Trading Cards Grading System

At ProCheck Sports, most of our cards are graded by us following the industry standard. You may request to have any of our cards graded by ®Becketts at your expense by adding this request to your order in the comments area.

Here is a summary of our grading system.

Mint (Mt)

A card that is in perfect condition and it must look like it just came out of the package. It must have no printing defects, no corner wear, and no surface wear. The card must be centered nearly perfect to the naked eye.

Near Mint (NrMt)

A card which has only one minor defect. Slight corner or surface wear allowed. The card may be slightly off-centered or have printer's lines or spots.

Excellent Mint (ExMt)

A card with two or three minor defects. The card may have slight corner or surface wear or have printer's lines or spots. The card may be slightly off-centered. The difference between NrMt and ExMt is the number of defects allowed.

Excellent (Ex)

A card with only a few minor defects. The card may be slightly more off-centered, have rougher corner or surface wear including slight creasing or it may have more printer's lines and spots.

Very Good (Vg)

A card with one major defect or several minor defects. These cards show signs of being handled a lot, they may be off-centered, have rough or rounded corners, have surface wear and slight creasing, and can have printer's lines and defects.

Good (G)

A card with two or three major defects and also may have minor defects. The card will be off-centered and has much more corner and surface wear. The card may have and can have printer's lines or defects. These cards will have been handled extensively.

Poor (Pr)

A card with a few major defects and minor defects. The card is off-centered and even greater surface wear and well rounded corners. There may be printer's lines or defects and shows signs of heavy mis-handling.