CSG Changes Label and Grading Scale

Just over a year after launching into the sports card grading market, CSG changes its label and grading scale. The change came after months of R&D, market studies, focus groups, and testing.¹

Flip Design Change

The green that once themed the original label has been replaced with a black, silver, and gold color scheme that will help keep the focus on the card itself instead of distracting from it. Here’s the promo video:²

Revised Grading Scale

CSG has also upgraded its grading scale.³ The Pristine 10 has been replaced with the Gem Mint 10, which is more representative of the market’s association with that number. Below that is now a Mint+ 9.5.

Sub-Grades Are Gone, Mostly

CSG will continue to assign the Perfect 10 to cards in the absolute finest condition and all will receive sub-grades by default at no additional charge. For all other grades, however, sub-grades have been discontinued. The reason for this is that sub-grade requests were made by less than 20% of submitters. Sunsetting this option will allow CSG to focus on other priorities such as turnaround times, which have proven to be some of the quickest in the industry.

Pricing & Turnaround Times

Since its launch into the grading card market, CSG has seen instant market acceptance with over 750,000 cards graded to date and they have the second-largest capacity of any third-party grading service.

In addition to its long history of grading collectibles, CSG also shines from its prices and turnaround times. Grading fees start at just $12 per card and service can be handled within the span of just 3-45 business days.

To see the current eBay auctions for CSG graded cards, click here.

References:

1. CSG Ups Its Game with a New Label and Revised Grading Scale! www.csgcards.com ↩︎
2. Introducing the New CSG Label. www.youtube.com ↩︎
3. CSG Sports Card Grading Scale. www.csgcards.com ↩︎