Professional grading, in-store
UK-based trading card authentication and grading for Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, MTG, sports cards and more. Precision grades, tamper-proof slabs, and a certification database you can trust.
- ✓ Graded on-site, so your card never gets mailed away
- ✓ Four sub-grades with a full condition report
- ✓ Serialized label with scan-to-verify authenticity
How it works
Send us your cards
Pokémon, sports, Magic, One Piece, Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh! and more.
We Grade and turn around in days not weeks or months!
Your card is photographed and graded on the spot with sub-grades for centering, corners, edges, and surface.
Sealed and serialized
Your graded card is sealed in a protective slab with a printed label carrying its grade, a unique serial number, and a verification QR code.
Verify anytime
Scan the QR code on any of our slabs — or enter the serial on this page — to see the card’s photos, grade, and full condition report.
Recently Graded Cards
The latest cards graded and encapsulated by Apex Grading Company.
Verify a card we graded
Every slab we seal carries a serial number. Enter it to see the card's grade and report.
Frequently asked questions
How does the grading work?
We grade in-store using DCM Optic™, a visual grading system. Your card is photographed front and back and analyzed for centering, corners, edges, and surface, producing a 1–10 grade with four sub-grades and a written condition report — in minutes, not months.
How do I verify a card you graded?
Every slab we produce carries a unique serial number and a QR code. Scan the QR or enter the serial in the lookup on this page to see the exact photos taken at grading, the grade and sub-grades, and the full report. What you see in the registry is what was graded.
What do the sub-grades mean?
Centering measures how evenly the card is cut; corners, edges, and surface measure visible wear and defects in each area. The overall grade reflects the card’s weakest area — a card is only as strong as its weakest attribute.