn around time
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Blockchain
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Logical and Consistent
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#1 - Frankly some of the big boys in this industry are just too big, and they don't do a great job. When you are too big with too many orders, things get rushed and more often than not, mistakes that should have been caught slide through the system. Overall, hurting the community and devaluing what a 9 or 10 grade should be in the secondary market, especially with modern cards.
#2 - Blockchain means protection
Our system was built from the beginning to help prevent theft and forgeries. This is why we have used blockchain technology from day 1. Our goal is to bring better overall value to the trading card communities while helping to crack down on fakes and thefts overtime.
#3 - The other guys make it seem like they have lower price points than they really do! They charge membership fees up front before you can even grade anything, for some reason people don't realize this adds to the cost of every submission. They also charge more for subgrades! We have been told by many customers that our Zone Grading System is sub-grading on steroids (and we included this on every order) - The other guys can also charge you more if they decide your card is worth more than what you stated on the order! - You don't have to worry about any of that with our services. One flat rate for grading your cards regardless of value!
#4 - $ is lost in the turn around time. In both sports and TCG's, modern cards can hold a peak value for as little as a few days, and in a lot of cases up to a few weeks, if you are lucky. Only so many cards hold and increase in value year after year.
By the time you get your "bulk submissions" back 60 days+ later from the "other guys", you have a good shot of missing that peak pricing point.
Example: If a key player was injured during that time frame, or a card is no longer playable in that window - there is a good shot you lose $ on those cards all together. - This is why we don't believe in grading just to flip cards. (It is very risky for the average collector that doesn't have the expience, most lose $$ especially in a typical market that is not a high, or a bubble)
-We don't believe this was ever the point. It is definitely the way things are in the current market place, but we don't believe this was the original intention for grading cards, nor do we believe the market can bare the current market conditions long term. Grading should be about preserving and protecting moments in your collecting journey. If grading adds value, fantastic! But it shouldn't be the primary reason anyone should be slabbing their collection. When it comes to flipping slabs, there is always a winner, as well as a loser. The maket will only bare and cycle through so many "losers" before those folks just throw in the towel and stop collecting. When this reaches it's peak, we will have reached the offical "Junk Slab Era" in both Sports and TCG's.
We have been in a flippers market for the last several years, and it's crazy to see folks buy some of these cards at a value multiplier that just doesn't compute. Especially, when so many cards out there are clearly flawed. There are so many "10's" floating around in the market place from the bigger companies that frankly are not 10's.
It is our opinion, that they are doing this intentionally to maxumize their profits to take advantage of so many new collectors in the hobby, that are frankly just not educated enough to know they are being scammed for higher profits. In both the submission/return process, as well as in the secondary market.
#2 - Blockchain means protection
Our system was built from the beginning to help prevent theft and forgeries. This is why we have used blockchain technology from day 1. Our goal is to bring better overall value to the trading card communities while helping to crack down on fakes and thefts overtime.
#3 - The other guys make it seem like they have lower price points than they really do! They charge membership fees up front before you can even grade anything, for some reason people don't realize this adds to the cost of every submission. They also charge more for subgrades! We have been told by many customers that our Zone Grading System is sub-grading on steroids (and we included this on every order) - The other guys can also charge you more if they decide your card is worth more than what you stated on the order! - You don't have to worry about any of that with our services. One flat rate for grading your cards regardless of value!
#4 - $ is lost in the turn around time. In both sports and TCG's, modern cards can hold a peak value for as little as a few days, and in a lot of cases up to a few weeks, if you are lucky. Only so many cards hold and increase in value year after year.
By the time you get your "bulk submissions" back 60 days+ later from the "other guys", you have a good shot of missing that peak pricing point.
Example: If a key player was injured during that time frame, or a card is no longer playable in that window - there is a good shot you lose $ on those cards all together. - This is why we don't believe in grading just to flip cards. (It is very risky for the average collector that doesn't have the expience, most lose $$ especially in a typical market that is not a high, or a bubble)
-We don't believe this was ever the point. It is definitely the way things are in the current market place, but we don't believe this was the original intention for grading cards, nor do we believe the market can bare the current market conditions long term. Grading should be about preserving and protecting moments in your collecting journey. If grading adds value, fantastic! But it shouldn't be the primary reason anyone should be slabbing their collection. When it comes to flipping slabs, there is always a winner, as well as a loser. The maket will only bare and cycle through so many "losers" before those folks just throw in the towel and stop collecting. When this reaches it's peak, we will have reached the offical "Junk Slab Era" in both Sports and TCG's.
We have been in a flippers market for the last several years, and it's crazy to see folks buy some of these cards at a value multiplier that just doesn't compute. Especially, when so many cards out there are clearly flawed. There are so many "10's" floating around in the market place from the bigger companies that frankly are not 10's.
It is our opinion, that they are doing this intentionally to maxumize their profits to take advantage of so many new collectors in the hobby, that are frankly just not educated enough to know they are being scammed for higher profits. In both the submission/return process, as well as in the secondary market.