Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) announced price hikes across its comics, cards, video games and home-media categories Tuesday, with new fees set to take effective Jan. 6, 2026.
For the company’s card grading service:
- Bulk tier will change from $14 to $15 per card.
- Economy tier will change from $17 to $18 per card.
- Standard tier will change from $45 to $55 per card.
- Express tier will change from $85 to $100 per card.
- Walkthrough tier will change from $275 to $300 per card.
- Unlimited Value tier will change from $275 + 1% FMV to $300 +1% FMV.
The fee per card for its pack-pulled autograph add-on service will rise from $2 to $5.
Signature Series services will also go up, with standard tier rising from $65 to $70, Express tier from $110 to $125 and Walkthrough tier from $325 to $350.
For the company’s comic grading service:
- Modern Bulk tier will change from $24 to $27, with the bulk minimum reduced from 50 to 25.
- Modern tier will change from $27 to $30.
- A new tier called Vintage Bulk will be introduced at $42 per book with a max value of $400 per book and a minimum of 25.
- Vintage tier will change from $42 to $45.
- High Value tier will change from $95 to $105.
- The minimum for the Unlimited Value tier will change from $115 to $135.
See the full list of updated pricing here.
The new fees apply to online submission forms completed on or after the Jan. 6 deadline. Submissions which arrive prior to that date at CGC’s headquarters will qualify for current pricing.
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Will Stern is a reporter and editor for cllct, the premier company for collectible culture.