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Services & Fees

The following charts are CGC's current prices for grading tiers.
Comics Services and Fees and Magazine Size Comic Services and Fees are separated into their own charts. Please remember that the turnaround times are estimates only and CGC does not guarantee them!

Please read the Shipping Your Books section before sending us your submissions and contact us at 1(877) NMCOMIC if you have any further questions.

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Comics Services and Fees

Last updated: 6/30/2008

Service	Ship Status†	Est. Turnaround	Max. Value	Retail Price
Value	On-Time	40 business days	$100 /ea.	$21.00 per book 30 book min. submission
Value Fast Track	On-Time	20 business days	$100 /ea.	$29.00 per book 30 book min. submission
Economy	On-Time	40 business days	$250 /ea.	$29.00 per book
Economy Fast Track	On-Time	20 business days	$250 /ea.	$37 per book
Standard	On-Time	15 business days	$1000 /ea.	$49.00 per book
Express	On-Time	5 business days	$4000 /ea.	$79.00 per book
20 Day Express Coupon	On-Time	20 business days for comics submitted with Col Soc coupon	$4000 /ea.	Col Soc Coupon
Walkthru	Same-Day	Same day	no limit	2.5% F.M.V.††
Modern *	5/20/08	20 business days	$200 /ea.	$16.00 per book. $15.00 per book for submissions of 10 or more books.
Modern Fast Track*	On-Time	10 business days	$200 /ea.	$24 per book. $23.00 per book for submissions of 10 or more books
Reholder**	On-Time	10 business days	no limit	$11.00 per book
Recert.***	n/a	Service selected	Service selected	***

*Modern service is limited to books published from 1975 to the present.
**Re-Holder Service is for a chipped, scratched or cracked holder that has not been opened or had its seals broken. We will place your comic in a new holder.
***Comics that have been removed from the CGC holder can receive a discount on the grading fee if sent in for Re-Certification with their original CGC holder label. The discount is applied as follows: Modern Tier - $1 per resub.; Economy, Standard & Express Tiers - $5 per resub.; Walkthru Tier - $10 per resub. (PLEASE NOTE there is NO resubmission credit for Signature Series labels) Label is for discount only. Comics submitted for Re-Certification with their original label ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO RECEIVE THE SAME GRADE.
†Please allow time for postal delivery for books being shipped out today.
††F.M.V. (Fair Market Value). Minimum Charge per book $110.00, Maximum charge per book $1000.00

Please remember, that CGC does not return mylars or backing boards sent in with comic books. Also note that National Holidays and the Fridays of a major Convention are not counted as Business Days for submission processing.

Magazine Size Comics Services and Fees

Last updated: 6/30/2008

Service	Ship Status†	Est. Turnaround	Max. Value	Retail Price
Economy	On-Time	25 business days	$400 or less	$25.00 per book
Standard	On-Time	15 business days	$400 or less	$34.00 per book
Express	On-Time	5 bus. days	no limit	$49.00 per book
Walkthru	On-Time	Same day	no limit	$70.00 per book
Reholder **	On-Time	10 business days	no limit	$11.00 per book
Recert. ***	n/a	Service selected	Service selected	***

**Re-Holder Service is for a chipped, scratched or cracked holder that has not been opened or had its seals broken. We will place your comic in a new holder.
*** Comics that have been removed from the CGC Magazine Size holder can receive a $3 discount($6 for WalkThru) if sent in for Re-Certification with its original CGC holder label. Label is for discount only. Comics submitted for Re-Certification with their original label ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO RECEIVE THE SAME GRADE.
†Please allow time for postal delivery for books being shipped out today.

Please remember, that CGC does not return mylars or backing boards sent in with comic books.