Card Grading

Card Grading

Card Haven 101 uses the Grading Standards of PSA as the minimum baseline for grading the cards in our inventory. We tend to stay on the cautious side and grade the card lower then what it should be. We take into account of card centering and use our best judgement.

 

Shipping Rates

  • Sport Cards

    Near Mint to Mint (NM-Mint) = A Near Mint to Mint condition card can range from Near Mint to Mint condition. NM-Mint condition cards may have a few minor imperfections such as nicks on edges or light scratches. Corners can have whitening/soft.  Many times, our NM-Mint cards are in pack fresh condition but sometimes they aren't. Regarding FOIL cards: Foil cards can display a few minor imperfections such as scratches, clouding, or noticeable marks. The acceptable range of cards within the Near Mint Foil condition include both cards with no imperfections and cards with a few minor imperfections.

    Very good = A card in this condition has several imperfections such as nicks, minor scuffing, edge wear, clouding and/or light scratches.


    Fair = A card in this condition has noticeable play wear including edge wear, nicks, scratches, clouding, and/or scuffs.

    Poor = A Heavy Played card is damaged in a way that could make it unplayable in tournaments, even in a sleeve. This damage may include heavy wear, creases, dents, scratches, bends, scuffs, inking, water damage, clouding and/or other types of damage.


    Damaged (DMG) = A Damaged card is damaged in a way that most likely is unplayable in tournaments, even in a sleeve. This damage may include heavy wear, creases, dents, scratches, bends, scuffs, tears, inking, water damage and/or other types of damage

  • Trading Cards

    Near Mint to Mint (NM-Mint) = A Near Mint to Mint condition card can range from Near Mint to Mint condition.

    NM-Mint condition cards may have a few minor imperfections such as nicks on edges or light scratches. Corners can have whitening/soft. Many times, our NM-Mint cards are in pack fresh condition but sometimes they aren't. Regarding FOIL cards: Foil cards can display a few minor imperfections such as scratches, clouding, or noticeable marks. The acceptable range of cards within the Near Mint Foil condition include both cards with no imperfections and cards with a few minor imperfections.

     

    Lightly Played (LP) = A card in this condition has several imperfections such as nicks, minor scuffing, edge wear, clouding and/or light scratches.

     

     Moderately Played (MP) = A card in this condition has noticeable play wear including edge wear, nicks, scratches, clouding, and/or scuffs.

     

     Heavy Played (HP) = A Heavy Played card is damaged in a way that could make it unplayable in tournaments, even in a sleeve. This damage may include heavy wear, creases, dents, scratches, bends, scuffs, inking, water damage, clouding and/or other types of damage.

     

    Damaged (DMG) = A Damaged card is damaged in a way that most likely is unplayable in tournaments, even in a sleeve. This damage may include heavy wear, creases, dents, scratches, bends, scuffs, tears, inking, water damage and/or other types of damage