Pre-screen
We look your card over under proper light and magnification, photograph what we find, and write it down. The decision stays yours.
$4.95per card
Saikyou Collector members get 5 a month.
What it is
- An experienced visual review of the actual card.
- Defect identification across the five areas below.
- Photos of issues where a still image can capture them.
- A plain-language report of what we found.
What it is not
- An official grade or grade estimate.
- A probability. We never say “82% chance of a 10”.
- Authentication. The grader makes that determination.
- Cleaning, pressing or restoration. We do none of it, ever.
What we look at
The same five areas a grader works through, in the same order, under raking light and magnification. Your report names them.
Corners
Sharpness and whitening at all four tips
Edges
Nicks, dings and wear along all four sides
Surface
Scratches, dents and print lines, under raking light
Centering
How evenly the print sits inside the border. A measurement, not an opinion
Print
Registration, colour and any factory flaw in the card itself
An example report
Pre-screen
INS-000006Concerns found
- CornersWhitening, rear lower-left corner, light · minor
- SurfaceScratch, front holo, fine, visible under raking light · moderate
We photograph what we can see. The grade is the grader’s call.
Your decision
Both are normal, and it is your card either way. Nothing moves until you choose.
It joins the next batch.
It waits with us and travels home in this submission’s return parcel. You do not pay to grade it.
Your choice is recorded with a timestamp. A flagged card is never silently submitted.
We report what we can see, and photograph it. We do not award grades and we do not guess what a grader will say. Whether to submit is your call.
Draft wording, pending professional legal review.