CGC Announces Updates to Services and Fees for 2022
Posted on 1/18/2022
Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®) is updating its submission forms, fees and tier requirements for 2022. A full list of the changes for CGC submissions is below. The updates are effective January 18, 2022.
The new fees apply to all online submission forms completed on January 18, 2022, or later. Online submission forms completed before January 18, 2022, must arrive at CGC headquarters in Sarasota, Florida, by February 18, 2022, to qualify for the old pricing.
The new CGC Signature Series and lobby card grading fees apply to all submissions delivered to CGC on January 18, 2022, or later.
There are no changes to CCS services and fees and no changes to CGC Trading Cards grading services and fees. However, CGC Trading Cards is updating its return shipping fees for domestic USPS Registered Mail. For those updates, click here.
CGC Comic Book Grading Tiers and Services
- Modern tier – fee changed to $24
- Economy tier – fee changed to $35
- Standard tier – fee changed to $80
- Express tier – fee changed to $130
CGC Trading Cards Grading Tiers and Services
- No changes
CGC Magazine Grading Tiers and Services
- Modern tier – fee changed to $32
- Economy tier – fee changed to $42
- Standard tier – fee changed to $85
- WalkThrough tier – fee changed to 3% of Fair Market Value ($150 minimum)
CGC Concert Poster Grading Tiers and Services
- Modern tier – tier discontinued
- Economy tier – fee changed to $42
- Standard tier – fee changed to $85
- Express tier – fee changed to $130
- Handbills – Economy and Express tiers discontinued; fee changed to $35 for all handbill submissions
CGC Lobby Card Grading Tiers and Services
- Grading – fee changed to $20 for all lobby card submissions
- ReHolder – fee changed to $13
Please note that the above CGC Lobby Card fees apply to all submissions delivered to CGC on January 18, 2022, or later.
CGC Signature Series Comic Book Grading Tiers and Services
- Modern tier – fee changed to $39
- Economy tier – fee changed to $50
- Standard tier – fee changed to $95
- Express tier – fee changed to $145
Please note that the above CGC Signature Series fees apply to all submissions delivered to CGC on January 18, 2022, or later.
CGC Signature Series Magazine Grading Tiers and Services
- Modern tier – fee changed to $47
- Economy tier – fee changed to $57
- Standard tier – fee changed to $100
- WalkThrough tier – fee changed to 3% Fair Market Value ($165 minimum)
Please note that the above CGC Signature Series fees apply to all submissions delivered to CGC on January 18, 2022, or later.
CGC Signature Series Concert Poster Grading Tiers and Services
- Modern tier – tier discontinued
- Economy tier – fee changed to $57
- Standard tier – fee changed to $100
- Express tier – fee changed to $145
Please note that the above CGC Signature Series fees apply to all submissions delivered to CGC on January 18, 2022, or later.
CCS Services
- No changes
Return Shipping Fees
CGC has updated its return shipping fees for domestic USPS Registered Mail.
There are no changes to FedEx return shipping fees. However, please note that CGC is no longer using UPS for return shipments unless the submitter has a UPS account. For submissions completed before January 18, 2022, with UPS return shipping requested, CGC will ship via UPS.
For more information about return shipments from CGC and to see all CGC return shipping fees, click here.
| Owner’s Declared Value | $1-$500 | $501- $1,000 |
$1,001- $5,000 |
$5,001- $10,000 |
$10,001- $15,000 |
$15,001- $25,000 |
$25,001- $50,000 |
$50,001- $100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 book | $35 | $37 | $42 | $50 | $57 | $72 | $87 | $127 |
| 2 books | $37 | $38 | $44 | $52 | $59 | $74 | $89 | $129 |
| 3-5 books | $41 | $43 | $49 | $57 | $65 | $81 | $95 | $135 |
| 6-10 books | $53 | $55 | $61 | $69 | $76 | $92 | $106 | $146 |
| 11-15 books | $61 | $65 | $70 | $76 | $84 | $101 | $114 | $154 |
| 16-20 books | $70 | $72 | $77 | $84 | $92 | $108 | $121 | $161 |
| 21-25 books | $77 | $80 | $84 | $92 | $99 | $115 | $127 | $167 |
For CGC Trading Cards USPS Registered Mail Rates for 2022, click here.
Updated online submission forms and price sheets reflecting these changes are available here. Online submission forms completed before January 18, 2022, must arrive at CGC headquarters in Sarasota, Florida, by February 18, 2022, to qualify for the old pricing.
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Any changes to international fees and forms will be announced separately.
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