grading services with the collector in mind

Hobbie Grading Company began as a dream—to create a grading service that delivers honest evaluations, great-looking slabs, and quick turnaround times, all with the collector in mind. We want you to be proud to display the cards you grade with us! That’s why our “IE” stands for an Individualized Experience for every customer.

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Our Mission

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Our Mission

At Hobbie Grading Company, our mission is to serve collectors with integrity, precision, and passion. We treat every card as if it were our own—carefully authenticating, grading, and encapsulating each one with the highest standards of quality.

With the collector in mind, we strive to create an individualized experience that honors the story, value, and significance behind every piece of the hobby.

Our
Process

Overview of our grading process

At Hobbie Grading Company, every card goes through a careful and consistent grading process to ensure quality and integrity from start to finish.

Each card is authenticated, graded using a 10 point scale, designed a label that includes sub-grades (we think you deserve to know why your card received the grade it did), encapsulated in our high quality cases, and then carefully packaged and shipped back to you.

Steps for sending your cards

Fill out our submission form

Here you will add contact info, mailing address, and details about your cards. You will also select if you will pay online or if you would like us to invoice you the total.

Online payment for shopping on e-commerce platforms

Pay Online

If you choose to pay online you will add items from our products selection for each card. If you want a custom label for your card you will select custom label also. TGC also covers other types of non-sports related cards.

If you are sending in 9 or fewer cards you will need to add shipping. Shipping only needs to be added one time. Free shipping applies to submissions of 10 or more cards.

Packaging your cards

We recommend that your cards are sent in a penny sleeve and semi-rigid card holder. You can send it in a toploader or one-touch but card holders will not be returned. We are NOT responsible for cards that are damaged in transit to us.

Shipping

We recommend that packages be shipped with tracking. Once we receive your cards we will notify you through email that we have received them. All cards will be carefully packaged and returned with tracking after they are graded.

Explore our services

Select below the services you need for your submission for each card (shipping only needs to be selected once and only on submission of 9 or fewer cards) International orders MUST submit a submission form at which point they will be invoiced for return shipping and handling. Free shipping only applies to US orders in all 50 states of 10 or more cards.