How Are Competitors Fail
Inconsistent Grading
"Grading with PSA is a 50/50 dice roll. Thats why I dont do it anymore. Cards that get a 10 and shouldnt do. And cards that get lower scores when they should obviously be higher dont. PSA SUCKS"
Poor Service Quality
"I have before and after pictures.. conveniently all my cards that should have graded higher, came back with lower grades, and the SAME EXACT little white knick in the bottom right corner for the majority of the cards, some coming back with more damage than that. It is clear that someone had the stack and accidentally whacked them into something on that corner.. very disappointed, will not use again."
High Turnaround Times
"Waiting on 24 cards from PSA that were sent in over four months ago. 160+ days is RIDICULOUS!!!!! Why this is the “Gold Standard,” I have no idea! Wish people would boycott PSA. I know I will NEVER use PSA again."
Counterfeiting
“There are fake BGS slabs out there right now and whoever is doing this is doing a good job with it,” admitted the company’s Director of Grading, Jeromy Murray.
False Updates
"Still a long ways to go but nice to see they finally “Arrived” after 2 months of sitting with 0 updates. I know they’re behind but sitting on “Shipped to PSA” for 2 months not knowing if they’re sitting at PSA or nabbed by a greedy GS or shipping employee."
Poor Customer Service
"Absolute nightmare company to deal with. I sent a high value Pokémon card and sold it through their eBay. They are so incompetent that they had no idea why my payment wasn’t going through for over a month. They finally tell me they lost my card through transit (aka STOLEN). After waiting, again, for the CRC to contact me, they offer me a refund. Cool I guess until you realize they take weeks to send you documents to sign. Also doesn’t help they will send a check that will supposedly be here in a month according to them."
Why SpecGrade Over Our Competitors
Eliminated Subjectivity
Lowered Turnaround Times
Lowered Turnaround Times
We eliminate subjective and inconsistent grading by using an AI system that evaluates every card against the same objective criteria under controlled lighting, angles, and imaging. This delivers consistent, repeatable grades with transparent scoring that removes human bias and variation across graders and submissions.
Lowered Turnaround Times
Lowered Turnaround Times
Lowered Turnaround Times
We lower turnaround times by automating grading with our AI machine, capturing consistent high quality images from multiple cameras, angles, and lighting in seconds. Instead of waiting months for manual review, submissions move through a standardized pipeline that delivers results in days.
Lowered Costs
Lowered Turnaround Times
Counterfieting Proof
Our process lowers costs by replacing labor intensive manual grading with automated AI evaluation, reducing the staffing and time required per card. Those efficiency gains let us price grading more competitively while still delivering consistent, high quality results.
Counterfieting Proof
Lowered Turnaround Times
Counterfieting Proof
Our slabs are counterfeit proof because each one includes a secure embedded microchip with a unique digital identity that cannot be replicated. Any scan instantly verifies 100 percent authenticity by matching the slab to its original SpecGrade record.