CGC Cards Supported Item Policy

Please note, only cards that are supported by COMC may be sent to grading via our Group Grading and Direct to Grading services. Please only submit individual trading cards, comic books are not accepted. Additionally, for example, COMC does not support packs, boxes or memorabilia. The COMC Supported Item List can be found here. 

In-person autographs are not accepted to be authenticated through COMC's partnership with CGC Cards.

Unsupported items will only be available for inclusion in a return shipment at the user's expense. 

Maximum Size:

CGC Cards accepts cards sized 2-5/8” x 3-3/4” (6.6cm x 9.5cm) or smaller. Cards may be up to 7.25mm thick.

TCGs and Non-sports Cards that CGC Cards Does Not Grade

• Square Corner Digimon cards
• Square Cut cards from the Wizards of the Coast era without provenance
• Pokémon – Funskool
• Card games that feature Marvel characters such as OverPower or Vs System
• Super Dragon Ball Heroes

Sports Cards that CGC Cards Does Not Grade

• 1947 “Bond Bread” style cards with square corners
• All “STAR” Basketball cards (1984-1986)
• 1984 USA Olympic Basketball “Co-Captain Gold Winning Team” Michael Jordan
• 1984 United States Basketball Team Michael Jordan
• 1994 Upper Deck Classic Alumni #298 Alex Rodriguez Auto
• 1997-1998 Score Board Blue Ribbon Player Kobe Bryant Auto /300
• 1997-1998 Skybox Premium Autographics Charles Barkley Auto
• 1998-1999 Skybox Premium Autographics Tim Duncan Auto
• 1999-2000 Skybox Premium Autographics David Robinson Auto
• 1996-1997 Skybox Premium Autographics Steve Nash Auto
• All years Fleer Masterpiece “One of One” Basketball Cards
• All years McDonalds Autographs
• All years (2000-2015) Topps Rookie Premiere/ (03/04 - 08/09) Topps Photo Shoot/ (2006-2007-2010) Topps AFLAC Autographs (Unless serial numbered)
• All years (1990-1992) Star Pics Autographs
• All years (1991-1997) Pro Line Autographs
• All years (1996-1997) Scoreboard/ (1991-1995) Classic/ (1991-1992) Front Row/ (1991-1992) Little Sun Autographs of Shaquille O’Neal/Kobe Bryant/Derek Jeter
• All years Upper Deck Buyback Autographs that do not have the original UDA Certificate
• 1994 Upper Deck Alex Rodriguez, Mickey Mantle, & Ken Griffey Jr. Autographs
• 1992 Fleer Ultra Career Highlights Reggie White Auto
• 1994 Signatures Rookies Derek Jeter Mail In Promo Auto /1000
• 1995 Action Packed 24KT Gold #1D Derek Jeter Auto
• 1997 Bowmans Best Atomic Refractors Derek Jeter Auto
• 1997 Skybox Batman & Robin Uma Thurman Auto
• 2001 Upper Deck Legends Football Legends Autograph Set
• 2001 Fleer Legacy Albert Pujols Autographs
• 2003-04 Campioni Di Futuro #5 LeBron James
• 2016 Panini Prizm Dak Prescott Rookie Auto (Autopen, every variation)
• 2016 Panini Prizm Dak Prescott/Devontae Booker Dual Auto/Jersey /99

Other Items that CGC Cards Does Not Grade

• Cards deemed too fragile to encapsulate
• Unofficially stamped cards
• Fantasy, “Cinderella,” unlicensed or homemade cards
• Original type photos and snapshot photos
• Any card that has been signed in-person and not under the authority of the card manufacturer (with limited exceptions for specially authenticated autographs)
• Newspaper clippings, images cut from publications and other items that were not intended to be sports cards and are not cataloged as sports cards
• Cards that are “sheet cut,” or measure larger than the published catalog size
• Any card that CGC Cards graders determine to be below measurement tolerance and/or an unnatural waviness of the edges will not receive a numeric grade.
• Any card that CGC Cards graders determine to be altered in any form (including artist alterations), counterfeit, replica, cleaned or restored will not receive a numeric grade and will not be encapsulated in a CGC Cards holder.