PSA Grading Service – Get your Pokémon & TCG cards professionally graded

Get your Pokémon, One Piece, Magic: The Gathering, and other collectible cards professionally graded by PSA through Magic Traders' PSA Grading Service.

We manage the entire process: from preparing and registering your cards to the insured shipping to PSA and processing them once your graded PSA slabs return to us.

PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator) is one of the world's most well-known grading companies for trading cards and collectibles. After evaluation, your card is assigned an official grade and safely encapsulated in a PSA slab.

Choose your PSA Grading Service

The turnaround times below are our estimated total turnaround times via Magic Traders. These take into account the current PSA turnaround time plus approximately 3–4 weeks for our monthly submission, transport, registration, processing, and potential delays.

Standard – €64.95 per card

✓ Estimated total turnaround time: approx. 4–5 months

✓ PSA turnaround time: approx. 80–90 business days

✓ Max Ins. Value at PSA: €900

✓ Suitable for cards with a value up to €900

✓ Most affordable PSA service available

Priority – €89.95 per card

✓ Estimated total turnaround time: approx. 4 months

✓ PSA turnaround time: approx. 70–80 business days

✓ Max Ins. Value at PSA: €1,300

✓ Suitable for cards with a value up to €1,300

✓ Higher value limit and shorter turnaround time than Standard

Express – €229.95 per card

✓ Estimated total turnaround time: approx. 2–3 months

✓ PSA turnaround time: approx. 25–30 business days

✓ Max Ins. Value at PSA: €2,200

✓ Includes PSA Grader Notes

✓ Suitable for valuable cards where faster processing is desired

Super Express – €419.95 per card

✓ Estimated total turnaround time: approx. 2–3 months

✓ PSA turnaround time: approx. 25–30 business days

✓ Max Ins. Value at PSA: €4,500

✓ Includes PSA Grader Notes

✓ Suitable for high-end and very valuable cards

Premier – €799.95 per card

✓ Premium PSA service for high-value cards

✓ Includes PSA Grader Notes

✓ For very valuable cards, please contact us in advance for the current terms and turnaround time

Mega Express, Signed Cards, Packs, Jumbo Cards, and Recase/Reholder are also available. Please contact us for the possibilities and current prices.

Note: turnaround times are always estimates and not a guarantee. PSA may adjust current processing times, and transport, registration, or other circumstances may also cause additional delays.

What is included in our PSA Grading Service?

✓ Preparation and registration of your cards for PSA

✓ Professional grading by PSA

✓ Insured shipping from Magic Traders to PSA

✓ Processing of the complete PSA submission

✓ Status updates during the grading process

✓ Inspection of PSA slabs upon return

✓ PSA slab sleeve after receipt at Magic Traders

✓ Possibility for pickup or insured shipping upon return

How does PSA Grading work via Magic Traders?

1. Choose your PSA service

Select the desired PSA service based on the value of your card and your desired turnaround time.

Grading fees are paid in advance. Any additional PSA costs or upcharges are calculated afterward.

2. Get your cards ready for shipping

Please place each card preferably in a Penny Sleeve first and then in a Card Saver.

✓ Penny Sleeve + Card Saver is our strong preference

✓ No Card Saver available? A toploader is also possible

✓ If using a toploader, use painter's tape to securely close the opening

Do not use tape directly on the card or in a way that could damage the card.

Card Savers are also available via our webshop.

3. Submit your cards to us

You can send your cards to us by mail or drop them off at our location by appointment.

Magic Traders
Attn: PSA Grading
Graaf Willemlaan 17
3434 RL Nieuwegein
The Netherlands

We do not have a physical store. Personal drop-off is therefore only possible by appointment.

4. Receipt and inspection by Magic Traders

Upon receipt, we inspect and register your cards.

You will typically receive a confirmation by email within 1–5 business days with more information regarding the submission your cards will be included in.

From the moment your cards have been received and processed by us, they fall under the applicable insurance terms of our PSA Grading Service.

5. Monthly shipment to PSA

In principle, Magic Traders sends a PSA shipment every month.

The deadline is usually the last Friday of the month. During the following weekend, the cards are processed and registered, after which the shipment normally departs for PSA on Monday or Tuesday.

Cards received after the deadline may be moved to the next monthly submission.

6. Grading by PSA

When the cards have arrived and been registered at PSA, the official grading process begins.

PSA evaluates the card and, if applicable, assigns a grade from 1 to 10. The card is then placed in a transparent PSA slab and provided with an official PSA label and certification number.

The PSA turnaround time varies per selected service. For our estimated total turnaround time, we add approximately 3–4 weeks for, among other things, shipping, registration, processing, and potential delays.

All stated turnaround times are indicative and cannot be guaranteed.

7. Return to Magic Traders

When your cards return to Magic Traders after the grading process, we inspect the PSA slabs and process each submission.

After that, we will contact you regarding:

✓ Any PSA upcharges

✓ Pickup by appointment

✓ Shipping of your PSA slabs

✓ Any additional insured shipping

Tracking the status of your PSA submission

Throughout the entire process, we keep participants informed of major status changes.

For this, we recommend joining our PSA WhatsApp group. When the status of a submission changes, we share updates on the progress there.

What does Max Ins. Value at PSA mean?

Each PSA service tier has a maximum insured value per card: the Max Ins. Value.

This value is important when choosing the correct PSA service. A card with a higher value than the maximum value of the selected tier may be placed in a higher service tier by PSA.

The current limits are:

✓ Standard: maximum €900

✓ Priority: maximum €1,300

✓ Express: maximum €2,200

✓ Super Express: maximum €4,500

For cards with a higher value, we recommend contacting us in advance.

What is a PSA upcharge?

When PSA determines during the grading process that the value of a card is higher than the Max Ins. Value of the selected service tier, PSA may upgrade the card to a higher tier.

This can result in a so-called upcharge.

Example

You submit a card via Standard with a Max Ins. Value of €900.

After grading, the card receives, for example, a PSA 10 and it turns out the current value is above €900. PSA may then determine that the card falls within a higher service tier.

The additional costs that PSA charges for this will be passed on to you by Magic Traders afterward.

The final assessment of the value and any potential upcharge is determined by PSA.

Insurance of your cards

We send our PSA submissions insured.

The maximum compensation in the event of loss depends on the service tier in which the card was submitted and the applicable maximum insured value.

In case of loss before grading, the provable raw value of the card is assumed, up to the maximum insured value of the selected service tier.

In case of loss after the card has been graded, the provable value of the graded card is assumed, also up to the maximum insured value of the selected service tier.

Therefore, it is important to choose an appropriate PSA service tier for valuable cards.

Which cards can be submitted?

Through Magic Traders, various types of collectibles accepted by PSA can be submitted, including:

✓ Pokémon cards

✓ One Piece Card Game cards

✓ Magic: The Gathering cards

✓ Dragon Ball cards

✓ Disney Lorcana cards

✓ Sports cards

✓ Other PSA-supported Trading Card Games

✓ Stickers and other collectibles accepted by PSA

For Signed Cards, Packs, Jumbo Cards, Recase/Reholder, and non-standard submissions, please contact us in advance.

Why PSA Grading via Magic Traders?

✓ No personal PSA account required

✓ We handle the registration and submission

✓ Monthly PSA shipments

✓ Insured shipping to PSA

✓ Different service tiers for different card values

✓ Updates on progress

✓ Suitable for various TCGs and collectibles

✓ Inspection of your PSA slab upon return

✓ Personal pickup by appointment possible

Important to know

✓ Grading results are determined exclusively by PSA

✓ Magic Traders cannot guarantee a specific PSA grade

✓ Turnaround times are indicative and may change

✓ PSA may apply an upcharge if the card value exceeds the limit of the chosen tier

✓ The Max Ins. Value varies per service tier

✓ Therefore, choose a service that fits the expected value of your card

✓ Drop-off at Magic Traders is only possible by appointment

Questions about PSA Grading?

Are you doubting between Standard, Priority, Express, or Super Express? Or do you want to submit a very valuable card, Signed Card, Pack, Jumbo Card, or Recase/Reholder?

Please contact us in advance. We are happy to help you choose the right PSA service.